The Experience Amplifier: How to Transform Your Mature Workforce Without Replacing a Soul

What if everything you've been told about AI and your workforce is wrong? The prevailing narrative says experienced workers are obsolete—too set in their ways, too slow to adapt, destined to be replaced by algorithms and fresh graduates who can code. After 25 years in People & Culture leadership, Lorraine Neal was supposed to believe it too. Instead, she proved it wrong. When a 45-year-old enterprise technology company faced an existential crisis—losing its largest client to an AI-native competitor—the conventional wisdom said: cut the workforce, hire young, start over. Neal chose a different path. She led a workforce of 500+ employees through an 18-month transformation that defied every prediction: ? AI adoption rates increased from 15% to 78% ? Employee engagement rose by 24 points ? 75+ employees advanced into new roles based on amplified capabilities ? Gender diversity at senior levels increased significantly ? Zero layoffs. Zero forced retirements. Zero casualties. The Experience Amplifier reveals the methodology behind this transformation: a practical, human-centered framework called The Amplifier Framework that treats AI as a multiplier of expertise rather than a replacement for it. Inside this book, you'll discover: • The Amplifier Framework — A proven methodology for assessing, developing, and advancing your experienced workforce for the AI age • The 30-Day AI Partnership Roadmap — How to move from AI-curious to AI-capable without overwhelming your team • The Experience-AI Multiplier Effect — Why employees with decades of domain expertise often achieve the highest AI adoption rates (and how to unlock this potential) • The Transformation Without Casualties Playbook — Specific strategies for maintaining psychological safety while driving meaningful change • Real metrics, real stories, real results — Documented outcomes from an actual enterprise transformation, with lessons learned from both successes and failures This book is for: ? C-suite executives facing AI transformation pressure ? HR and People leaders responsible for workforce development ? Middle managers caught between innovation demands and team preservation ? Experienced professionals who refuse to believe their expertise is worthless This book is NOT for: ? Those looking for technical AI implementation guides ? Leaders who believe transformation requires casualties ? Anyone who thinks experience alone is enough without building new capabilities The age of AI doesn't have to mean the end of experience. It can mean the beginning of amplification. Your workforce's decades of expertise aren't a liability—they're your greatest competitive advantage. This book shows you how to prove it.