From Layoffs to Loyalty: Building Alumni Networks That Work
Layoffs are often treated like a dirty secret—a rushed, impersonal process designed to move people out the door with as little friction as possible. But the way you offboard employees says just as muc...
19 Aug 202522min
Beyond Corporate Astrology: The Science and Strategy of Personality Assessments in Hiring
If you’ve ever sat through a personality test during hiring and thought, “This feels a bit like corporate astrology”—you’re not wrong. In this episode, I talk with Jason Hreha, Founder & CEO of Person...
12 Aug 202526min
Redefining Engagement in a Post-Trust Era
The word “engagement” gets thrown around a lot—but what does it really mean in today’s workplace? In this candid, first-half conversation with Kamaria Scott, industrial-organizational psychologist and...
5 Aug 202532min
No Secrets, No Surprises: Inside a Firm with 15 Years of Open Books
Most leaders assume that transparency around pay and finances will sow discord or fuel envy. Mel Price is living proof that the opposite is possible. As co-founder and CEO of Work Program Architects, ...
29 Jul 202521min
How AI Can Help HR Speak CFO: Turning Data into Strategy
HR leaders say they want a seat at the table—but too often, they show up without speaking the language. In this episode, David talks with Julie Mahfouz Rezvani, Managing Director of The Orion Group, a...
22 Jul 202532min
Is Your Mission Real or Just Branding? How to Tell (and What to Do About It)
What happens when your mission statement no longer fits the company you're building? For Chase Warrington, Head of Operations at Doist, that question wasn’t rhetorical—it was a radical prompt that res...
15 Jul 202513min
Why Connection in Remote Teams Must Be Designed, Not Accidental (And How to Do It)
We’ve heard all the usual suspects when it comes to remote engagement—Slack check-ins, virtual happy hours, maybe an annual engagement survey if we’re lucky. But what if the problem isn’t the tools, b...
8 Jul 202523min
From Values to Behaviors: How to Build a Culture of Candor
Candor is easy to value and hard to operationalize. It takes more than writing "feedback" on a poster and hoping people magically feel safe being honest. In this episode, I talk to Valentina Gissin, C...
1 Jul 202521min
