Erica Farmer has over 25 years of learning and development and apprenticeships experience with some of the UK's best known brands such as LV=, British Gas, Specsavers and Virgin.

Her area of specialism is AI and future skills. Erica speaks about this in her TEDx talk, 'Reforming Education through the Digital First Mindset', and in her courses as a LinkedIn Learning Instructor.

She is passionate about driving human collaborations with tech. Examples are the 'AI for the Average Joe' podcast show, making the complex, simple, alongside her innovative keynotes and workshops focusing on AI for everyone, AI in leadership and practical uses AI in wellbeing.

She is also an advisory member of the AI in Work & Skills Forum, a seasoned presenter who was shortlisted as Best AI Speaker in the 2025 Speaker Awards. She is also an AI Strategist for a leading European learning and teaching assessment organization.

• • Chapter - 00: Introduction – the AI advantage;
  • Chapter - 01: Understanding AI and its potential in HR;
  • Chapter - 02: Defining what truly matters to you as an HR leader;
  • Chapter - 03: Strategic thinking, creativity and AI collaborations in HR;
  • Chapter - 04: Prompting power in people professions;
  • Chapter - 05: Mastering AI interactions in HR;
  • Chapter - 06: People strategies with AI confidence;
  • Chapter - 07: Innovating operational HR with H ( AI ) R;
  • Chapter - 08: The toolkit for sustainable AI adoption;
  • Chapter - 09: AI-supported wellbeing;
  • Chapter - 10: L&D as curator of skills in the age of AI;
  • Chapter - 11: AI-augmented coaching;
  • Chapter - 12: Mindful AI use in recruitment and talent acquisition;
  • Chapter - 13: Redefining reward in the age of AI;
  • Chapter - 14: Talent management in the AI era;
  • Chapter - 15: Agentic AI and HR – moving from generative;
  • Chapter - 16: From process to possibility – learning-led HR;
  • Chapter - 17: Conclusion – your AI-enhanced life;
  • Chapter - 18: Appendix;