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A guide to the best B2B podcast coverage of workforce planning - the shows and 13 episodes that go deepest, ranked by substance, not downloads.

Workforce planning has shifted from reactive hiring to data-driven strategy, as shown in episodes covering how managers' perceptions often diverge from actual data, and how companies like Lockheed Martin are moving from reactive recruitment to proactive workforce strategy. CHROs now navigate AI-enabled talent acquisition with intelligence playbooks and seamless workflows, while confronting fundamental questions about why traditional recruitment practices persist and how to build tomorrow's team today in an evolving talent landscape.

Best shows on workforce planning

Best episodes on workforce planning

  1. How the analytics revolution will transform the way companies value human capital with Cole Napper

    Reimagined Workforce · 2025-04-12

    86 / 100

    …Cole is a globally recognised leader in the people analytics , workforce planning and talent intelligence space .…

  2. From Reactive Hiring to Workforce Strategy with John Heyliger of Lockheed Martin

    Talent Acquisition Leaders Podcast · 2026-03-17

    76 / 100

    …I think if you're in a senior leadership role, if you're running a talent acquisition function and you're struggling with workforce planning or you're, you know, you're, you're making progress there.…

  3. 105: OneStream Podcast Partner Spotlight with Nova Advisory

    OneStream CPM Customer Success · 2026-05-19

    75 / 100

    …What's been interesting with planning is, um, you know, this new planning framework and then, uh, Workforce Planning Express, which is, which is coming out soon with a new version of, uh, Workforce Planning that's coming.…

  4. Why are we still in recruitment?

    Tea Time with Talent Acquisition · 2026-06-01

    74 / 100

    …Where are you involved? Are you involved in everything from workforce planning, business decisions or how does it, how does it really look in kind of the structure that you've just gone through?…

  5. Work Intelligence Playbook for CHROs in the AI Era

    Digital HR Leaders with David Green · 2026-06-09

    67 / 100

    …But also, um, in my view, Tech Wolf always seems to be three steps ahead of the skills and workforce planning game.…

  6. Smarter, faster, sharper? What’s the deal with AI in talent intelligence?

    HR in Review · 2025-07-16

    66 / 100

    …Where you're doing that workforce planning, where you're doing the location strategy, where you're doing the competitive intelligence, you're bringing data to the table and being a consultative partner to your business, uh, think that's where you're going to see…

  7. When the Data Tells a Different Story Than the Manager

    HR Voices · 2026-06-18

    64 / 100

    …And I think too, as I think about everything that's on HR's plate and what, what, you know, takes the most of our attention workforce planning is always one of the last things.…

  8. Episode 263: How TA Can Thrive in the Age of AI with James Sale, Global Group Head of Talent Acquisition

    Talent and Growth · 2025-08-27

    62 / 100

    …there, and how really with AI and the impact it is having on the things that we should be using it for, it certainly means that talent acquisition needs to evolve into broader roles, including workforce planning, internal mobility, employer branding.…

  9. Navigating the New Norm: AI & Recruitment in 2026

    Hueman Resources Podcast Channel · 2026-01-27

    54 / 100

  10. Revolutionizing Talent Acquisition with Seamless Workflows and User Experience

    Beyond the Screen · 2024-05-07

    53 / 100

    …the role of IT evolving from sort of focusing on the back office into more of the front office as well as the broader employee experience, engagement and how that evolves, the role of HR and workforce planning evolving.…

  11. #68 Strategic Workforce Planning: Building Tomorrow’s Team Today

    Exceptional Leadership · 2026-06-07

    42 / 100

  12. How Can We Get A Better Handle On Workforce Planning?

    Diagnosing The Workplace: Not Just An HR Podcast · 2024-07-31

  13. #48: Workforce Development - How Trust and Authenticity Foster Stronger Teams

    The Changing State of Talent Acquisition · 2023-03-01