Nearly half of managers are typing real employee names into public AI chatbots before difficult conversations. Barely any of their companies have a policy for it. This is the AI governance story that's not getting enough attention. Korn Ferry research published this week found that middle managers are already using AI to rehearse firing conversations, performance reviews, and pay discussions. The practice is spreading faster than the policy to govern it — and most of these conversations are happening in tools that aren't covered by any enterprise data agreement. The productivity case is clear. Rehearsing a hard conversation reduces anxiety and often produces a better outcome for everyone in the room. The governance gap is equally clear. Real employee names, salary figures, and performance details typed into public AI tools are data that don't belong there, full stop. Most enterprise AI policies don't address this use case because they were written before managers started doing it. For B2B marketing teams, the parallel is direct. If your content team is using public AI tools to draft campaigns with real customer data, competitive intelligence, or unreleased product details, you have the same exposure. The technology is ahead of the policy everywhere. Close the gap before someone closes it for you. https://aibusinessweekly.net/p/managers-ai-coaching-difficult-conversations #B2BMarketing #AIGovernance