Talent Edge Weekly – Issue 359

Newsletter Workforce Trends

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This issue of Talent Edge Weekly covers:

  • Executing More Actionable Talent Reviews: 3 Related Tactics | Brian Heger | My cheat sheet on the three interrelated tactics that determine whether a talent review leads to action or just conversation.

  • How Remote Work Is Narrowing Early-Career Opportunities | Harvard Business Review | New research published in Administrative Science Quarterly, and repurposed for HBR, suggests remote work, not AI, is the stronger driver behind shrinking early-career opportunity.

  • Are the Careers of Older Workers Being Cut Short by AI? | The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College | A recent analysis finds that workers 55 and older in highly AI-exposed jobs are leaving work earlier than expected, with the increase showing up mostly as unemployment rather than retirement.

  • Escaping the Pilot Trap: Building HR for The Agentic Era | McKinsey | A new article on building HR for the agentic era includes a framework mapping the automation potential of specific HR processes into three levels.

  • Do You Want More Content on the Impact of AI on Organization Design? | Brian Heger | A quick post inviting readers into a recent Talent Edge Circle discussion on how AI is reshaping organization design. Includes a chance to weigh in on whether this topic becomes a recurring topic in the newsletter.

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