The Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week
If you’re like many employees, you probably look to leadership for guidance on how to use generative AI. The funny thing, though? Your boss is probably wondering how to use it too.
“Many chief executives and other senior managers are talking a visionary game about AI’s promise to their staff,” writes The Wall Street Journal, “while trying to learn exactly what it can do.”
The article goes on to highlight a recent survey that shows that 61% of C-suite executives believe AI will be a “game changer.” Yet nearly the same number say they lack confidence in their leadership teams’ AI skills or knowledge. Meanwhile, a Korn Ferry report found that 71% of CEOs experience “impostor syndrome,” citing AI as one of the reasons they feel this way.
To learn more about how leaders are trying to figure out what works — and what doesn’t — when it comes to GAI, be sure to check out the top spot on our list below of must-read articles for talent professionals.
Further down the list, you can learn what industry leader Jess Almlie says is one of the most effective ways for employees to learn; why so many people return to work from vacation still feeling burnt out; and what a Harvard Business School professor says is the No. 1 trait that sets successful people apart.
Here are the must-read articles from this week:
1. No One Wants to Sound Clueless About AI. Especially Your Boss (The Wall Street Journal)
2. If You’re Serious About Candidate Experience, Do This One Thing (Darren Bush on LinkedIn)
3. Back from Vacation and Still Burned Out (The New York Times)
4. Why Problem-Based Learning Is One of L&D’s Most Effective Tools (Jess Almlie on LinkedIn)
5. Rescuing Diversity from the DEI Backlash (Financial Times)
6. Your Best Source for Hires? Employee Referrals (Hung Lee on LinkedIn)
7. Some Bosses Admit Office Mandates Have a Goal of Making People Quit: Survey (Forbes)
8. What Are Peer Interviews and How Do They Add Value? (Dr. John Sullivan on LinkedIn)
9. The No. 1 Trait That Sets Highly Successful People Apart, Says Harvard Expert: ‘It’s Rare to Find’ (CNBC)
10. How Resume Gaps Can Be a Sign of Strength (Reno Perry on LinkedIn)
Here is the must-listen podcast:
The Brain Gain: The Impact of Immigration on American Innovation (If/Then from the Stanford Graduate School of Business)
