---
id: "quote-redesign-work"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["¶7"]
tags: ["innovation", "workflow"]
related: ["concept-ai-workflow-redesign"]
speaker: "Atta Tarki and Joseph Raczynski"
speakers: ["Atta Tarki", "Joseph Raczynski"]
quote: "Of course, winners in the AI era will redesign the work, not just reduce the workforce."
sources: ["reskilling"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-reskilling"
originDay: 10
articleStem: "hbr-edu-45-consulting-firms-hire-talent"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/10/how-ai-is-upending-how-consulting-firms-hire-talent"
sourceTitle: "How AI Is Upending How Consulting Firms Hire Talent"
---
# Redesigning Work, Not Just Reducing Workforce

> "Of course, winners in the AI era will redesign the work, not just reduce the workforce."
> — [[entity-atta-tarki]] and [[entity-joseph-raczynski]]

The authors emphasize that simply using AI to cut headcount while maintaining legacy processes is a losing strategy. True competitive advantage comes from fundamentally restructuring how work is accomplished in a post-AI environment — the essence of [[concept-ai-workflow-redesign]].