As companies start planning for 2027, having a headcount plan isn’t the same as having a workforce strategy. In this conversation, Chad Atwell and Kathryn Gombos unpack what organizational readiness actually looks like—and why it starts with understanding the work a business needs to accomplish before deciding how many people to hire. They explore how leaders can connect business strategy with workforce skills, organizational design, compensation, and the mix of employees, contractors, technology, and AI needed to get the work done.

The discussion also dives into why companies shouldn’t automatically backfill every role, how AI is changing the skills organizations need, and why HR and Finance need to plan the workforce together. Chad and Kathryn share practical ways to rethink work, identify opportunities to grow, redesign, invest differently, or streamline—and build a workforce plan that can actually adapt as the business changes.

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