On September 29, 100 HR directors and learning managers met in Paris for the 3rd edition of the FORWARD Capsule, organised by NUMA in partnership with ANDRH and Albert School .

During this morning, five leaders shared their convictions and field feedback around one question: what happens to the value of the manager when AI takes over part of the work?

The discussions revealed a key finding: AI is not only transforming the tools and tasks of managers. It is also shifting their responsibilities, priorities, and the skills that underpin their legitimacy.

Five companies, five starting points, no single answer

• At Partoo , AI is not a strategy, but a tool to transform jobs and raise the bar .
• At AXA , AI doesn't replace management. It shifts the focus towards connection, belonging, and teamwork .
• At Doctolib , the manager's role remains the same, but their resources are evolving. They must now learn to orchestrate both employees and AI agents .
• At Transdev , AI primarily reveals the level of managerial maturity and raises a simple question: what role does the manager have left when coordination can be progressively automated ?
• At L'Oréal , AI forces us to strengthen what makes humans unique: creativity, confrontation, orality and critical thinking.

One question leads to another, very concrete one: what do we want to do with the time freed up by AI? Produce more, strengthen relationships, develop people, or raise the bar?

Access the summary of the discussions

Here you will find feedback and practices shared during the Great Debate, as well as the main questions raised by this new distribution of work between managers, employees and AI agents.