People Managing People How Agentic AI Is Changing Onboarding, Mentorship, and Retention
Oct 21, 2025
Francisco Marin, Founder and CEO of Cognitive Talent Solutions and author of the Network First Manifesto, joins Dan George, Chief Experience Officer, to explore the transformative impact of agentic AI on HR practices. They discuss how AI is shifting from mere analytics to proactive interventions, dramatically reducing onboarding times and enhancing mentorship through data-driven solutions. Key themes include the importance of consent and trust in AI adoption and the growing interest from C-suite leaders in leveraging these innovations for better workforce outcomes.
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Agentic AI Acts Proactively
- Agentic AI proactively identifies interventions instead of waiting for humans to ask questions.
- It uses real-time signals and context-aware decisions to trigger actions within HR workflows.
Make Consent Central
- Build explicit consent flows so participants opt in before any agentic intervention starts.
- Allow people to rescind consent at any time to maintain trust and regulatory compliance.
Manual Mentoring Became Automated
- Dan described running mentorship matching manually as a former CHRO and how tedious it was.
- Automating the matcher saved coordination time and broadened mentor pools beyond the usual defaults.