The Impact Of “Tariff Liberation Day” on Human Resources
This week the economic environment changed, with new US reciprocal tariffs launched on 180 countries. The net impact, which is hard to predict, is lots of strategy discussions about manufacturing, redeployment of resources, price...
Are You An Innovative HR Officer? Hear From Jörg Dersch of XPAY
Jörg Dersch, CHRO at XPAY, joins Kathi Enderes to discusses innovation in HR and how CHRO’s can stay ahead. He also shares advice to CEOs about their role in HR issues. He shares his...
Does Kindness Matter In Business? Today, Yes, More Than Ever.
What’s the solution to political, economic, and global conflict? It’s not more anger and competition, it’s kindness. In this podcast I try to convince you that Kindness, the act of listening, caring, and helping,...
U.S. Tariffs Force CHROs to Rethink Talent Strategy—Are You Ready?
Today I wanted to briefly discuss the impact of US Tariffs on manufacturing talent. As many of you know, decisions about where to locate manufacturing are very big and very important. As you’ll hear,...
How Draup Is Expanding The World Of Talent Intelligence
Today I talk with Vijay Swaminathan, the CEO and co-founder of Draup, one of the most amazing data and insights providers in HR. Vijay and his partner Vamsee Tirukkala were the original founders of...
The Revolution In Corporate Learning Begins: Join The Crusade
In this podcast I describe the massive AI-powered revolution starting in corporate L&D, and give you some history, context, and a mandate for the future. This is based on a massive research program we’ve...
CodeSignal: Groundbreaking AI Skills Assessment Arrives
Tigran Sloyan, CEO of CodeSignal, talks with Kathi Enderes about his company’s mission to transform skills assessment and development with AI. He shares insights from his experience at Google, where he recognized flaws in...
Tasks vs. Skills: Stories In AI-Based Job Transformation
Everyone is talking about productivity, layoffs, and job redesign. In this week’s podcast I share much of what we’re learning in AI-based job design, all with a focus on productivity. I discuss the role...
How CHROs Shape The Workforce Of The Future: Caryn McGarry of ICF
In this episode of the WhatWorks podcast, Caryn McGarry, CHRO of ICF, describes her journey to CHRO how she manages HR in a highly competitive professional services company. Caryn shares insights on the detailed nature...
Bonus Episode: What Happened To Our Sense Of Trust?
After an intense week in Europe at an HR Technology conference, I want to share my deep perspectives on Trust, which is in very short supply these days. Not only do European leaders mistrust...
Don’t Be Afraid: AI Is Your Friend
After a long week of meetings about AI transformation with many companies, I want to highlight the big paradox we face. On one hand, AI is now seen as a proven, pragmatic solution to...
AI Transformation From The Frontlines: Lessons Learned, Why Employees Are Worried
This week I summarize some of the hard-hitting AI transformation and productivity stories we’re hearing from clients, and I explain the various ways to approach these topics. I also discuss the surprising pushback on...
AI Arrives In Corporate Learning: Welcome to Arist
This week I interview CEO of Arist Michael Ioffe, one of the most innovative entrepreneurs I’ve met. Michael and his team have built an astounding message-based learning platform that uses AI to build content,...
Don’t Blame The Workers. Let’s Be Honest About Productivity and Bureaucracy
This week I share perspectives on the huge theme of “taking a chainsaw to bureaucracy” and improving productivity. Is it fair to “Blame the Workers” for the bureaucracy we face? There is a growing...
CHRO Insights: Arne-Christian Van Der Tang, HR Leader at TomTom
“The moment your HR organization can be ‘replicated’ into another company, you’ve failed as a CHRO.” In this podcast Arne-Christian explains why the CHRO is no longer an HR leader, but now a business...