WorkTrends

Today, we are exploring one of the biggest challenges facing talent acquisition leaders: how to identify qualified candidates amid the flood of AI-generated applications. As the volume of applications grows, employers need a better way to separate genuine talent from the noise. We’ll discuss why hiring is entering the trust era, what distinguishes a trusted talent network from the open market, and how organizations can invest in stronger talent relationships before their next role even opens.

But before we begin today’s podcast, please ask yourself these two questions:

First, are you overwhelmed by AI-generated applications?

And second, are you relying primarily on general job boards or are you building trusted talent networks to support your recruiting and hiring efforts?

Today we’re exploring how leadership intelligence is changing the way organizations identify and develop future executive leaders. We are going to discuss how recognition and workplace data can uncover overlook potential, reduce bias, and help organizations build stronger talent leadership pipeline. But before we begin today’s podcast, please ask yourself these two questions:

Are you using data analytics to identify signals of executive leadership potential?

And number two, is your organization open to reevaluating its traditional succession planning and model?

In this episode of WorkTrends, we will walk through how younger generations in the age of AI are changing the hiring landscape and explore how we can adapt to protect our teams, brand reputations and quality of hire. The days of water cooler whispers and what happens at work, stays at work are over. For today’s digital native workforce, the line between workplace conversations and public social media posts has all but disappeared. Poof, one viral moment can reshape an employer’s reputation, influence hiring and impact customer trust. In this episode, we are exploring how organizations can stay ahead of these risks while protecting both their people and their brand.

This is an encore podcast presentation of WorkTrends previously aired on September 20th, 2024. In this episode, we explore research from SAP SuccessFactors on mastering skills-based HR practices, how skills are defined, tracked, and used, and how technology helps organizations gather skills data and intel. A must-listen for anyone in people management. The most surprising finding: the scale of change management required, as recruiters, hiring managers, and senior leaders all have to adapt how they work and make decisions in a skills-based model.

In this episode of WorkTrends, we dive into how hiring is entering the "Trust Era." We explore the difference between the open market and Trusted Talent Networks, why candidate source matters, and how employers can cut through application overload by investing in trusted relationships. Tune in to discover how talent acquisition leaders can move from more applicants to better connections and better hires.

In this episode of WorkTrends, we explore how leadership intelligence is changing the way organizations identify and develop future executive leaders. Join us to learn how recognition and workplace data can uncover overlooked potential, reduce bias, and help organizations build stronger leadership pipelines. We'll also discuss how to turn these insights into personalized development, stronger retention, and smarter workforce planning.

In this episode of #WorkTrends, we will walk through how younger generations and the age of AI are changing the hiring landscape, and explore how we can adapt to protect our teams, brand reputations, and quality of hire.

The days of water cooler whispers and "what happens at work stays at work" are over. For today's digital-native workforce, the line between workplace conversations and public social media posts has all but disappeared. One viral moment can reshape an employer's reputation, influence hiring, and impact customer trust. In this episode, we explore how organizations can stay ahead of these risks while protecting both their people and their brand.

This is an encore podcast presentation of WorkTrends previously aired on September 20th, 2024. In this episode, we explore research from SAP SuccessFactors on mastering skills-based HR practices, how skills are defined, tracked, and used, and how technology helps organizations gather skills data and intel. A must-listen for anyone in people management. The most surprising finding: the scale of change management required, as recruiters, hiring managers, and senior leaders all have to adapt how they work and make decisions in a skills-based model.

This is an encore podcast presentation of WorkTrends previously aired on December 5th, 2025. Your people data is telling you something. Are you listening? In this #WorkTrends episode, we dig into how people analytics is reshaping HR and talent management — from turning raw workforce data into strategic insights, to using AI agents to make faster, smarter people decisions. Whether you're focused on engagement, retention, or performance, this conversation will change how you think about the numbers behind your team.

In this episode of #WorkTrends, we sit down with a longtime HR tech leader to unpack the shift from point solutions to AI-driven platforms. We cover what's actually changing, why AI depends on connected, end-to-end data, and what HR leaders should be rethinking in their tech stacks. We also look ahead, platform vs. best-in-class, and how this shift is changing the way HR teams operate and make decisions every day.