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How To Solve Pay Equity: More Important Than You Realize

This week I’m focusing on three things:  First a quick discussion of the SVB banking crisis and what’s going on; Second a further discussion about why Generative AI is so disruptive to HR; and Third, and most important, a deep discussion about Pay Equity.

This coming week is Equal Pay Day where we symbolically celebrate ... Read more»

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Redesigning HR: An Operating System, Not An Operating Model.

It’s time for a new operating model for Human Resources, one we name “Systemic HR.” Bear with me as I explain this important change.

Business Challenge #1: Slower Growth, Labor Shortage

2023 represents a pivotal year. As we exit the pandemic and 15 years of low interest rates, companies are looking for new pathways to ... Read more»

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Is AI Dangerous? Why This Could Unleash The Biggest Productivity Boom In Decades.

In this podcast I talk more about the high cost of AI and chatbots like Bing and ChatGPT, and how to think about the “risks” of AI as it takes over the computing landscape. (Yes, it will!)

I also discuss the enormous opportunity for HR teams to lead productivity projects, and finally give you my ... Read more»

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Systemic HR: Why It’s Coming… And Why I’m Excited About Bing.

This week we saw hundreds of stories, articles, and complaints about Bing. Well I’ve tried it and talked with some Microsoft execs and I believe this is one of the most important (and disruptive) technologies we will see in HR. So listen and you’ll hear why.

On an even more important point, I spent some ... Read more»

LinkedIn Learning Evolves: Watch Out HR Tech Competitors – Skills, Careers, And More.

LinkedIn Learning has been one of the most fascinating success stories in HR Technology. It all started in 2015 when LinkedIn acquired Lynda.com, a pioneering provider of high-quality video learning designed for creative professionals.

I knew Lynda.com well before the acquisition, and when they became part of LinkedIn I had to ask myself “what ... Read more»

The Churning US Labor Market… And Why We Need “Labor Anthropologists.”

While I’m not formally trained as an economist, I spend so much time with companies HR departments I feel like we are “micro-economics” experts. So in a confusing time of paradoxical data (low unemployment during growing layoffs), let me explain what’s happening.

The US Labor Market Is A Churning Engine

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AI Mania. ChatGPT vs. Google Bard vs. You. Who Will Win? Do We Care?

This podcast is a review of last week’s massive set of announcements from Microsoft and Google about Chatbots. Rather than try to summarize what you’ve already read, I spend time talking about the implications of all this. Here are a few highlights:

Is Microsoft’s statement that “search will be reinvented” really correct and could this ... Read more»

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, And More Jobs. What’s Up With The Economy?

This week we saw the US unemployment rate drop to 3.4%, a 53 year low. Yet many large companies are announcing layoffs. Is this “the big shift” from Tech to Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare, And Travel? Or is this just the new normal: too many jobs and not enough people? In this podcast I’ll explain what’s ... Read more»

Labor Shortage In The Middle Of A Business Slowdown? It All Makes Sense.

Why do we have a labor shortage as we enter an economic slowdown? It’s an interesting paradox.

For the first time I can remember we’re entering a global economic slowdown yet the unemployment rate has dropped to the lowest it’s been in 53 years (3.4%)  There is a shortage of people to take the jobs ... Read more»

Were All These Layoffs Inevitable? Perhaps, But Here’s How It Happened.

As most of you know, the technology industry has laid off more than 200,000 people in the last six weeks and each week we see more (this week it was Intel, Paypal, Splunk, and Pinterest). So let me ask an important question: were all these layoffs inevitable?

Well in order to answer this question we ... Read more»

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Chat-GPT Bias, Pay Equity, Slowing Economy, Post Layoff Advice, Secret To Great Hiring

In this week’s podcast I cover a bunch of topics. Here they are:

  • More proof that Chat-GPT is immature and yes, it’s biased
  • The unexpected impact of pay transparency laws
  • Why the economy is experiencing a “slow motion car crash”
  • The ever-tighter labor market and shortage of workers
  • Why gig workers are happier than wage
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Predictions for 2023: Redefining Work, The Workforce, And HR

Every year for 25 years I’ve tried to write Predictions for the year ahead. And this year, like none before, I think it’s time for something big. As you will read about in this newest report, we are entering a year which may redefine almost everything. Not to be dramatic, but when was ... Read more»