Stacey Harris is the keynote speaker on Thursday, September 15 at this year's HR Tech Conference. Why is this so important? Because Stacey conducts the industry's most important buyer decision-making research, which is based on 25+ years of survey data. Stacey observes that HR professionals are stretched to the limit, John jumps in with tough questions about ethics and Jeanne reminds all of us about the importance of boundaries.

Cecile Alper-Leroux is GVP of Research and Innovation at UKG. Since 2010, she has focused on fostering a culture of innovation, resulting in the delivery of advanced, people-centric technology solutions and services. Cecile is an economic anthropologist and best-selling author of "From Dissonance to Resonance, Bringing your People and Organization into Sync." In this episode of #TheWork, she questions why the trauma created by working through COVID times hasn't been addressed by many employers and the damage being created by organizations pushing tone-deaf agendas like it's still 2019.

Matt Charney is a legend in the #HRTech category. Known for his ability to see the truth quickly (and call it out), John says Matt is one of the smartest people he knows and Jeanne thinks Matt is a polymath. At HR.com, Matt gets the opportunity to truly shine. In this episode of #TheWork, he talks about HR.com's global community, advisory boards and deep research offerings. Matt also takes us into the nitty-gritty of talent acquisition including the impact of dated technology and bad processes.

One of the deepest thinkers in the HR tech category, Thomas Otter is our guest on this episode of #TheWork. Thomas helps us understand how disruption at the process level is forcing the evolution of HR systems, especially as work and payments change and organizational models shift. We discuss the innovation happening in the SME, dynamic economic indicators, and how the mobile, aging workforce is driving the shape of work.

Few #HRTech marketers can boast the incredible career of Jess Von Bank. Added to her thoughtful, disciplined approach to people and products, is a deep passion for community: true workforce community, not just "lip service." In this episode, Jess takes us through her ideas for models that truly embrace inclusion and belonging and respect the dynamic nature of the workforce. We enjoyed our chat with Jess about work and we're sure you will too.

In this fascinating episode of #TheWork, we chat with Cornerstone’s Global VP, Strategic Initiatives, Mike Bollinger. He steps us through the resiliency of organizational bias and muses over flat-screen life vs. office hallway conversations. Don’t miss his take on the metaverse and the opportunities it will create for increased innovation through a return to out-of-band conversations with a twist.

Creating pathways back into the workforce for those who've taken a career break is what reacHIRE does and their CEO explains why this is so important to organizations. "A career break is not a career breaker," she says and our co-hosts agree. It was great to learn how skills can be redeployed in new ways, even for jobs that didn't exist previously. Addie also lets listeners know how they can jumpstart their return to work with reacHIRE's free workbook, available for download: https://bit.ly/3mC36Lz

In this episode, the HR tech industry's leading talent acquisition expert Madeline Laurano stumps co-host John Sumser on the topic of skills and role of the resume. She helps us understand how TA teams need to think strategy, not just efficiency, especially when it comes to their tech stacks. We discuss the great resignation, recruiting hourly workers and hiring for potential while Jeanne rails about ghosting candidates. Don't miss the latest spirited discussion on #TheWork.

We're so fortunate to speak with Dr. Anna Tavis in this episode. She helps us understand why the pandemic accelerated changes that were already underway, specifically to the four Ws: work, workforce, workplace, and worth. She explains how machines can already take over simple cognitive tasks and the projected evolution of emotion in AI (AE: artificial empathy.) It's a fascinating discussion with one of the future of work's exceptional thought leaders.

Entrepreneur, CEO, thought leader and working mother, Caitlin MacGregor knows how to bring clarity into the hiring process through psychometric data. In this episode, we explore what drives or drains employees and how this human-centric approach informs employee engagement and career pathways. Most important, she discusses how Plum data enables managers to be better leaders by aligning talent acquisition and talent management in a way that nurtures and respects workers.