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Rethinking People Risk in the AI Era A candidate can look flawless on paper – the right experience, the right skills, the right interview answers – and still become the person who undermines team trust, damages culture, or creates reputational risk with a single public post. That’s the growing challenge facing HR leaders today. In […]
AI is Forcing a Hard Question: Are We Improving Work or Quietly Deleting It? AI is accelerating a question many organisations have managed to sidestep for years: are we improving the way work gets done, or simply removing parts of it without redesigning what comes next? In episode 891 of the HRchat Podcast, I spoke […]
“I think I’m resigning.” It’s not something most professionals plan to say out loud in the middle of a meeting—but for Jennifer Outlaw, that moment of honesty became a turning point. What followed wasn’t just a career shift; it was a complete redefinition of success, leadership, and personal alignment. In this episode of the HRchat […]
Your HR tech stack can feel like a living creature: new tools arrive, contracts renew, integrations sprawl, and suddenly you are paying multiple vendors for the same capability. We wanted a grounded conversation on how to regain control, so I brought back Matthew Hamilton, VP of People Analytics and HRIS at Protective Life, to talk […]
Outsourcing used to be a cost conversation. Today, it’s a capability conversation. In episode 886 of the HRchat Podcast, I sat down with Ingo Piroth, Chief Revenue Officer at Emapta Global, to unpack how offshore teams have evolved from a tactical fix into a strategic growth lever for organizations navigating global talent shortages, rising costs, and […]
Why Culture and “Friction by Design” Are Reshaping Hiring in the AI Era Hiring has always been competitive. But in 2026, it’s no longer just competitive; it’s distorted. Thanks to AI, every candidate can now submit a near-perfect resume. Polished language, optimized keywords, tailored experience—it’s all table stakes. The result? A hiring landscape flooded with […]
In HR, we’ve spent years chasing the “next big thing.” Remote work. Hybrid policies. AI adoption. Four-day weeks. Skills-based hiring. The list keeps growing. But what if we’ve been asking the wrong question? In a recent conversation with Barry Winkless, Head of the Future of Work Institute at Cpl and author of Future Work World, […]
Artificial intelligence is transforming how work gets done across every industry. But for HR leaders and executives, the real challenge isn’t just adopting new technology – it’s ensuring the workforce evolves alongside it. In episode 882 of the HRchat Podcast, I spoke with Valerie Capers Workman, Chief Human Resources Officer at Empower Pharmacy and author […]
AI-Ready Org Design Starts with a Clear View of Your Workforce The ground keeps shifting under every org chart and artificial intelligence is accelerating the pace of change. In a recent episode of the HRchat Podcast, I sat down with Tom McCarty to explore how organizations can redesign themselves for the AI era without losing […]
How Leaders Can Keep Learning, Adapting, and Thriving Later in Their Careers For decades, the narrative around career progression has quietly suggested that learning peaks early and gradually declines with age. But neuroscience tells a very different story. In a recent conversation with Dr. David Rock, Founder and CEO of the NeuroLeadership Institute, we explored […]