AI Readiness Gap: Your Two-Year HR Preparedness Countdown Starts NOW (with DeAnn Alcantar & Kelly Pacatte)

Hebba Youssef
Hebba Youssef
June 10, 2026

55% of orgs expect AI tool experience to be their most in-demand skill within two years! 

Honestly, most of us are still figuring out what to have for lunch, so the timeline feels…a little aggressive. 

In this final episode of the four-part AI Readiness Gap series, presented in partnership with TriNet, DeAnn Alcantar, Learning and Development Manager at TriNet, and Kelly Pacatte, Lead HR Compliance Consultant at TriNet, give us a north star for AI readiness so that we know what to focus on in that timeframe!

We’re getting into what it takes to close the gap: the technical stuff, the deeply human skills that matter more than ever, and the mindset shift that’s going to define which HR leaders are ready for what’s coming and which ones are not.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:12 – The Urgency of AI Proficiency

00:05:07 – Is Two Years Enough to Be Efficient With AI as an Org?

00:10:32 – The Human Skills That Are Going to Matter More Than Ever

00:14:44 – The Evolution of How HR Will Function at Orgs

00:22:58 – The One Mindset Shift HR Leaders Need

00:26:31 – What Every HR Leader Feeling Behind on AI Right Now Needs to Know

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Hebba Youssef
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