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For episode 356, Leaders are increasingly leaning on AI tools - and HR - for guidance, decisions, and direction. When AI and HR act as crutches, leadership capability erodes. When used as coaches, they scale judgment, confidence, and performance. Working alongside company leadership, HR must design training and development that uses AI to reinforce leadership, not replace it.
Timestamps:
00:13 – AI, Coaching, and the Workplace Questions Defining 2026
03:40 – Lawyer on the Clock Begins: SHRM Ordered to Pay $11.5M in Race Discrimination Case
05:54 – Service Dog ADA Lawsuit: Where the Interactive Process Broke Down
09:32 – Recap of Department of Labor Guidance in first year of 2nd Trump Administration
14:32 – The “Dumbbell Effect”: How AI Is Reshaping the Job Market
21:10 – According to AAIME Hart: Key to Leadership Success Coaching Series
23:40 – Philburt's Phorum is back
24:40 – Matt Wideman: Why Coaching Should Start on Day One of Onboarding
29:40 – How AI can help with difficult conversations with your team
39:21 – Final Takeaways, Listener Question, and Holiday Wishes
Tune in to learn how to keep coaching as a core leadership skill in 2026.
