๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ - ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
Francisco Marin, CEO of Cognitive Talent Solutions, believes thatโs a dangerous mismatch. His guiding idea: the future of work must be network-first, not hierarchy-first.
In this episode of Human Work After AI, Francisco joins us to talk about the future of work and what it means to run a business network-first.
Francisco has pioneered organizational network analysis (ONA) and AI-driven agents for leadership, onboarding, and change management. His company has partnered with giants like Google and ServiceNow to help enterprises navigate decentralization, hybrid work, and AI adoption.
We explore:
- Why organizational structures lag behind technological change
- How โcollaborative freedomโ empowers employees and improves performance
- The role of AI agents in onboarding, leadership pipelines, and cultural resilience
- The ethical balance between trust and surveillance in people analytics
- What networks - from neural nets to blockchain to social graphs - teach us about the future of work
If youโre a founder, leader, or strategist, this conversation offers a rare glimpse into how work itself may be rewired.
โฑ๏ธ Chapters
0:00 โ Intro & Franciscoโs origin story
3:05 โ From IBM analytics to founding CTS
5:49 โ What is organizational network analysis (ONA)?
8:11 โ Scaling from Fortune 500s to 70,000-employee rollouts
9:42 โ Partnerships, communities, and the Network-First Manifesto
13:23 โ Hybrid work, AI shifts, and the limits of corporate structures
18:09 โ AI agents for onboarding, leadership, and change management
24:47 โ Decentralization, recognition, and the politics of work
27:21 โ AI, entry-level jobs, and the broken talent pipeline
30:36 โ Trust vs. surveillance in people analytics
34:20 โ Advice for young professionals entering an unstable workforce
36:23 โ Staying grounded as a founder in Silicon Valley
๐ Resources
Cognitive Talent Solutions: https://cognitivetalentsolutions.com
Network First Manifesto: https://networkfirstmanifesto.com
Grow your revenue with Chris Fanchi's Big North Marketing: https://bignorthmarketing.com
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