PwC’s Harriet Newlyn on ripping up TA’s rule book - AI, navigating skills-first hiring, and the social mobility agenda

Talent transformation and the shift to becoming a skills-first organisation has been a hot topic for years. And now AI is turning the pressure gauge up to boiling point, even the biggest industry players are feeling the impact. Enter Harriet Newlyn –– a Partner in PwC UK’s HR Transformation and Technology practice who spent the last decade leading large-scale HR transformation programmes for major multinationals. And she has some robust thoughts on what this next era of radical change has in store for TA teams. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by mounting pressure from the C-suite to dramatically improve productivity and efficiency, while simultaneously making the shift to becoming a skills-first organisation and upgrading your recruitment process for the AI-era, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.  Join Robert and Harriet for the latest episode of the TA Disruptors podcast as they dive into:💡 Lessons from PwC’s transition to a skills-first organisation – Harriet shares practical advice on how PwC made their skills taxonomy much easier to manage and gives the inside track on how her team are thinking about preparing their 350,000 people for a workplace with rapidly changing skill requirements 🔥 How to use skills-based hiring to improve social mobility – Harriet shares the bold, transformative thinking moves she believes every organisation should be made to support a socially mobile workforce –– from ditching CV screening, to opening up the talent pool to those with criminal records🤖 How to think about your workforce transformation strategy in light of AI - If AI is set to disrupt half of all roles in the future, what should your strategy to support your workforce through this transition look like? Harriet shares her advice.💥 Why AI-enabled organisations must be human-led – As AI evolves, it won’t always make decisions aligned with the purpose or sustainability of a business –– Harriet shares her thinking on how to set up AI governance to ensure it serves the organisation's long-term vision.We promise this will be the most valuable podcast episode you listen to this week.And don’t forget to hit ‘subscribe’ to be sure not to miss more episodes of the TA Disruptors podcast. Thanks for listening, and here are some helpful links:Connect with Robert on LinkedIn:https://hubs.li/Q0282KjJ0  Connect with Harriet on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-newlyn-7b58bb12/ Sign up for the TA Disruptors newsletter - it's the easiest way to be updated with the industry’s brightest ideas and the freshest need-to-know data - every week:https://hubs.li/Q0282H370  ________________________Talent acquisition is changing faster than it ever has before. ChatGPT and other GenAI tools are literally turning the selection process on its head. This podcast is designed for disruptive Talent Acquisition leaders who want to get ahead. For the innovators, the movers and shakers, and the TA leaders who will survive and thrive in this new era by moving quickly to future-proof their recruitment processes. Even when you’re feeling overworked and overwhelmed, we’ll help you keep up with the latest ideas from the industry’s brightest innovators and the freshest need-to-know data from new research. TA Disruptors has got you covered. All brought to you from the team behind Arctic Shores. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.