The 10 Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week

Imagine a world where planning your next career move was as simple as plugging directions into Google Maps.

Well, according to a recent article from CNBC, the emergence of more sophisticated AI tools like ChatGPT may mean this could be a reality sooner rather than later.

“AI and chatbots,” writes CNBC, “could enable workers to see not only how their role fits in the bigger picture of the company, but also explore the exact pathways they can navigate to move up in their career or move laterally into a new role, making them less likely to quit.”

And in other AI-related news, Microsoft Worklab’s latest Work Trend Index Annual Report highlights that these new technologies could help reduce workers’ “digital debt” — that crushing amount of time spent answering emails, responding to instant messages, and attending meetings.

Meanwhile, the Association for Talent Development (ATD) writes on its blog that AI could be a huge win for learning and development professionals. Soon enough, generative AI tools could help L&D pros develop better storytelling chops for training sessions, create role-playing scenarios to help employees better handle difficult conversations, and help with image creation for training videos and marketing efforts.

To learn more about how AI is changing the world of work, be sure to check out these stories in our list below of must-read articles for talent professionals. And in non-AI news, you can also learn how midsize companies may have an advantage during uncertain economic times; which companies made LinkedIn’s latest Top Companies lists; and what businesses can do to ensure women aren’t leaving leadership roles.

Here are the must-read articles from this week:

1. ChatGPT and AI Are the Next Worker Recruitment and Retention Game Changers (CNBC)

2. How Midsize Companies Can Use Uncertainty to Their Advantage (Harvard Business Review)

3. Will AI Fix Work? (Microsoft Worklab)

4. The Missing Piece in HR Metrics: Employee Career Growth (TLNT)

5. How One Employer Tried a 4-Day Workweek for Deskless Workers — and Why It Didn’t Stick (HR Dive)

6. Here Are the 2023 LinkedIn Top Companies (LinkedIn Talent Blog)

7. 10 Immediate Uses for AI in Learning and Development (ATD)

8. Remote Work Has Become a Bargaining Chip — and That’s Problematic (Fortune)

9. Women Are Ditching Leadership Roles. How to Ensure Their Needs Are Met (Quartz at Work)

10. The Brief ‘Age of the Worker’ Is Over — Employers Have the Upper Hand Again (The Guardian)

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