Humanity Working
Humanity Working is a podcast focused on employee development for the future of work.
In each episode, we engage with authors, business leaders, and top-tier academics to understand how workplaces can adapt and thrive in a rapidly evolving world. This podcast aims to provide employers with actionable strategies to build a resilient, adaptable, and future-proof workforce.
Join us as we navigate the changing landscape of work, exploring topics such as workforce transformation, leadership development, employee adaptability, and resilience. Discover the steps you can take to foster a humane, productive workplace that is prepared for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.
Episodes
73 episodes
Building Organizational Resilience
In this episode, Paul sits down with Mindy Honcoop, a seasoned People Leader and HR advisor with over 20 years of experience. Mindy shares her insights into helping organizations and leaders navigate the complexities of rapid change in toda...
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38:51
Emergency Pod: A Step Forward In AI?
We’ve seen the future and it kind of works. Google’s release of Notebook LM is really fascinating, but social media is awash with one aspect of it particularly, the “mini-podcasts” it can create from a text source. In this episode, Paul...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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19:35
Spiral Impact with Karen Valencic
Karen Valencic is the author of the book Spiral Impact:
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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42:44
One Drop of Poison
Sean Lemson is founder of Motivated Outcomes and the author of the book One Drop of Poison: How One Bad Leader Can Slowly Kill Your Company. In this provocative discussion, Paul and Sean examine his own experiences with poisonous leader...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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46:04
Begin With We
Kyle McDowell is the author of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best selling book - Begin With We: 10 Principles for Building and Sustaining a Culture of Excellence. In this episode Kyle and Paul discuss the challenges of le...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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56:26
Is HR now about Math?
Keith Goode is the vice president of products and services at ZeroedIn Technologies - an organization that uses data analytics to make HR decisions more effective. In this episode Paul and Keith discuss the role that data analytics...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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33:48
How To Get Serious About AI
Boaz Ashkenazy is CEO and Co-founder of Simply Augmented, an organization committed to establishing a premier AI-first solutions provider that empowers businesses to harness generative AI for optimizing their core business workflows. Bo...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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44:37
A Very Particular Set of Skills
Ben Slater is the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Beamery - a platform that uses AI to hire candidates faster, develop the skills of a workforce, and increase employee retention.In this wide-r...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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39:54
How to Not Suck as a Leader!
Paul is joined by Dr. Allessandria Polizzi for the first live recording of Humanity Working! In this episode, Paul and Dr. Al answer questions you’ve shared on leadership - what works, and what doesn’t in today’s new world of work. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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54:27
The WD-40 Story. How to Put People at the Heart of an Enterprise
In 1997, after 10 years at the company - Garry Ridge became CEO of WD-40, and began the transformation of the organization into a truly global company. Garry’s big bet? That focusing relentlessly on the people inside WD-40 would drive outsized ...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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43:14
Mental Health at Work - What We Are All Getting Wrong
Dr. Allessandria Polizzi - is a former HR executive and now the CEO of Verdant Consulting, a top 20 workplace wellness provider of 2022. She is the ISO global liaison for occupational health and safety. She also serves as an expert on psycholog...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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43:09
Glass Ceilings. Sticky Floors.
Erica Rooney is a Chief People Officer, Executive Coach and Consultant, and host of the Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors podcas...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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47:10
How the Future Works
Brian Elliott is the co-founder of Future Forum, an initiative backed by Slack and Boston Consulting Group, focused on building flexible work environments that Flourish. He is the author of the best-selling book “How the Future Works”. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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41:42
Team Habits
Charlie Gilkey is a business author, speaker, coach, and entrepreneur specializing in leadership, teamwork, and productivity. His new book is Team Habits: How Small Actions Le...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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55:47
Same As it Ever Was
Becky Farone is a certified career change coach and the founder of Fireworks Coaching. Becky specializes in helping professional women over 40 decide to stay or leave distressing work or careers – and what to do next, using a foundation of desi...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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47:01
The Leadership Revolution
Lori Mazan is a the co-founder, president, and chief coaching officer of Sounding Board, Inc., which offers a tech-driven, human-centric approach to leadership development to customers incl...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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47:14
What Do People Really Want?
Sharekh Shaikh is the Founder of CleverX, a platform that powers market research teams by providing them with access to the tools and the hardest-to-reach commercial audiences. Sharekh previously worked with Gartner, to create secu...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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42:11
Lessons from an AI Startup
Zach Rattner is the CTO and Co-Founder of Yembo.ai, and author of the new book, Grow Up Fast: Lessons from an AI Startup. In this podcast Zach and Paul discuss how AI is way more than just ChatGPT - what it’s good (and not good at), ho...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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44:31
The Whole Human at Work
Dr. Laura Hamill is an organizational psychologist and business leader, focusing on the intersection of science and HR. Laura is an expert on creating great places to work. Her research is centered around employee well-being, employee engagemen...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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46:58
Workforce Readiness for the Future of Work
Paul is joined by his BillionMinds co-founder Ryan Tubbs to explore the dynamic world of employee development. Drawing from Ryan's recent in-depth research, they discuss the pivotal role employers have in fostering soft skills li...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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45:16
Building Organizations Where Everyone Thrives
Minal Bopaiah is an award-winning author, keynote speaker and equity strategist. She founded Brevity & Wit, a strategy and design firm that helps organizations achieve the change they want to see in the world. Her first book, Equ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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59:12
The Endless Job Hunt
Paul welcomes back Dr. Charles Michael Austin, also known as Dr. Chaz, for an in-depth discussion about his latest book, "101 Ways to Find Work... and Keep Finding Work for the Rest of Your Career." This episode is a must-listen for any...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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42:33
The Business Case for DEIB
Sarah Scala M. Ed & OD is the Founder, President, and Principal Consultant of Sarah Scala Consulting, which provides executive coaching, DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) facilitati...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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44:43
Design Thinking for Leadership Development
Paul explores the transformative power of design thinking in leadership with Karen Ziegler, the leader of Designed for Innovation. In the discussion they demystify design thinking and showcases its role in sculpting today's a...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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35:43