Howdy, friends. You’ll notice a subtle change in today’s newsletter. The “Workplace Innovation” section has been replaced by “AI in the World of Work.” Here’s why.

The accelerating adoption of GAI in the world of work is one of the most important and future-steering shifts we’ve seen in our lifetime. It’s crucial we understand it so that we can play an active role in shaping how and where we’ll use it - and where we shouldn’t.

This new section will explore stories that help subscribers make sense of what’s changing, opportunities, risks, litigation, and practices.

Programming note: there will be no newsletter next week as I’ll be in Las Vegas attending the Transform Conference. Want to follow along? Be sure to connect and follow on: LinkedIn and Instagram.

❶ One Big Thing

How do you nail your New Year predictions? You write them in March!

For the past four years, I’ve written Fast Company pieces with my thoughts on how HR will change in the following year. I was heads down in December and missed that opportunity, but my friends at the LinkedIn Talent Blog allowed my to make it up with the piece below - 5 Ways HR Will Change in 2024.

TL;DR:

1. Gen AI goes mainstream

2. Layoffs become normalized

3. The pendulum is swinging back to employers

4. HR must overcome DEI pushback

5. HR practitioners should become more “selfish”

📍This Week’s Top Stories

• If you interview candidates, you’ll want to bookmark this [read]

• Private equity needs a new talent strategy [read]

• 7 ways to delegate better and unleash your team’s full potential [read]

• The Rising Importance of Older Workers [read]

• Interesting analysis on Cisco’s 3-year study on the impact of hybrid work [read]

• Managers can’t escape politics in the workplace in the 2024 election years [read]

🤖 AI in the World of Work

• How Microsoft’s HR team is using AI to save over 20,000 hours per year [read]

• Your organization isn’t designed to work with GAI [read]

• HR will need to reinvent itself to lead the GAI revolution [read]

• This is the year AI begins eliminating jobs, exhibit 7 [read]

• Another AI discrimination lawsuit [read]

🎧 LinkedIn Presents: Redefining Work Podcast

This week on the pod, I sat down with my friend Elise Hu, a multi-hyphenate talented journalist, author, and thought leader in the realms of media and technology. Our discussion navigates the turbulent waters of the journalism industry's evolution, the significant role of digital media, AI’s impact on beauty standards, and the critical importance of nonprofit news in upholding a well-informed society.

👀 Eye Candy

Visual of the week.

🎧 Ear Candy

If you're a leader, few things can ruin your day more than needing to fire someone. It's just plain hard to do, even when you know it's the right decision. In this insightful discussion, Ali and fellow coach Heather Jassy share advice for effectively and compassionately handling the challenging task of letting someone go from their job.

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