Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDangerously Incompetent: How AI and Robots Are Deskilling the Workforce | Matt Beane, Revisited
Season 1
In robotic surgery, a device good enough to let the surgeon operate alone makes the resident, the future expert, optional. Matt Beane saw this patter…
10 hours ago
Employees Are Family: How John Chambers Played Hardball at Cisco Without Getting Ruthless
Season 1 Episode 198
Under John Chambers, Cisco grew from $70 million to $47 billion, completed 180 acquisitions, and became the most valuable company in the world. He bu…
1 week ago
7 Rules for Gaining Power and Influence at Work | Jeffrey Pfeffer, Revisited
Season 1
Jeffrey Pfeffer has spent decades showing that people-first companies outperform, and just as long watching that evidence lose to habit. His answer i…
2 weeks ago
Positive Discipline at Work: Why People Do Better When They Feel Better | Alanna Beebe
Season 1 Episode 197
Parents come to Alanna Beebe's classes hoping to change their kid. But by the second week, most of them realize the person who needs to change is the…
3 weeks ago
How Companies Create Bad Performers | Elena Aylott, Revisited
Season 1
When Elena Aylott was asked to lead HR at Oriflame Cosmetics, she initially saw the function as administrative and feared becoming a “chief firing of…
4 weeks ago
How Sabbaticals Can Change Your Career | DJ DiDonna
Season 1 Episode 196
DJ DiDonna had built the kind of career many people would be reluctant to walk away from. He cofounded a growing company, built a life around work, a…
1 month ago
What We Get Wrong About Work | Barry Schwartz, Revisited
Season 1
We’ve spent decades designing work around the idea that people need incentives to perform. But what happens when the systems designed to motivate peo…
1 month, 1 week ago
When Career Success Feels Unfulfilling | Megan Hellerer
Season 1 Episode 195
Megan Hellerer had done everything she was supposed to do. She went to Stanford, graduated with a 3.9, and dutifully climbed the ladder at Google. Bu…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Core Value Equation: Building Culture That Scales | Darius Mirshahzadeh, Revisited
Season 1
Darius Mirshahzadeh built the company he'd always wanted. In just three years, he grew it from a one-person operation into one of the fastest-growing…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Missing Discipline for Better Work | Chris Metcalfe
Season 1 Episode 194
After years building software products, Chris Metcalfe crossed into People & Culture and noticed something surprising. Organizations invested enormou…
2 months ago