Rethinking Digital Talent in an AI-Ambitious World, with Gianluca Barletta, PA Consulting
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As the age of the ubiquitous, AI-enabled organisation draws closer, leaders need to think differently about talent. New roles are emerging, existing ones becoming broader, and people across the board will need to be reskilled. We discuss how all this can be achieved by firms and their clients alike.    Dr Gianluca Barletta, Global Head of Data Science at PA Consulting, and Fiona Czerniawska, Source’s CEO and Founder, join Emma Carroll, Source’s Head of Content, for the latest episode of our The Future of the Firm podcast.   They share their insight into the following issues and more:   Nobody knows exactly what the future will bring, so, when it comes to talent, organisations need to focus on resilience, readiness, and agility It is crucial to have your data foundation in place, to allow you to move beyond ‘proof of concept’, embrace AI, and scale at pace People will need to be reskilled. We discuss solutions, including AI academies and cultural change Fear can be a big barrier to delivering the talent piece around AI Everyone in an organisation now needs to be a data custodian. We examine what this looks like in practice What are the new roles we need as we ramp up AI? Clue: Beyond data scientists, there is a role for linguists, designers, and user experience experts How the concept of the T-shaped consultant is evolving, as knowledge needs to become broader, but clients are demanding more specialists If you enjoyed this conversation, don’t miss our sister podcast, Business Leader’s Voice. In our latest episode, we set out the big business challenges that clients say they’ll be facing in 2024.   
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