This week’s podcast talks about AI and why this new technology is creating an urgent need to look at Organization Design. I also discuss many of the findings from our Big Reset discussions with 200+ companies about their AI projects. And I included an important discussion by Andy Biladeau about our new Org Design SuperClass. This deep-dive course, designed for HR and business people, takes you through a real OD project (in a simulated company) and gives you access to all our internal consulting tools. So you can adopt AI and learn how to reorganize your team yourself!

The Organization Design SuperClass

HR In The Age of AI:  Certificate Course

Org Design: The Journey To Agile

The Deep Dive on AI: Research Report

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This week’s podcast is all about economics, and how it directly impacts HR.  I also discuss the post-industrial economy, a big topic we discussed at Irresistible. This topic will be the focus of much of our research throughout the year. Bottom line: you need to know this stuff, it really matters.

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The Deep Dive on AI in HR

This week I’m podcasting from London and discuss my conversations with 50+ companies this week about talent acquisition and other important topics. We’re also two weeks into our summer sprint on AI and I share some of the stories we’re already hearing from HR professionals about how confusing this has become.  But there’s a method through the chaos.

The Josh Bersin Academy: new courses just released https://bersinacademycom

The Josh Bersin Company: lots of new research https://joshbersin.com

The Time-to-Hire Factbook

A New Operating Model for HR: Arriving Soon

(No this podcast is NOT sponsored – so you wont have any interruptions or fake endorsements ever!)

We just finished a long call with more than 100 companies about their AI in HR strategies. Guess what – everyone is experimenting. While there are hundreds of use cases, most companies are starting task forces, looking for areas to focus, and realizing that the technology is amazing but also immature and very new. This podcast discusses our first big discussion with HR leaders on their experiences, with much more to come.

Our New Deep-Dive Whitepaper on AI in HR

The Josh Bersin Academy: Join Our AI Certificate Program

This week I’m podcasting from the UK and want to tell you about the sharply worded letter from conservative Attorneys General to Fortune 100 CEOs threatening to sue them for race-based quota-oriented diversity programs. It’s a big messy topic created by the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision. I also give you some perspectives from the UK National Trust, perspectives on European maturity in business sustainability, and an overview of our new research on AI (available now.)

Additional Resources

Conservative State Attorneys General Threatening Letter To Fortune 100 CEOs

Deep Dive on AI in HR: Our Newest Research Report

In this podcast I discuss what we’ve learned about building the Skills-Based Organization, what’s happening with skills-tech, and I also give you some thoughts on the management issues behind the “Twitter vs. Threads” war going on in social media.  The podcast is based on the article below, and also discusses many best practices to consider as you build out your skills solutions, technology stack, and strategy.

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Resources:

Building A Skills-Based Organization: The Exciting But Sober Reality

Career and Talent Mobility: A New Certificate Program From The Josh Bersin Academy

The Global Workforce Intelligence Project: Skills Gaps Industry by Industry

Adapting To AI: The New World Of Organizational Ingenuity

The Supreme Court decision to roll back Affirmative Action is very likely to set back our diversity and inclusion efforts in business. Many reports point out that dropping Affirmative Action has already hurt diversity in colleges, and that, in turn, is going to hurt diversity in our companies. Here I discuss what we’ve learned about this topic and I give you some thoughts for your own leadership teams.

Resources

Research Shows Rollback Of Affirmative Action Reduces Diversity Dramatically

“Our Commitment To Diversity Will Not Waver” (GM, Microsoft, Salesforce)

60+ Companies Submit Amicus Brief Promoting Need for Diversity and Affirmative Action

Chevron Leads Diversity Efforts With Business-Driven Strategy

Elevating Equity: Josh Bersin Research Overview

Salesforce And Others Refuse To Back Down

Elevating Equity: The Certificate Course in the JBA (for you and your teams!)

Our Irresistible 2023 conference was not an event, it was an “experience.” In this podcast I summarize what went on, and give you the big highlights. Themes include Organizational Ingenuity, Productivity, AI (of course), Culture, and a big learning experience from our visit with the Netflix leadership team. Next year’s conference will be May 20-23, 2024 so sign up early!

And one big message: HR teams have really learned what the “post-industrial age” is all about. Have business leadership teams learned the same?  Hear my thoughts.

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Next week at our Irresistible 2023 Conference I will be unveiling a new speech on the topic of Organizational Ingenuity, part of the long history of business shifting from the industrial age to the post-industrial age. As you’ll hear briefly in this podcast, we’re all about to become SuperHuman workers thanks to AI, giving us the opportunity to do more with fewer people. But that won’t work out if you don’t have Organizational Ingenuity. And that’s the focus of this podcast and my speech next week.

I also discuss the work we’re doing on The Josh Bersin HR Copilot, which we’ll be previewing at the conference next week. As you’ll hear, AI is bringing together information like never before and in many ways making us each like Superman, unaware and learning how to use our new “superpowers.”

If you want to understand this more, read my book Irresistible: The Seven Secrets Of The World’s Most Enduring, Employee-Focused Organizations. While the book is not about AI, it lays the framework for the new business issues we face in the AI-decade ahead.

The single biggest expense item in most companies is people: salaries, benefits, real-estate, and HR. How do we manage this expense well? We need better, more integrated people data. Well in this podcast I introduce the idea of Systemic People Analytics, a new way of thinking about our HR technologies, and why despite AI, we need dedicated platforms for “systemic people analytics.”

Additional Information

New Josh Bersin Company Research Just Released

Redesigning HR: An Operating System, Not An Operating Model.

New People Analytics Tools Coming