The Hidden Price of AI Productivity: Your 2030 Leadership Bench

AI is making your teams faster, smarter, and more efficient. But there's a cost most CHROs haven't priced in yet — the Stanford AI Index 2026 just put a number on it. Junior developer employment has fallen nearly 20% since 2024. Half of all organizations are already cutting entry-level roles. The people who would have become your directors and VPs in 2030 are not entering the workforce. This episode breaks down the leadership pipeline time bomb — what the data shows, why it matters, and the three moves CHROs can make right now to defuse it.