Is AI really causing layoffs… or is it just the story we’re being told?

In this conversation, executive coach and former Fortune 500 leader Shaunna Black shares what she’s seeing inside organizations today and why trust between companies and employees is quietly breaking.

We talk about:

• Why companies say “AI” when the real issue is economic fear

• The dangerous shift away from training and developing people

• How leaders unintentionally destroy trust during uncertainty

• Why younger workers will remember how companies acted in this moment

• The difference between efficiency and humanity at work

Shaunna also explains why leadership is still about people, not technology and why connection, empathy, and courage matter more in an AI world, not less.

If work has felt colder, more transactional, or uncertain lately… this conversation will resonate.