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How Booz Allen Creates Validated Skills With Scale And Precision

Jim Hemgen, Director of Talent Development at Booz Allen Hamilton, talks with Kathi Enderes about how the company creates validated skills across hundreds of domains, including AI.

This success story defines the journey for every company. Using skills validation provided by Workera, and content from Udemy and HackerRank, Booz Allen has created ... Read more»

Despite Political Firestorm, Diversity Investments Are Alive And Well

As the WSJ has reported extensively, companies like Harley Davidson, Tractor Supply, Walmart, and McDonalds are publicly pulling back on DEI programs, largely under pressure by political activists. Fueled by the supreme court’s striking down of affirmative action in 2023, there is a political movement to dismantle the “social justice” movement that took hold ... Read more»

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DEI Firestorm and Alarming Decline In Trust Defines Our 2025 Mandate

In this conversation, I discuss the DEI firestorm, the evolution and current state of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the corporate world, the alarming decline in trust towards businesses, and the necessity for companies to reinvent themselves in the face of changing market dynamics and the rise of the ‘super worker’. I also ... Read more»

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PayPal Builds New Manager Capabilities with Precision Development

How do you build precision leadership skills at scale? Kendra Goldbas, Global Head of Learning & Development at PayPal, describes the world-class new manager development program at PayPal, MAPS (Managing at PayPal Successfully).

During the pandemic PayPal grew rapidly and needed a world-class leadership development program for remote leaders. The MAPS program, which is ... Read more»

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Welcome to HR in 2025: The Five Big Challenges Ahead

Welcome to 2025, where I discuss the five big challenges ahead. These include (1) economic uncertainties, bifurcated labor market, (2) the impact of AI on the workforce and the Rise of Superworkers, (3) the new “soup” of issues in employee experience, which lands in HR’s lap, (4) the changing nature of leadership and leadership development, ... Read more»

A Tumultuous Year Behind: A Challenging, Important 2025

2024 has been a rough and tumble year. We watched two major wars (Ukraine and Gaza), the breakdown of the Syrian regime, and a record-breaking year of floods and hurricanes. Crypto emerged as a viable, highly valued asset class and the world wrestled with inflation. And right-wing politicians won major elections, including in the United ... Read more»

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A Tumultuous End To 2024, What Has Changed As We Look To 2025?

In this discussion I reflect on the significant events and trends of 2024, highlighting the impact of global conflicts, economic change, labor market dynamics, and the transformative role of AI in organizations.

What has changed? I discuss the evolving nature of DEI, the new model of leadership which emerged, and the transformation of HR into ... Read more»

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100 Amazing Use-Cases for Galileo™, The AI-Powered Assistant For Everything HR

I have a holiday present for you. This week we’re publishing a detailed report with 100 high-value use-cases for Galileo™, the AI-Powered Assistant for Everything HR.

With thousands of users around the world, Galileo now has many hundreds of amazing, high-value applications discussed in this report. Each of these 100+ stories is a real-world solution ... Read more»

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Deel’s Hyper-Scale, Game-Changing Approach to Globalization

How has Deel grown from zero to 4,500 employees in 100 countries in less than five years? It’s an amazing story of hyperscale growth and passionate customer focus. In today’s podcast Alex Bouaziz, CEO of Deel, talks with Kathi Enderes about his own journey from environmental engineer to founder of an HR tech company.... Read more»

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Workday Rising, Precision Talent Acquisition, The Future Role of the CHRO E206

In this conversation I share insights from my recent trip to Europe, focusing on the Workday Rising event, the current state of talent acquisition, and the evolving role of CHROs in strategic workforce planning.

I discuss the importance of systemic talent acquisition, the emergence of “Precision Talent Acquisition” and the entire redefinition of this function. ... Read more»

How AI Can Radically Interconnect A Business… And Also HR

AI is turning out to be pretty spectacular. Starting with ChatGPT and now moving to agents, reasoning, voice, image and video creation, the technology seems boundless. And now that Elon Musk has figured out how to connect 100,000 Nvidia chips in a high speed network, the opportunity just gets bigger.

Among all the things we’ll ... Read more»