Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
AI is reshaping the role of middle managers—and most organizations aren't talking about it openly enough.
At the HBR Leadership Summit, in a session for HBR Executive members, Chief People Officer at Digital Asset Daisy Auger-Domínguez joined HBR Editor at Large Adi Ignatius to discuss one of the toughest tensions in AI adoption: asking managers to champion a tool that could ultimately reduce the need for their role.
Auger-Domínguez encourages leaders to start with three questions: What do we have? What do we need? What's at risk?
For managers, what's often at risk is trust, connection, and confidence about the future. What they need is clarity, honesty, and a meaningful role in shaping what comes next.
HBR Executive subscribers can view the full panel here: https://s.hbr.org/4e8gdOA
AI is reshaping the role of middle managers—and most organizations aren't talking about it openly enough.
At the HBR Leadership Summit, in a session for HBR Executive members, Chief People Officer at Digital Asset Daisy Auger-Domínguez joined HBR Editor at Large Adi Ignatius to discuss one of the toughest tensions in AI adoption: asking managers to champion a tool that could ultimately reduce the need for their role.
Auger-Domínguez encourages leaders to start with three questions: What do we have? What do we need? What's at risk?
For managers, what's often at risk is trust, connection, and confidence about the future. What they need is clarity, honesty, and a meaningful role in shaping what comes next.
HBR Executive subscribers can view the full panel here: https://s.hbr.org/4e8gdOA
