Given the productivity wins AI and AI agents offer, cutting headcount might seem like an obvious strategic move. But real efficiency, org success, and long-term growth hinge on rightsizing, not downsizing. VP, Research Lauren Acoba and Principal Analysts Jenna Fink and Caroline Chumakov explore why end-to-end workflow reinvention, redefining roles, and reskilling talent are a necessity in the agentic age. 

• The critical difference between downsizing and rightsizing (00:40)
• Avoiding the trap of short-termism in workforce planning (2:50)
• Lessons in building human-agent workflows (6:41)
• How leadership paradigms shift in the agentic era (8:41)
• Shaping the supply chain worker of the future (12:30)
• Roles that are growing and declining in the face of AI (14:28)
• Strategies to cultivate more Translators in your supply chain (16:34)
• Balancing headcount reduction with mindful reinvestment (18:47)
• What comes next: culture keepers and skills-based orgs (22:21)