How to Prepare Your Workforce for Jobs That Do Not Exist Yet
Aug 10, 2026 · 54 min · 14 segments
**Every company wants to become AI-native. But who is preparing the workforce for what comes next?** In the most recent HR Leaders Podcast episode, I…
Aug 10, 2026 · 54 min · 14 segments
**Every company wants to become AI-native. But who is preparing the workforce for what comes next?** In the most recent HR Leaders Podcast episode, I…
Bijal ShahGuest
Chris RaineyHost
In product, we talk about, uh, build, buy or partner, and you're seeing companies have to go through-
... that exercise and figure out, "Am I gonna build it myself? Okay, if I build it myself, I need to go find the talent that I may not have today, or I need to upskill the talent I have today in order to actually build the future." Partner is, is, is really off the table in this case because then you're not really becoming AI native yourself.
And so Chris, you are seeing places where early AI native companies are getting a lot of traction.
You're seeing legacy players swoop in, um, and try and acquire them, and I think the real test will be can those companies keep innovating at the pace that they were innovating at, um, inside of these larger organizations?
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In product, we talk about, uh, build, buy or partner, and you're seeing companies have to go through-
... that exercise and figure out, "Am I gonna build it myself? Okay, if I build it myself, I need to go find the talent that I may not have today, or I need to upskill the talent I have today in order to actually build the future." Partner is, is, is really off the table in this case because then you're not really becoming AI native yourself.
And so Chris, you are seeing places where early AI native companies are getting a lot of traction.
You're seeing legacy players swoop in, um, and try and acquire them, and I think the real test will be can those companies keep innovating at the pace that they were innovating at, um, inside of these larger organizations?
