How can a four day week increase productivity while reducing burnout?

Why is a four day week working so well for over 300 companies and thousands of employees?

My guest on this episode is Juliet Schor, Professor at Boston College and author of “Four Days a Week.”

During our conversation Juliet and I discuss:

• Why, despite decades of labor-saving technology, Americans are working longer hours than ever before.
• Why rethinking “productivity” is only part of the business case for a four-day week.
• How work redesign is the key to unlocking both productivity and employee wellbeing.
• How four-day work weeks dramatically improve retention and make organizations an employer of choice.
• Real-world examples of four-day work week in tech startups to large manufacturing and even restaurants.

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How do you unlock the power of employee experience?

Why is a people-first mindset so critical in modernizing HR?

My guest on this episode is Assil Omar, VP, People Experience, AbbVie.

During our conversation Assil and I discuss:

• Why we should embrace new opportunities as a way to reinvent ourselves and our careers.
• How AbbVie maintains a unique culture of purpose, performance, and care
• Why HR practitioners must become students of both human motivation and organizational transformation to drive real impact.
• Why it’s important to start with the employee experience first when designing systems.
• Her advice to HR leaders who want to start a people experience team

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How can differentiating talent result in real business impact?

Why is asking the right questions in workforce analytics so critical?

My guest on this episode is Mark Huselid, Distinguished Professor of Workforce Analytics at Northeastern University

During our conversation Mark and I discuss:

• Why most companies do not treat people data as rigorously as financial data—and why they should.
• The evolution from “critical roles” to “strategic work,” and why success now depends on pinpointing the specific work, not just the job titles, that drive results.
• Why most organizations over-invest in senior leaders and under-invest in developing early and middle career talent
• How HR and people analytics teams can bridge the gap with business leaders to ask better questions, not just provide more data.
• Why AI and workplace data will offer powerful insights—but also introduce risks like bias and outdated assumptions.

Connecting with Mark:

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Succession Planning Playbook: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.