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UNLEASH World 2024: 'Now is a great time to be a HR Leader, the role we play in companies is massively important'

Josh Bersin, Founder and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company, sat down with UNLEASH Editor-in-Chief Nima Sherpa Green at UNLEASH World 2024 in Paris for an exclusive interview, to share his thoughts on what is top of mind for HR leaders and how they should be thinking about AI.

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