Cheney Hamilton: Why AI Adoption Without Design Is Putting the Workforce at Risk

In this episode, I sit down with Cheney Hamilton, award-winning workforce strategist and Lead Analyst for Fusion Work at Bloor Research, to explore what happens when AI is adopted without design, governance, or regard for people. Cheney shares her personal journey into flexible working advocacy and explains how outdated, time-based job models are putting organisations, economies, and workers at serious risk as AI accelerates at machine speed.

We unpack why AI is not “just a tool,” but a systemic force that magnifies existing bias, broken job design, and poor workforce planning. Cheney introduces the concept of outcome-based work and makes a compelling case for workforce sustainability as the missing fourth pillar of ESG. From AI governance and ethical hiring to reskilling, L&D’s evolving role, and the urgent need for leaders to redesign work before 2030, this conversation is a wake-up call—and a roadmap—for organisations that want to adopt AI

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