Harvard’s Joseph Fuller warns that HR’s instinct to play it safe could be its biggest risk in the AI era. In this episode summary of The TechWolf Podcast, he explains why speed, not caution, will define the next decade of workforce leadership and how AI can finally turn skills-based HR into a reality.

Workday Rising SF 2025 highlighted both the excitement and challenges of building skills-based organizations. TechWolf engaged with hundreds of HR leaders, sharing insights on the urgent need for clean workforce data, the growing pressure to tie HR initiatives directly to business outcomes, and the evolving role of AI in shaping work. The event reinforced that HR is at a pivotal moment, responsible not only for fixing data and job architectures but also for intentionally designing how AI transforms tasks, skills, and careers.