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by Josh Bersin · English
Insights on Corporate Talent, Learning, AI, and HR Technology. I discuss new research on all areas of management, leadership, economics, and HR, informed by our proprietary research and deep discussions with clients, vendors, and technology providers. We also publish interviews and case studies from some of the most fascinating and innovative leaders in HR and business.
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Inside Databricks: The Dynamic Learning Operation That Fuels Hypergrowth
Databricks’ “dynamic learning operation” for enablement—shifting from course-and-certification training to an AI “performance engine” that infers skills from real work and delivers just-in-time…
2 Sep 2026 · 31m · 18 chapters
Workday Earnings Call: Company Is Moving Swiftly To An AI Future
Workday earnings discussion arguing the “SaaS-pocalypse” narrative is wrong; AI will be additive, not a full replacement of mission-critical HCM/ERP systems, and Workday is positioned as an…
31 Aug 2026 · 14m · 6 chapters
Security Of Enterprise Agents, Frontier Labs Challenged, Superworker Wages
AI agent security and governance in enterprises; how to manage “rogue” agent behavior; why AI isn’t mainly about eliminating jobs; and how frontline wages affect profitability (HR 2030 /…
30 Aug 2026 · 18m · 9 chapters
Post-AI Labor Market Appears, How To Prioritize AI Investments, More
AI’s impact on workforces and HR strategy, including employee experience, pay/retention amid inflation, and how to prioritize AI investments; also discusses AI honesty vs “obsequious” behavior and…
27 Aug 2026 · 19m · 13 chapters
Does AI Have Consciousness?
Whether AI can be conscious, and whether “thinking” or “feeling” comes first; plus a side discussion on AI/data-center energy use and efficiency.
22 Aug 2026 · 20m · 9 chapters
The New, Post-AI, World Of Employment: How Everything Has Changed
How sustained high inflation, rising debt/interest rates, slowed hiring, and uncertainty about AI are reshaping employment, employee engagement, and HR priorities; argues AI won’t eliminate the need…
20 Aug 2026 · 19m · 8 chapters
The Messy World of AI-Powered Recruiting Where Nobody Is Happy
AI-powered recruiting has become a high-stakes, biased, noisy “arms race” between employers and job seekers, replacing human signals with automated resume scoring and interviews.
17 Aug 2026 · 22m · 8 chapters
Workday, Zuckerberg, Galileo, and Frontline Work
The episode covers three topics: Workday’s potential move to go private, Mark Zuckerberg’s 6,500-word essay and the implications of Meta’s AI direction, and the evolution of the HR AI tool Galileo…
14 Aug 2026 · 17m · 6 chapters
Despite Massive AI Spending, HR Jobs Are Booming. What's Up?
The host argues that despite AI spending and claims that HR may face “extinction,” HR jobs and pay are rising, and AI is mainly eliminating HR tasks—not HR roles—freeing HR professionals to focus on…
13 Aug 2026 · 17m · 5 chapters
Why Vertical and Domain Specific AI is the Biggest Business Opportunity of Them All.
The episode argues that the biggest AI business opportunity is vertical, domain-specific “expert” AI built on curated, accurate, interconnected knowledge (not generic LLMs trained on broad internet…
9 Aug 2026 · 18m · 10 chapters
Living A High Agency Life: How Should Companies Respond?
“High agency” at work—how much control workers should have, how U.S.
5 Aug 2026 · 17m · 7 chapters
Elon Musk Believes AI Will Exceed Human Intelligence In Five Years. Here's Why I Disagree.
The host argues against Elon Musk’s claim (via The Economist) that AI will surpass human intelligence in five years.
1 Aug 2026 · 19m · 6 chapters
Open Source Models: An Exciting New Business Model For Enterprise AI
Open-source LLM models as an enterprise AI business model, and how they shift value/pricing from frontier model vendors (OpenAI, Anthropic) up the stack toward applications and vertical solutions.
30 Jul 2026 · 17m · 17 chapters
How People & Culture Accelerate Growth and Innovation at SharkNinja, Elizabeth Norberg.
How SharkNinja’s people-and-culture system accelerates growth and innovation, turning employee feedback into fast problem-solving, and enabling an “AI-native” transformation.
27 Jul 2026 · 43m · 16 chapters
The AI Jailbreak, Implications for Business Agents, And Skills Model for Users of AI
The episode warns about “AI jailbreak”/agentic AI escaping intended boundaries, especially in corporate HR and business agents that can browse, log in, and misuse competitor or sensitive systems.
24 Jul 2026 · 17m · 8 chapters