Author: joshbersin

Digital Twins, Digital Employees, And Agents Everywhere

I recently heard Elon Musk predict that every citizen would have multiple Optimus robots in their homes within five years. And while I often ignore his predictions because they’re exaggerated, I think he’s on to something. We are about to witness an explosion of Digital Employees in our companies, and these may be the “robots” ... Read more»

Can AI Do Performance Reviews? Rippling Says Yes.

This week Rippling, a fast-growing mid-market HR Tech company, introduced a fascinating product called Talent Signal. This product reads work output data from Github (for engineers), Salesforce and Gong (for sales people), and Zendesk (for service reps) and uses AI to analyze their performance.

How does it work? The system uses several inputs. With ... Read more»

Josh Bersin Company AI Trailblazers

Introducing The AI Trailblazers! HR Technology Outlook 2025.

Are you having a hard time figuring out which AI products are real and how they all fit together?

In our ongoing efforts to help you understand the HR Tech market, we’ve produced a report we call the AI in HR trailblazers.

This report lists selected the top 30 vendors which have developed working, ... Read more»

ADP Lyric HCM

ADP Lyric HCM, The Next-Gen HR Platform Many Have Waited For

In the Spring of 2018 I attended a confidential meeting in New York City to learn about a project called Lifion. ADP had hired a new team of engineers convened in a secret mission to build the “next-generation platform” for ADP’s offerings in the enterprise market.

This new system, designed ten years after the release ... Read more»

Workday plus Galileo

Galileo™ Selected As Workday Innovation Partner

This week at Workday Rising we’re announcing our new partnership with Workday. As one of the selected Workday Innovation Partners, we are developing a deep integration between Galileo and Workday.

Galileo, as many of you know, is “Your Essential AI Assistant for Everything HR.” Filled with 25+ years of research, benchmarks, ... Read more»

What Is Workday Illuminate?

Today Workday introduced Workday Illuminate, the new brand name for Workday AI. While the name is not important, this new brand demonstrates a shift from AI “dazzlers” to AI “capabilities” within the entire Workday platform. In other words, Workday has now built an underlying AI infrastructure that can manifest solutions in hundreds of ways.... Read more»

Growthspace

Growthspace: A Pioneer In Precision Skills Development

As most of you know, developing business skills takes time. You have to ask people questions, take a few courses, and learn from your mistakes. If you’re a software engineer, this means writing buggy code. But if you’re a sales rep or a manager, it could mean trouble: losing deals, alienating people, and possibly being ... Read more»

Agentic AI - New AI Employees

AI Agents, The New Workforce We’re Not Quite Ready For (Agentic AI)

The Agents are coming, the Agents are coming.

If you follow the AI tech market you know there’s a lot of talk about “Agentic AI.” In other words, our friendly AI assistants are starting to feel more empowered. Instead of just answering questions and composing poetry, they’re now able to “do things” on ... Read more»

Cornerstone Galaxy: Acquisition Of SkyHive Could Pay Off

Cornerstone spent the last decade acquiring LMS and talent software companies, all in a goal to build an integrated skills platform. Finally, after years of hard work and integration, the company introduces Galaxy, an advanced offering in the world of AI-powered HR systems.

Before I explain Galaxy, the history is important. Founded in 1999, ... Read more»

With Thoughtful Design And Culture, Dropbox Proves Remote Work Is A Winner

One of the most interesting tech companies we’ve studied is Dropbox, a $7 billion market cap rocket ship generating more than $2.5 billion in revenue. This kind of company, which sells a platform that competes with Microsoft, Google, and other major players, lives in a world of brutal competition: competition for product leadership, sales deals, ... Read more»

HR Career Navigator from Josh Bersin Company and Eightfold

Introducing The HR Career Navigator

Today we introduce a groundbreaking new offering: an AI-driven comprehensive Career Navigator for HR professionals. Here’s the story.

The Human Resources profession is vast, complex, and continuously changing. HR professionals who started as recruiters or HR generalists are now flooded with opportunities for specialist roles, technology roles, or consulting opportunities. How does an HR ... Read more»

The Autonomous Instructional Designer Has Arrived: Arist Creator

As I discussed a few months ago, autonomous corporate learning is here. And unlike autonomous driving, which can cause an accident, these new tools are astoundingly accurate and can do things human designers find quite difficult.

Today Arist, a pioneer in mobile adaptive learning, introduced their new product Arist Creator, a major upgrade ... Read more»

When Will The Trillions Invested In AI Pay Off? Sooner Than You Think.

In the last few weeks there has been a lot of concern that Gen AI is a “bubble” and companies may never see the return on the $Trillion being spent on infrastructure. Let me cite four analyst’s opinions.

Will Today’s Massive AI Investments Pay Off?

MIT professor Daron Acemoglu estimates that over the next ten ... Read more»