# The Climate of Talent: From Microtrends to Macro Forces Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cappuccino-with-hr-7051370/the-climate-of-talent-from-microtrends-to-macro-forces Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cappuccino-with-hr-7051370/the-climate-of-talent-from-microtrends-to-macro-forces.md Podcast: [Cappuccino with HR](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cappuccino-with-hr-7051370) Published: 2026-03-26T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2414064/episodes/18910818-the-climate-of-talent-from-microtrends-to-macro-forces.mp3 Audio file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2414064/episodes/18910818-the-climate-of-talent-from-microtrends-to-macro-forces.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cappuccino-with-hr-7051370/episodes/the-climate-of-talent-from-microtrends-to-macro-forces Duration seconds: 2350 ## Resource In this episode, Rudi Bauer talks with Jess Von Bank, Global Leader of Digital HR & Workforce Transformation at Mercer, about how the talent landscape is evolving and what HR needs to do next. They discuss the shift toward more strategic, organization-wide transformation, how AI is impacting talent acquisition, and the importance of focusing on the right problems before applying technology. Jess also shares insights on managing cross-generational expectations, building future-proof skill... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cappuccino-with-hr-7051370/episodes/the-climate-of-talent-from-microtrends-to-macro-forces/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/cappuccino-with-hr-7051370/the-climate-of-talent-from-microtrends-to-macro-forces.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.