Rebel HR Podcast: Life and Work on Your Terms

Rethinking Work in the Age of AI with Steve Cadigan


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In this episode of The Rebel HR Podcast, host Kyle Roed reconnects with Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn’s first CHRO and author of Workquake, for a conversation that feels more relevant than ever. Four years after their first interview, Kyle and Steve dive deep into how work, technology, and humanity continue to collide — and what HR leaders must do to adapt.

Together they explore:

  • 💡 AI’s Impact on Work: How fear, misunderstanding, and missed opportunities are shaping the AI conversation — and what great leaders are doing differently.
  • 🧩 Building Teams in a Short-Tenure World: Why traditional models of loyalty and retention are dead, and how to build winning teams when no one stays long.
  • 🏗️ The New Architecture of Work: From upskilling to experimentation, how forward-thinking companies (like Walmart!) are reimagining their cultures for agility and innovation.
  • 🧠 AI Philosophy for Organizations: Why every HR leader should define their stance on AI now — before someone else defines it for them.
  • ❤️ Reclaiming Our Relationship with Technology: How reflection, creativity, and human connection can coexist with digital transformation.

Steve’s insights cut through the hype and offer practical wisdom for anyone navigating this unprecedented shift in work.

📚 Mentioned in this episode:

  • Workquake by Steve Cadigan — available wherever books are sold
  • Walmart’s AI experiment
  • Hilti’s “AI for people” strategy
  • Brene Brown on leadership and vulnerability

Connect with Steve:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadigan/

https://stevecadigan.com/


https://stevecadigan.com/workquake/

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