Workplace productivity is slumping downward. Employees are accomplishing less today than in the past, despite advances in workplace technology. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee is joined by Art Jackson, president of Eagles Nest Performance Management and an expert in leadership, performance and productivity. Jackson says leaders can solve productivity problems by changing their organization’s approach to meetings, remote work, AI and more.

LinkedIn has played an integral role in the evolution of recruiting. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with LinkedIn Chief Operating Officer Dan Shapero about the paradigm shift from job listings to social networking and how AI will help shape the future of talent acquisition and retention.

Advocates of AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, point to their potential to boost employee efficiency and productivity, but skeptics express concern about their reliability and accuracy. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Avi Gesser, partner at Debevoise & Plimpton and co-chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity, Privacy and Artificial Intelligence Practice Group, about where AI tools excel and where they falter.

Employees want to know both how they're doing on the job, and their chances for promotion, but workers report feeling uninspired and underwhelmed by their most recent performance review. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with former employment law attorney, author and SHRM.org columnist Jathan Janove on how to rethink performance management, and HR’s role in helping people managers avoid bias in their employees’ performance reviews.

As the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) launches its 75th Anniversary year, SHRM now counts more than 323,000 members, and plans to welcome more than 18,000 guests to Las Vegas in June for the SHRM23 Annual Conference. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, on the plans for commemorating the anniversary, reflection on SHRM’s key accomplishments, and his goals for the organization’s future.

Nearly half of employees report they feel lonely at work, and the negative effects of workplace loneliness are numerous. It can contribute to employee burnout, mental health concerns and talent shortages. In this episode of All Things Work, award-winning journalist, author and workplace culture strategist Jennifer Moss joins host Tony Lee to discuss why employers should care if their employees are lonely, and what to do about it.

Upward mobility for front-line employees is critical for growing economies and creating inclusive, resilient workforces. But front-line employees face many obstacles to advancing in their careers. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Monne Williams, a partner at McKinsey & Co., about the plight of front-line workers and solutions to create better experiences and outcomes for them.

In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee is joined by pay transparency advocate and CEO of Salary Transparent Street Hannah Williams to discuss the pay transparency and practical steps employers can take to achieve it.

In this episode of All Things Work, Iva Purvanova, professor of management and chair of the Department of Management and Organizational Leadership within the College of Business and Public Administration at Drake University, joins host Tony Lee to discuss the implications and explore the boundaries of employer flexibility and employee autonomy.

In this episode of All Things Work, Wendi Safstrom, president of the SHRM Foundation, joins host Tony Lee to discuss skilled credentials and their role in closing the skills gap.

In this episode of All Things Work, Julie Moore, attorney and president of HR consulting firm the Employment Practices Group, speaks with host Tony Lee about sensible approaches to workplace policy and how to avoid problems related to a romance gone bad.

In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with David Stillman, author of Gen Z @ Work: How the Next Generation Is Transforming the Workplace about workers in this generation and how companies can engage them.

As prices continue to rise, employers are wrestling with questions and concerns about what inflation means for compensation strategy. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Tom McMullen, senior client partner at global organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry, on navigating inflation’s impact on the compensation of both current and future employees.

Previously fixtures of the video game landscape, smart goggles and virtual reality headsets are being used today by organizations to train and onboard employees. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee is joined by Eric Abbruzzese, a VR research director at ABI Research, to discuss how the advent of virtual reality is beginning to shape the workplace.

In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Jonathan Segal, attorney and partner at Duane Morris’ employment group, on what employers should do to address antisemitism in the workplace.

In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Alan Murray, the CEO of Fortune Media and a veteran business journalist, on the importance of corporate social responsibility as employers respond to talent shortages and employee engagement issues spurred by the Great Resignation.

In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Jeff Levin-Scherz, population health leader at WTW, on how employers can maintain current health care coverage for employees without breaking the bank during a time of rising inflation.

In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee is joined by Merve Hickok, founder of AI Ethicist.org, a website focused on the ethically responsible development and governance of AI, to discuss how organizations can ensure that they use AI both responsibly and ethically in their business operations.

Inflation, rising energy prices and geopolitical instability are impacting wages and organizations’ ability to attract and retain talent. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with David Mitchell, professor of economics and director of the Bureau of Economic Research at Missouri State University, on how organizations can prioritize compensation, benefits and employee experience to succeed in filling open positions during a rocky economic period.

Hispanic people represent a substantial portion of the workforce and consumer base, but continue to be underrepresented in corporate boardrooms and senior executive roles. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Esther Aguilera, president and CEO of the Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA) on achieving greater representation among Hispanic professionals in senior leadership roles. Follow All Things Work wherever you listen to podcasts; rate and review the show...

In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Ken Rusk, owner of Toledo, Ohio-based construction conglomerate Rusk Industries and author of Blue Collar Cash (HarperCollins, 2020), about how employers will need to expand their views of employment eligibility to include applicants without college degrees, especially amid acute labor shortages in most industries. Follow All Things Work wherever you listen to podcasts; rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. This episode of...

Talent and labor shortages are widespread and at historic highs across almost every industry. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Marie Artim, vice president of global talent acquisition for Enterprise Holdings (Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo Rent a Car), about successful strategies to overcome the shortages to attract and retain great employees. Follow All Things Work wherever you listen to podcasts; rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Music courtesy of...

What employees want and what employers think they want in terms of benefits and compensation are often misaligned. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Amy Spurling, co-founder and CEO of Compt, a firm specializing in helping employers build, streamline and scale employee benefits, on how organizations can identify benefits and perks employees actually value - and attract and retain great workers. Compt was selected as the first winner of SHRM’s 2021 Better...

Research suggests that the missing piece in most organizations’ attempts to increase effectiveness and achieve results is workplace happiness. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Jenn Lim, author of Beyond Happiness, to discuss how to build workplace strategies that spread happiness and, as a result, benefit all employees and the bottom line. Follow All Things Work wherever you listen to podcasts; rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Music courtesy of bensound.

Millennials are often described as entitled and obsessed with praise, validation and brunch. These stereotypes fail to recognize the tremendous importance of Millennials in the world of work: Now the largest generation in the workplace, Millennials comprise more than 35 percent of the global workforce, and by 2025, they’ll make up 75 percent all employees. In this episode of All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Bruce Tulgan, an expert on generational issues in the workplace, on how...