Far too many organizations are focused on leveraging AI to reduce inefficiencies, which deprives HR of its opportunity to be more "influential and impactful," says ADP's Joe DeSilva.
As AI absorbs more of the execution in knowledge work, StarHub's Tan Toi Chia argues the real transformation is happening in how work is designed—and in the human capabilities that never show up on a balance sheet.
Company culture is critical for AI transformation to take off, says Philip Morris International's Frederic Patitucci, a 35-year employee of the global employer.
Underneath the automation headlines, something quieter is happening, and it will prove more consequential than the job counts. The jobs AI replaces first may be the exact jobs that once taught people how to lead.
"Integrated leadership is, how do you hold the technology and the human side of this at the same time without letting either one win?" asks Cisco's Kelly Jones, the opening keynoter at HR Tech Conference.
