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This issue of Talent Edge Weekly covers: Chief People Officer outlook report, the ROI of AI in the workplace, a one-page example of an HR implementation plan, building a change-ready workforce, and a new study on AI voice agent interviews.
- Chief People Officers Outlook 2025 | World Economic Forum | A new 21-page report highlighting Chief People Officers’ priorities for the next 6–12 months, with a focus on AI adoption and risk management. I share two bonus resources.
- The ROI of AI 2025: How Agents Are Unlocking the Next Wave of AI-Driven Business Value | Google Cloud | A new 48-page report highlights ROI examples of AI in the workplace and shows how aligning initiatives to clear business goals strengthens adoption and C-suite sponsorship.
- From Business Case to Action: Using One-Pagers to Advance HR Initiatives | Brian Heger | My cheat sheet showing how using a one-page phased implementation plan—illustrated with a workforce planning example—can make HR initiatives easier to support and faster to move into action.
- Help Leaders Build Employees’ Change Reflexes to Create a Change-Ready Workforce | HR Leaders Quarterly – Third Quarter 2025 | Highlights how leaders can help employees build their change capabilities through micromoments—low-stakes opportunities in daily workflows.
- Voice AI in Firms: A Natural Field Experiment on Automated Job Interviews | Brian Jabarian (Booth School of Business, University of Chicago) and Luca Henkel (University of Rotterdam) | A new 89-page research paper examining AI voice agent interviews versus human recruiter interviews, based on a field experiment with 70,000 applicants.
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