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Publication: Axios AI Plus Authors: Megan Morrone and Emily Peck Date: September 8, 2025

One Big Thing: AI Job Anxiety is Coming at the Worst Time

Workers at all stages of their careers ā€” from job hunters to job havers ā€” are increasingly anxious about the lightning-fast deployment of AI. Why it matters: Their fears come at a particularly fraught moment, with jobs in scarce supply, hiring frozen in many industries, and corporate leaders relentlessly pushing this technology as a replacement for humans.

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AI is changing faster than ever. The real question is, how will you lead in the middle of it? What leadership skills might help you navigate the digital and technological storm? AI is no longer just a buzzwordā€”itā€™s already shaping the way you work, lead, and make decisions. But beyond the amazing tools and possibilities, it also stirs up some tough questions: What values guide the way you use AI? And how do you keep your leadership grounded when the world around you feels like itā€™s accelerating?

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As part of my Leadership Development work, I recently started reading Boys Adrift: The 5 Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men by Leonard Sax, MD, PHD. In the first 4 chapters, he's talking primarily to those involved in educating and training today's K-12 students about these trends:

  • Changes at School
  • Video Games
  • Medications for ADHD
  • Endocrine Disruptors
  • Lack of Male Role Models

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You are living and leading in a world that is always ā€œon.ā€ Ā Notifications buzz, screens glow, and your attention is pulled in a thousand directions. North Dakotaā€™s interim health commissioner recently went so far as to call the use of digital devices the largest public health threat of our time. His warning?

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My current leadership development focus (and my upcoming book) is building leaders with character to lead in the Age of AI. Grounding leadership in strong values and sound judgment is critical during this time of rapid change due to digital and AI advancement. This Washington Post article offers a sobering reminder of why that foundation matters more than ever. In fact, I was quite shocked at what I was reading.