Welcome back leaders! In this special episode, Matthew Mottola and Tony Buffum prepare us for the new year.

Before you listen grab a sticky note, and write down these key points:

Optionality - Every company needs the optionality to make quick adjustments without being burdened by their traditional talent process.
Uncertainty - The only certainty is uncertainty, and good leaders know that market share and rocketship growth are best conquered in times of uncertainty.
Partnership - Business leaders must partner with talent leaders, and enterprises must partner with their talent platforms to design, build, and scale their future workforce.

These are the three rules you need to live by in 2025: Navigate optionality, uncertainty, and partnership. In this episode, you’ll learn why.

Specifically, we’ll talk about:

The state of HR now and how it evolved from a union voice to the tightest relationship with talent
How HR leaders can be in the top 20% and receive gifts every year from their CEO
Where HR’s gone wrong and become a bottleneck, gatekeeper, and hall monitor
How HR will regain their seat at the planning table by being the trusted talent partner and strategist for their CEO
The State of Talent today, and how the wave has crashed, and it’s now a default talent access world rather than talent acquisition
The start of predictions for 2025

Enjoy and have a phenomenal new year!!!

Welcome to 2025: Talent Trends, Predictions, and Insights with Matthew Mottola and Tony Buffum, Former CHRO and Human Cloud’s New Head of Enterprise Strategy