Talent Edge Weekly Issue 371 – The Best of October 2026

Newsletter Workforce Trends

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This special Best of October issue includes 16 of the most popular resources—plus bonus resources— from the October issues of Talent Edge Weekly. They are organized into three sections:

  1. Talent Practices. Explores how investors assess human capital; determining true succession depth; redeploying talent as workforce needs change; assessing durable skills and skills-based strategies; and connecting talent reviews, development, and internal mobility, including talent hoarding.

  2. AI & HR Tech: Covers how tasks AI cannot yet perform may limit productivity gains; risks of learning debt and erosion of critical skills, such as judgment, as AI use expands; implications for performance management; applications in recruiting and internal mobility; and evaluating HR tech providers and related risks.

  3. Organization Design, Culture, and Change. Addresses redesigning organizations to capture value from AI; building culture through shared purpose and constructive disagreement; and managing cumulative change demands across initiatives while maintaining the capacity to deliver business outcomes.

While organized into three themes, these topics are interconnected, helping inform talent decisions and workforce practices that enable business performance and create stakeholder value.

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