How to Build an AI-Ready HR Function | The 5F Framework | People, Decoded Ep 1

Most HR teams spend more of their week on processes than on people. AI can change that, but only if the foundation is right and people come along with it. In this episode, I share the framework I use to think about an AI-ready People function, drawn from building and leading HR across corporates, startups and schools. I call it the 5Fs. → Foundation: one reliable source of truth for people data → Flow: automate the repetitive work and give time back → Foresight: see what’s coming, at team level, and act sooner → Fairness: use AI responsibly, with people at the centre → Fluency: bring people along Plus: how I sequence it all in the first 90 days. CHAPTERS 0:00 More time on processes than on people 0:37 The 5F framework 0:53 Foundation 2:17 Flow 3:13 Foresight 4:27 Fairness 5:36 Fluency 6:21 The first 90 days 7:11 Recap 7:52 Your turn 💬 Tell me in the comments: which of the five Fs is your organisation working on right now? I read every one. 🔔 Subscribe to People, Decoded. In every episode, I decode one idea about people, work and AI, for HR leaders, school leaders and people managers.