Fireside Chat: Confidence Trick - How to reclaim your value in an AI Obsessed market #107

Fireside Chat: Confidence Trick - How to reclaim your value in an AI Obsessed market #107

From The Company Doctor by Gary Gamp & George Clode

May 18, 2026 · 23 min

About this episode

Gary and George discuss the implications of AI on the workforce and how to navigate the changes in the job market.

Every time you open the news right now, another major company is announcing mass layoffs and blaming "AI." It’s easy for the workforce to feel completely paralyzed by the wave of automation. But is this just a handy excuse for CEOs to trim the fat, or is it a genuine technological revolution that we need to adapt to? In our very first (and very cozy) "Fireside Chat," Gary and George sit down to provide a roadmap through this murky, AI-obsessed terrain. Gary explains why companies need to shif...

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Hosts: Gary Gamp, George Clode

Topics covered

  • AI impact
  • workforce adaptation
  • automation
  • mass layoffs
  • business strategy

Keywords

  • AI
  • automation
  • mass layoffs
  • business strategy
  • workforce

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Organizations: AI, CEOs, companies

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