Jason Averbook is a Senior Partner at Mercer and a global leader in HR transformation. He has more than 25 years of experience in the HR and technology industries, and he has guided industry-leading companies through strategic HR transformations. In this episode, Jason presents his takeaways from 2023 and talks about how current HR trends will shape the future of the industry. Chapters [0:00 - 5:10] Introduction • Welcome, Jason! • Today’s Topic: Perspectives on HR and Emerging Technologies [5:11 - 20:51] Jason’s takeaways from 2023 • 2023’s geopolitical events had significant mental health implications for American workers • Many organizations who have ignored their data are just now starting to uncover its flaws [20:52 - 29:20] Is 2024 the year of mass AI integration for HR? • Generative AI will help us see where our data problems are, but we may still need to solve the problems themselves • Data fitness should be prioritized before a generative AI rollout [29:21 - 35:20] How will emerging technologies affect HR one year from now, in 2025? • HR will be doing much less “hands work” and much more “heads work and hearts work” • Will HR roles be replaced by new technologies? [35:21 - 36:24] Closing • Thanks for listening! Quotes “AI has exposed the fact that organizations that don’t have good data can’t use [tools like large language models].” “The unlearning effort of 2024 to prepare for 2025 is more than the technology effort—it’s more than the data effort.” Contact: Jason's LinkedIn David's LinkedIn Dwight's LinkedIn Podcast Manger: Karissa Harris Email us!