Layoffs, AI, and Respect: A Conversation with Shashank Bhushan

Skills now depreciate in weeks, and the AI revolution is reshaping work faster than any industrial shift before it. Shashank Bhushan, Head HR, Americas & Global People Partner at Amagi, has spent over 25 years in HR and business, moving through nine cities and two continents, and once stepped from leading HR to running an operation as CEO. He talks with Ashley Russo about handling layoffs with respect, anchoring diversity in values, building learning by osmosis, and mapping career paths with AI. His steady, people first perspective is worth your time. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Ask Ashley 00:54 Meet Shashank Bhushan 01:23 The book on his desk right now 01:44 What drew him to technology during Y2K 02:59 Career turning points and becoming a CEO 04:30 The fifth industrial revolution and the future of work 07:13 Layoffs, and why it is not about you 10:25 The human and family behind an employee ID 11:57 Leading through diversity and inclusion 13:33 Learning by osmosis and the book club experiment 16:36 Building community and social groups at work 19:13 Upskilling people from point A to point B 21:37 Where his steadiness comes from 22:20 The soft skill leaders need most 23:31 Fixing how organizations communicate 25:04 Advice to his younger self You can follow Shashank Bhushan here: LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/bhushanshashank Learn more about Amagi: Website - https://amagi.com