Conversations About Collaboration

AirSlate CEO Borya Shakhnovich and I discuss the obstacles that inhibit organizations from automating manual business processes. We also talk about small businesses, change management, and the economics of automation.

Jordan Pearce is my guest today. He is the CEO of Fringe. We talk about how to personalize employee benefits, the challenges of recognizing remote employees, and his company's plans for the future of work.

Bestselling author David Burkus and I discuss remote work, the difference between presence and productivity, Van Halen, bad Instagram ideas, and Office Space.

Aaron Campbell of OhmniLabs joins me to talk about telepresence robots, AI, ethics, and Jurassic Park.

Rohit Bhargava joins me to talk about the spectrum of work, diversity and inclusion, and the role of political discussions in the workplace.

Danielle Newton of Zendesk joins me for an illuminating chat about remote work, Hygge, location designations, and how her company has handled this vastly new work environment.

Leo Bottary joins me for a multifaceted discussion on management, collaboration, and communication. He's the author of three books, most recently Peernovation: What Peer Advisory Groups Can Teach Us About Building High Performing Teams. We talk about servant leadership, golf, basketball, and organizational learning.

Nellie Hayat, head of Workplace Transformation at VergeSense, pops by. We discuss HSBC's decision to abandon offices for its top brass, performance management, trust, changes in real estate, transparency, and Stripe.

Dr. Rebecca Kehoe joins me. She is an Associate Professor of Human Resource Studies at Cornell University. We talk about her research into stars, whether the pandemic has given them more or less power, and companies such as Uber, Google, and Amazon.

Shiraz Cupala of Microsoft joins me. Cupala is the Product Leader for Microsoft Teams Meetings. We talk about AI, machine learning, the power of hubs and spokes, and roosters.