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Episode 036 | Stop Doing Things Right. Start Doing the Right Things. | Himanshu Palsule
Cornerstone OnDemand CEO Himanshu Palsule joins Amy and Meg to discuss Generation Beta, the leadership pipeline vacuum, and what it takes to build a workforce for a world that doesn't exist yet. From his World Economic Forum panel on corporate ladders to hiring a Chief AI Officer who asked for just 12 people, Himanshu shares what he's learned leading a major talent platform through complete transformation while the rules of work are being rewritten. Plus: why inference, context, and trust matter more than token counts, how drug development timelines collapsed from 10 years to one, and what to do when your team can't let go.
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 If you remove the bottom rungs, who's left on the ladder?
00:52 Generation Beta: AI will always know more than they will
03:53 We are custodians of a generation — don't become zombies
05:45 The leadership pipeline vacuum at Davos
08:18 Hyper-personalized learning and the lowest common denominator problem
12:19 Technical vs. human skills: the gap is collapsing (70/30 to 50/50)
15:49 Everyone needs executive function now
18:48 From optimization to reimagination: doing the right things
23:53 Drug development: 10 years to 1 year with AI
26:23 Inference, context, and trust: the three pillars that matter
32:29 Swimming in rivers, not pools: learning agility vs. future-proofing
36:56 The Chief AI Officer who asked for 12 people
42:26 Spend 20 days defining the problem, 20 days imagining the solution
44:49 The SaaS-pocalypse: deterministic vs. probabilistic functions
47:50 Three leadership traits: curiosity, situational awareness, courage to say no
48:42 Leadership Corner: How to delegate without taking it back
🔑 KEY INSIGHTS:
- The workforce most capable of reimagining AI is being excluded from the transformation
- Human skills (curiosity, flexibility, courage) now matter as much as technical skills
- For every 100 AI agents, there's one human orchestrating — making human skills critical
- Companies that earn trust through context and deliberate solutions will survive the AI chaos
- Learning agility beats future-proofing when everything changes every three months
- Small, focused teams outperform large development groups in the AI era
- Probabilistic software functions will be disrupted; deterministic functions (payroll, HR) will endure
📚 RESOURCES:
- World Economic Forum Panel: Corporate Ladders and the Great AI Reshuffling https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/corporate-ladders-and-the-great-ai-reshuffling/
- Cornerstone OnDemand Skills Economy Report: https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/resources/article/skills-economy-report/
- Stephen Covey: “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9923896-management-is-doing-things-right-leadership-is-doing-the-right
🔗 CONNECT:
Himanshu Palsule: https://www.linkedin.com/in/himanshu-palsule/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megandamyshow/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-meg-amy-show
#Leadership #AITransformation #FutureOfWork #GenerationBeta #LearningAgility #MegAndAmyShow
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By WRKdefined Podcast NetworkCornerstone OnDemand CEO Himanshu Palsule joins Amy and Meg to discuss Generation Beta, the leadership pipeline vacuum, and what it takes to build a workforce for a world that doesn't exist yet. From his World Economic Forum panel on corporate ladders to hiring a Chief AI Officer who asked for just 12 people, Himanshu shares what he's learned leading a major talent platform through complete transformation while the rules of work are being rewritten. Plus: why inference, context, and trust matter more than token counts, how drug development timelines collapsed from 10 years to one, and what to do when your team can't let go.
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 If you remove the bottom rungs, who's left on the ladder?
00:52 Generation Beta: AI will always know more than they will
03:53 We are custodians of a generation — don't become zombies
05:45 The leadership pipeline vacuum at Davos
08:18 Hyper-personalized learning and the lowest common denominator problem
12:19 Technical vs. human skills: the gap is collapsing (70/30 to 50/50)
15:49 Everyone needs executive function now
18:48 From optimization to reimagination: doing the right things
23:53 Drug development: 10 years to 1 year with AI
26:23 Inference, context, and trust: the three pillars that matter
32:29 Swimming in rivers, not pools: learning agility vs. future-proofing
36:56 The Chief AI Officer who asked for 12 people
42:26 Spend 20 days defining the problem, 20 days imagining the solution
44:49 The SaaS-pocalypse: deterministic vs. probabilistic functions
47:50 Three leadership traits: curiosity, situational awareness, courage to say no
48:42 Leadership Corner: How to delegate without taking it back
🔑 KEY INSIGHTS:
- The workforce most capable of reimagining AI is being excluded from the transformation
- Human skills (curiosity, flexibility, courage) now matter as much as technical skills
- For every 100 AI agents, there's one human orchestrating — making human skills critical
- Companies that earn trust through context and deliberate solutions will survive the AI chaos
- Learning agility beats future-proofing when everything changes every three months
- Small, focused teams outperform large development groups in the AI era
- Probabilistic software functions will be disrupted; deterministic functions (payroll, HR) will endure
📚 RESOURCES:
- World Economic Forum Panel: Corporate Ladders and the Great AI Reshuffling https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/corporate-ladders-and-the-great-ai-reshuffling/
- Cornerstone OnDemand Skills Economy Report: https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/resources/article/skills-economy-report/
- Stephen Covey: “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9923896-management-is-doing-things-right-leadership-is-doing-the-right
🔗 CONNECT:
Himanshu Palsule: https://www.linkedin.com/in/himanshu-palsule/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megandamyshow/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-meg-amy-show
#Leadership #AITransformation #FutureOfWork #GenerationBeta #LearningAgility #MegAndAmyShow