Upskill or Automate: AI Innovation Pressures Talent Management | Drop 001: Workforce Reckoning Ep. 5
The pressure is on: How should companies balance AI investments with frontline upskilling?
In this fifth episode of Macro Talk's first drop — Workforce Reckoning — journalist Hope King interviews Bijal Shah, CEO of Guild, to break down how frontline workers, HR leaders, and business execs need to balance human talent with AI's potential.
They cover:
✅ Why some workers should celebrate automation
✅ Whether AI or upskilling has the better ROI
✅ The rise of “agentic AI” and what every worker should learn now
✅ How frontline workers can adapt to the tech-augmented future
✅ What business leaders are getting wrong about L&D vs AI spend
✅ The overlooked emotional labor of the future workforce
📈 Macro Talk is a show that makes business and economic shifts easier to understand so workers and leaders can see the future. Subscribe for more insights and trend coverage.
OneStream — the enterprise finance platform helping leaders turn data into foresight — is the official launch sponsor of Macro Talk. Their latest Finance 2035 study provides the data foundation for this episode.
Faced with constant economic uncertainty and mounting pressure from all sides, today’s Finance teams are being asked to do more. But most are stuck with siloed systems, outdated spreadsheets, and limited visibility.
That’s where OneStream comes in.
OneStream unifies financial and operational data in one place, with built-in AI and predictive tools to help organizations make faster, smarter decisions. Whether you're managing complexity, growth, or uncertainty, OneStream helps you see clearly and act decisively.
Learn more: https://www.onestreamsoftware.com
OneStream's Finance 2035 survey: https://finance2035.com?utm_source=Advertising&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=GLOBAL-NAPL-CN-EWP-Finance2035-20Jun2025
OneStream's Talent Crunch survey: https://www.onestream.com/blog/ai-talent-shortage-in-finance/?utm_source=Advertising&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=GLOBAL-NAPL-CN-EWP-Finance2035-20Jun2025
The pressure is on: How should companies balance AI investments with frontline upskilling?
In this fifth episode of Macro Talk’s first drop — Workforce Reckoning — journalist Hope King interviews Bijal Shah, CEO of Guild, to break down how frontline workers, HR leaders, and business execs need to balance human talent with AI’s potential.
They cover:
✅ Why some workers should celebrate automation
✅ Whether AI or upskilling has the better ROI
✅ The rise of “agentic AI” and what every worker should learn now
✅ How frontline workers can adapt to the tech-augmented future
✅ What business leaders are getting wrong about L&D vs AI spend
✅ The overlooked emotional labor of the future workforce
📈 Macro Talk is a show that makes business and economic shifts easier to understand so workers and leaders can see the future. Subscribe for more insights and trend coverage.
OneStream — the enterprise finance platform helping leaders turn data into foresight — is the official launch sponsor of Macro Talk. Their latest Finance 2035 study provides the data foundation for this episode.
Faced with constant economic uncertainty and mounting pressure from all sides, today’s Finance teams are being asked to do more. But most are stuck with siloed systems, outdated spreadsheets, and limited visibility.
That’s where OneStream comes in.
OneStream unifies financial and operational data in one place, with built-in AI and predictive tools to help organizations make faster, smarter decisions. Whether you’re managing complexity, growth, or uncertainty, OneStream helps you see clearly and act decisively.
Learn more: https://www.onestreamsoftware.com
OneStream’s Finance 2035 survey: https://finance2035.com?utm_source=Advertising&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=GLOBAL-NAPL-CN-EWP-Finance2035-20Jun2025
OneStream’s Talent Crunch survey: https://www.onestream.com/blog/ai-talent-shortage-in-finance/?utm_source=Advertising&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=GLOBAL-NAPL-CN-EWP-Finance2035-20Jun2025
