The pressure on HR and talent functions right now is real. Do more with less. Move faster. Adopt AI. And somehow, in the middle of all of it, deliver better outcomes than before.
Kyle Lagunas joined the Is This Still A Good Time? podcast to talk about what’s actually driving change in the HR tech space — and why the teams getting it right are thinking beyond efficiency.
The conversation kept coming back to one idea: AI isn’t just an automation play. It’s a catalyst. The organizations using it well aren’t just running the same processes faster. They’re asking harder questions about their operating models, their candidate experience, and what it means to deliver quality at scale.
That last part matters. Quality at scale is not the same as volume at scale. And in a market where candidates are increasingly frustrated by automated, impersonal hiring experiences, the difference is starting to show.
The human-centric case for AI isn’t soft. It’s strategic. The firms that figure out how to use AI to do better work — not just more of it — are the ones that will hold credibility with candidates and business partners alike.
That’s the work. And yes, it’s still a good time to be doing it.