The AI-Fueled Labor Shortage and Why HR Is Now A Growth Function

Guess what. There is no AI jobs apocalypse, there’s an AI-fueled labor shortage. And this means human capital and leadership strategies will be more important than ever as we transform our companies around AI. It also means that you, as a professsional or frontline worker, are going to see yourself become Superpowered, as we discuss in our new book. And the world of HR is moving quickly away from “HR as policy police” to “HR as a growth function.” Listen in and you’ll see how HR 2030 and AI are reinventing our jobs, careers, and HR operations toward what we call “Dynamic Enablement for Growth.” Additional Information Our New Book “Superpowered,” Launching in October US Workforce In 2035: A Few More Workers, A Lot More Output Despite Massive AI Investments, HR Jobs Are Booming. Why? HR 2030: How AI Superagents Transform HR From Service Delivery to Dynamic Business Enablement   Chapters (00:00:00) - The AI Labor Shortage Thesis(00:01:21) - Jobs Boom Driven by AI Infrastructure(00:02:26) - Shrinking Labor Pool and Retention Challenges(00:03:00) - Introducing HR 2030 Blueprint(00:04:42) - Redesigning Jobs and Functional Silos(00:06:00) - Managing AI Agents as Superworkers(00:07:36) - Redefining HR's Mission as Growth Enablement(00:08:53) - Asking About Business Growth Strategy(00:10:32) - Retail Case Study: Growth-Aligned HR(00:12:25) - HR as a Growth Function, Not a Cost Center(00:13:56) - Closing Thoughts and Upcoming Galileo Release