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Every company today wants the same thing: Leaner orgs. Faster decisions. People focused on impact, not admin. But there's a massive divide in how they get there. AI-native startups: $500M ARR with 150 people. Small teams. Zero bloat. Established companies: 18 months of layoffs, endless reorgs, trying to retrofit agility into structures that weren't built for it. One group started at the finish line. The other is rebuilding the plane mid-flight. But it's not a lost fight. Established orgs can transform, too—they just need to make some big bets. Read more in this week's newsletter 👉 https://lnkd.in/d-Vvimzq

What do renaissance artists and AI have in common? 🎨 🤖 Well, that came up in yesterday’s Open Org webinar with Adam Horne, Jessica Morgan MSc and our very own Shirley Baumer. But mostly? It was an open conversation about how people leaders can navigate the shift happening - especially with AI. In short: it’s not about turning people into machines, but giving back real ownership. A lot more was said. Watch it all here 📼 https://lnkd.in/df6-KjPE

London's calling us, and we're calling all people leaders in London Nov 12-13 We'll be at The Business Show London (booth B1744) - come say hi, talk future of HR, and grab coffee because we're strategically located right next to it (coincidence? we don't think so ☕) See you there!

If you work in Recruiting, here are 7 upcoming events to learn how to use AI: (And they are all free to attend...) 1. Balancing AI, Automation & the Human Touch (London) Tomorrow I’ll be joining Milan Mraovic & Dan Jones on stage to discuss how we’re thinking about implementing AI + a short demo on building with Gemini Link: https://lnkd.in/dU6iqVbR 2. How to find Candidates 12x Faster (Online) Mina Golesorkhi is showing how she sources in minutes vs hours with her new tool 👀 Link: https://lnkd.in/dDA3t-AV 3. People With a View (London) DreamTeam are releasing an HR predictions book at their rooftop drinks with several AI thought leaders & creators in attendance Link: https://lnkd.in/dndF6dDT 4.  Google Gemini for Recruiters (Online) Practical recruiter AI training presented by Prompt Mates in collaboration with Metaview Link: https://luma.com/q1k3k80e 5. AI for TA Teams: A how-to guide for the hiring funnel (London) Learn how Shiv Brodie, Amandeep Shergill & Cait Mallinson have actually implemented AI in their talent teams, hosted by Scede Link: https://lnkd.in/deAfSx9k 6. 10x Recruiting: Talent Community After Hours (London) Panel discussion with leaders from Deliveroo, hyperexponential & Miro from the Metaview community Link: https://lnkd.in/dfmC_wgr 7.ExecTASocial London Evening With... Neurodiversity Special (London) Ok not AI related… but an incredible sounding event hosted by Dionne Atwill 🛸 with 50+ other talent leaders in the room Link: https://luma.com/b4y3v8fu Excited to be attending some of these across the next month! Are you attending any great events? Let us know in the comments

Have you bookmarked these upcoming events in the HR & People space? 👀 📅 Happening soon, we have... ✨ AI in HR, a Reality Check, with Shirley Baumer & Jessica Morgan MSc, hosted by Open Org. Register here: https://luma.com/vil5jk0e ✨ The Future of HR Tech: Journeys, Automation & Personalisation in a Distraction Economy with Mark Lewis & Adam Axon, hosted by Open Org. Register here: https://luma.com/l6chf0ve ✨ Beyond Tools: Building better performance practices with Eva van der Brugge, PhD and Annemarieke (Anna) van Wagenberg, hosted by Open Org. Register here: https://luma.com/iqrxmtzb Also.. if you can make it to London at 6pm on Nov 11th, DreamTeam are throwing a people meetup for ~50 startup people people on a rooftop! 🍸 Spaces are limited, but DM me if you want to come! 🔥 More events to check out here too: https://lnkd.in/eiSZvaEh

Interested in using AI Agents? Here are 7 agents Recruiting & HR Leaders have deployed in their teams: 1. Workforce Analyser Details: Pulls data from multiple sources to delivers analysis on engagement, performance, DEI & workforce costs Tool Used: DreamTeam 2. Recruiter Chatbot Details: Acts as a recruiting co-pilot trained on all internal training & enablement resources (useful for hiring managers too) Tool Used: Glean 3. Sourcing Agent Details: Works through searches, projects & can send outreach messages Tool Used: ChatGPT (Agent Mode) 4. Content Creator Details: Recruiter requests an asset they require, agent builds and emails it to them + anyone required to sign off on external content Tool Used: n8n 5. Job Kit Launcher Details: Takes all the information from kick-off and builds search strings, job ads, interview questions & scoring rubrics Tool Used: Make 6. Candidate Prep via Recruiter Clone Details: Voice AI agent trained on the recruiters voice, the company, the team & the interview process to provide on-demand prep calls Tool: ElevenLabs 7. Auto Scheduling Details: Once a recruiter approves a profile an agent goes back and forth with the candidate to schedule interviews Tool: Lindy (For any AI purists out there I’ve sometimes used the term agent in the marketing sense here...) The aim was to show off some real builds that recruiting leaders have deployed successfully What other agents should we be looking at? And which tools have they been built with? Amazing to see folks be able to build their own solutions to fit their specific needs using AI 🤩 Let me know your favourite in the comments & maybe we will get the builder to run a live session to show us how it works 👇

AI is changing how we work -- fast! Join Adam Horne (Open Org), Jessica Morgan MSc (Instant Impact), and our very own Shirley Baumer for real talk on what it means for roles, org design and the day to day - and how to make it work for your team 🤝 Bring questions and RSVP ➡️ https://lnkd.in/exCfNVya

🇩🇪 Berlin, I’m coming back! (First time since 2011 😱) On 𝟮𝟳 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, Techspace and DreamTeam are bringing the ‘How HR Leaders Become Business Leaders’ podcast to life — in person! We’re turning the mic outward for a live 🎤, unfiltered conversation on what it really means to lead HR inside start-ups today: ➡️ Why you don’t need to be loud to be strategic ➡️ How to shift from “HR projects” to real business impact ➡️ What it takes to go from HR leader → business leader This won’t be theory. It’s the honest conversation we don’t have enough of — about the hats we wear, the pressure we carry and the business value we create. 🗨️ Bring your questions. 🗨️ Bring your stories. 🗨️ Let’s talk. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻, 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 📆 https://luma.com/cirg0rna See you soon! 👋 #HRLeadership #ScalingStartups #Techspace #STEPUP #StrategicHRLeadership

You're losing top talent to competitors you've never heard of. That cybersecurity startup? They're not just losing engineers to other security companies. They're losing them to consulting firms. Random AI startups. Companies with better equity stories. Meanwhile, HR keeps benchmarking against "industry peers" and wondering why comp increases aren't working. 🤷♀️ Product teams spy on competitors religiously. They reverse-engineer features, study user flows, analyze every move. Ran Erez (ex monday.com, Taboola, and founder of RE.FOCUS) believes HR can do the same. This week's newsletter: The 3-step competitive intelligence framework that reveals who you're really losing to, why candidates choose them, and how to outsmart the competition. Time to stop guessing and start winning. Read here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ev2dH3nf