AI for People Professionals

Understand How to Use Artificial Intelligence in Your HR Role
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-3986-2601-0
Verlag: Kogan Page

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Navigate and lead the shift to AI-enabled HR with confidence and clarity.

AI for People Professionals by Erica Farmer is a practical, no-nonsense guide for HR, L&D, Talent and People leaders who want to understand and harness AI without losing what makes their work human, and apply it to real workplace challenges. Written for professionals ready to move beyond surface level use cases, it shows how AI can streamline HR processes, add value, innovate the HR operating model, boost productivity and drive stronger employee experiences.

You'll learn how to:

- Optimize recruitment, talent management, reward management, L&D and skills programs
- Practically master AI interactions and develop an AI playbook for adoption across your organization
- Enhance creativity, collaboration, wellbeing, coaching and problem-solving across teams
- Shift from reactive HR to strategic, future-focused leadership
- Make smarter, faster decisions while staying ethical and compliant

Through real world examples, reflective exercises and actionable tools, this book gives you the knowledge and confidence to implement AI in ways that add value, build efficiency and support ethical HR leadership.

Themes include: HR technology, AI in recruitment, digital HR strategy, ethical AI, talent management, workforce productivity

Autoren/Hrsg.

Farmer, Erica

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter - Introduction: The AI Advantage Chapter - 01: Understanding AI and Its Potential in HR Chapter - 02: Defining What Truly Matters to You as a HR Leader Chapter - 03: Strategic Thinking, Creativity and AI Collaborations in HR Chapter - 04: Prompting Power in People Professions Chapter - 05: Mastering AI Interactions in HR Chapter - 06: People Strategies with AI Confidence Chapter - 07: Innovating Operational HR with H(AI)R Chapter - 08: The Toolkit for Sustainable AI Adoption Chapter - 09: AI Supported Wellbeing Chapter - 10: L&D as Curator of Skills in the Age of AI Chapter - 11: AI Augmented Coaching Chapter - 12: Mindful AI Use in Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Chapter - 13: Redefining Reward in the Age of AI Chapter - 14: Talent Management in the AI Era Chapter - 15: Agentic AI and HR: Moving from Generative to Autonomous Chapter - Conclusion: Your AI Enhanced Life

Über Autor(innen)

Farmer, Erica
Erica Farmer has over 25 years of learning and development and apprenticeships experience with some of the UK's best known brands such as LV=, British Gas, Specsavers and Virgin.

Her area of specialism is AI and future skills. Erica speaks about this in her TEDx talk, 'Reforming Education through the Digital First Mindset', and in her courses as a LinkedIn Learning Instructor.

She is passionate about driving human collaborations with tech. Examples are the 'AI for the Average Joe' podcast show, making the complex, simple, alongside her innovative keynotes and workshops focusing on AI for everyone, AI in leadership and practical uses AI in wellbeing.

She is also an advisory member of the AI in Work & Skills Forum, a seasoned presenter who was shortlisted as Best AI Speaker in the 2025 Speaker Awards. She is also an AI Strategist for a leading European learning and teaching assessment organization.

Erica Farmer is a professional speaker, trainer and author specializing in AI and future skills. She has over 25 years of experience with brands such as LV=, British Gas, Specsavers and Virgin. She is also a frequent conference speaker, shortlisted as Best AI Speaker in the 2025 Speaker Awards, an advisory member of the AI in Work & Skills Forum and the host of the 'AI for the Average Joe' podcast. She is based in Devon, UK.