Published in La Revue RH&M
No. 103 · October 2026 · Strategic issues
AI-driven technological transformation directly impacts the HR function
In the October issue of La Revue RH&M, Betsy Parayil-Hoffstetter examines what AI changes for the HR function: a human issue before a technical one, an opportunity to prioritize transformations still under way, and a new role for consulting.
Betsy Parayil-Hoffstetter
CEO and founder of Connection Leadership · Summary, 3 min read
Summary of the op-ed
What Betsy explores in this op-ed
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AI, a matter of governance and social dialogue
For Betsy, AI plays out first on the human front: governance, trust, safe use and dialogue with employee representative bodies. Recent French case law is a reminder that the works council (CSE) must be consulted before any major technology rollout.
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A revealer of transformations still under way
AI arrives in organizations where other initiatives are still in progress: strategic workforce planning, skills frameworks, HRIS, internal mobility, succession plans, hybrid work. It makes visible the foundations that still need strengthening.
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Time for a major prioritization
For HR leaders, the challenge is to raise the topic to the strategic level, take stock of previous transformations and build an HR and AI vision able to feed the company’s overall strategy.
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A new role for consulting
When expertise becomes available through tools, a consultant’s value shifts to aligning stakeholders, with real knowledge of technology, ethics and business stakes. It takes teams who have already led complex projects, and a clear intention: making the organization autonomous.
“A consultant succeeds when they are no longer needed.”
Betsy Parayil-Hoffstetter, La Revue RH&M
Our approach
That is the purpose of The Catalyst Experience: reveal what is already in motion in the system, set stakeholders in motion around the key trade-offs, then anchor the transformation until your teams are autonomous.
Summary written by Connection Leadership based on Betsy Parayil-Hoffstetter’s article published in La Revue RH&M no. 103, October 2026, p. 17 (in French).
Betsy Parayil-Hoffstetter
CEO and founder of Connection Leadership and of The Mountain school. Before consulting, she held general management, finance and HR leadership roles. Author of À quoi servent les consultants? (Éditions de l’Aube, 2026).
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