Episodes

Recorded live at Cornerstone Connect in Chicago, Cliff Stevenson sits down with Anna Goldberg, VP of AI Product at Cornerstone, to talk about how HR is moving past “AI for AI’s sake” toward outcomes that matter to the business. Anna explains how AI is speeding up skills work that once took months, a...

Compensation decisions shape whether employees trust their employer, yet most organizations treat pay as a spreadsheet problem instead of a trust problem. This episode breaks down why compensation conversations go wrong, how generational differences (especially Gen Z's openness about pay) are reshap...

What would it take to leave a job you love, with steady pay and great people, to bet on yourself? Tacy Riehm, Founder of Vos Consulting, joins Jamie Jacobs to share how her family's adoption of their fourth child pushed her to leave the company where she had spent 15 years and start the consulting, ...

Recorded on the floor at Cornerstone Connect in Chicago, @Cliff Stevenson sat down with @Anna Goldberg, VP of AI Product at @Cornerstone, to talk about where AI in HR is actually going. Anna explains how AI is speeding up the skills work that used to stall for months, and how that foundation makes r...

Abstract: A November 2026 survey of 1,002 U.S. workers found that 74% have deliberately saved emails, messages, or screenshots in case they later need proof, and that 43% have already used such records to defend themselves. This article treats "keeping receipts" as a diagnostic signal rather th...

Artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved into a crucial signal of employer character, prompting many workers to evaluate prospective companies based on their technological principles. Global survey data reveals that a majority of employees will reject job offers if an organization's AI ethics cla...

Artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved into a crucial signal of employer character, prompting many workers to evaluate prospective companies based on their technological principles. Global survey data reveals that a majority of employees will reject job offers if an organization's AI ethics cla...

How can leaders turn disagreement into better decisions? Karan Yadav joins Felicia Shakiba to discuss productive friction, hiring people who learn and solve problems, and building teams that challenge ideas before committing to a shared direction. Drawing on his experience at Apple, Workday and Orbi...

David and Steve discuss what stood out in HR technology in 2026 and where the field may be headed. Steve reflects on the surge of emerging HR-tech companies and argues that organizations should focus on strategic outcomes, especially organizational agility—rather than technology alone. They also exp...