The Learning Geeks Podcast S8 E1: New Beginnings (Allison's Version)
Sep 11, 2025
Allison Horn, Head of Talent Transformation at JP Morgan Chase and former managing director at Accenture, shares insights on navigating new beginnings. The conversation highlights the impact of AI tools like GPT-5 in daily tasks and education, emphasizing the need for critical engagement. They discuss balancing professional growth with technology amidst personal transitions and the evolving workplace culture. Additionally, Allison dives into stories of learning from the past eight years and how generational AI is reshaping creative processes.
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Big Career Transition Into JPMC
- Allison left Accenture after 26 years to join JPMorgan Chase as Head of Talent Transformation.
- She described her first weeks as an intense learning period of people, business, and context switching.
Treat New Roles As Learning Phases
- The start of any new job should be explicitly about learning and discovering unknown unknowns.
- Allison emphasizes that early-stage curiosity reveals the gaps you didn't know you had.
Design Systems To Bridge Today's And Tomorrow's Jobs
- Build systems that move people from today's jobs to tomorrow's jobs through skills and job architecture.
- Focus early-career programs, performance, and skills architecture to enable organizational change.