Episode 269: A Smarter Framework for Human Centered Decisions in HR (with Kate O’Neill)

AI, layoffs, reskilling - everyone’s reacting to the same headlines. The question is: are they making the right decisions because of them? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David Green is joined by Kate O’Neill, Tech Humanist, keynote speaker, and author of What Matters Next, to explore how leaders can make more deliberate, context-aware decisions in a landscape shaped by constant change.

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Episode 268: The CHRO Framework for AI: Culture Determines AI Outcomes Not Spend (with Paul Rubenstein)

What if HR is still thinking too small about AI? David Green is joined by Paul, Chief Evangelist and Talent Strategist at Visier, to explore why traditional transformation approaches may no longer be fit for purpose, and what HR needs to do differently to keep pace. Tune into this podcast as they tackle some of the biggest questions facing the function today.

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Episode 267: Beyond Insight: People Analytics as Work Orchestration (with Jamie Nevshehir)

What does the next evolution of people analytics actually look like? As AI reshapes how organisations operate, people analytics is increasingly being drawn into more consultative, business-facing work - helping leaders think through decisions, guide adoption, and play a more active role in how work actually gets done. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Jamie Nevshehir, VP of HR Operations and People Analytics at NBCUniversal, to explore what that looks like in practice.

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Episode 266: From CHRO to Chief Work Officer: The Next Evolution of HR Leadership (with Phil Kirshner)

Are organisations overlooking one of the most important drivers of employee experience and performance? For many, the workplace is still treated as a fixed asset - something to manage for cost and capacity, rather than something to actively design around how work actually happens. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Phil Kirschner, Workforce Experience Consultant and author of the famous newsletter, The Workline,  to explore why workplace strategy continues to sit outside of core HR and people analytics conversations - and why that needs to change.

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Bonus Episode: Rethinking L&D for an AI-Driven World (with Chris Eigeland)

Are we at a point where traditional workplace learning no longer works? Organisations have long invested in platforms and programmes, yet much still feels disconnected from how people actually learn today—especially with AI enabling instant skill-building. So what does effective learning look like now, and how can organisations build an AI-ready workforce? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David Green speaks with Chris Eigeland, CEO of Go1, on how workplace learning must evolve.

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Episode 265: Work Redesign in the Age of AI: What HR Leaders Must Know (with Hebba Youssef)

If parts of a role can be automated or augmented overnight, what does that mean for job design, career development, and the way organisations build the next generation of talent? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Hebba Youssef, Chief People Officer at Workweek and the Founder and creator of the widely followed newsletter I Hate It Here. Drawing on her experience building and leading HR teams, Hebba shares how she is approaching AI adoption inside her own organisation and what the rise of AI-powered teams means for the future of work. 

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Episode 264: AI, Loneliness and the Future of Connection at Work (with Connie Noonan Hadley)

Are we overlooking one of the biggest human consequences of AI at work? As organisations race to adopt AI, much of the conversation has focused on productivity, efficiency, and redesigning work. But far less attention has been given to how these technologies may reshape something just as important: the relationships people rely on at work. To unpack this, in this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green speaks with Connie Noonan Hadley, organisational psychologist, Thinkers50 Radar thinker, and Research Associate Professor at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.

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Episode 263: The Hidden Cost of Fragmented HR and Finance Data (with Kenneth Matos)

Have we made the manager’s role more complex without making it easier to make good decisions?David Green speaks with Kenneth Matos, Director of Market Insights at HiBob, to explore what it takes to design better decision environments for modern organisations. Drawing on new global research involving 4,700 people managers, Ken shares why the time spent stitching together data and the lack of a unified HR–Finance view are undermining decision quality - and what leaders must do to enable managers to balance people fairness with financial discipline.

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Episode 262: The CHRO Playbook for Employee Experience in an AI Era (with Jacob Morgan)

Is employee experience due for a reset? For much of the past decade, employee experience has been framed as a competitive advantage - a way to attract talent, boost engagement, and strengthen culture. Yet in today’s environment, shaped by economic pressure, evolving workforce expectations, and the rapid rise of AI, many organisations are re-examining whether their approach is still sustainable - or whether, in trying to improve employee experience, they may have inadvertently diluted it. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green speaks with Jacob Morgan - author, keynote speaker, and Founder of The Future of Work Leaders - to explore what an employee experience reset looks like in 2026 and beyond.

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Episode 261: What HR Can Learn from Private Equity About Creating Business Value (with Angela Geffre)

What can HR learn from private equity, where talent, culture, and leadership are part of the deal thesis from day one? In many organisations, the connection between people strategy and business outcomes is still taking shape. In private equity, however, that connection is immediate and unmistakable, with leadership quality, organisational design, workforce capability, and culture being central to the value-creation plan, with clear timelines, defined expectations, and measurable results. David Green speaks with Angela Geffre, Head of Human Capital at GrowthCurve Capital, together, they explore what it really means to run HR in a private equity environment, and what the broader HR profession can learn from it. 

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Episode 259: Rethinking Strategic Workforce Planning in the Age of AI and Skills Disruption (with David Edwards)

How do organisations move from reacting to workforce change, to planning for it in a way that actually shapes business outcomes? In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by David Edwards, strategic workforce planning practitioner, advisor, and author of The Strategic Workforce Planning Handbook, to explore what it really takes to make strategic workforce planning work in practice.

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Episode 258: The Data-Driven Reality of How Work Is Evolving in 2026 (with Philip Arkcoll)

AI was supposed to make work more efficient. So why are people busier than ever? As organisations move into 2026, many leaders are realising that while technology has changed quickly, the fundamentals of how work gets done haven’t kept up. David is joined by Philip Arkcoll, CEO of Worklytics to unpack why activity is increasing, output is accelerating in some places - yet coordination, focus, and decision-making often feel more challenging than before.

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Bonus Episode: The Agentic Organisation: How AI–Human Collaboration Is Redefining Work, Leadership, and Performance (with Sandra Durth)

As we begin a new year, it’s natural to reflect on what’s changed - and what’s quietly no longer fit for purpose. AI investment is accelerating at pace, and autonomous and semi-autonomous agents are moving from experimentation to everyday work. And yet, many organisations are still operating with leadership models, workforce structures, and planning assumptions designed for a world where humans were the only actors in the system.

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Episode 255: How UPS Is Using AI to Prepare Its Workforce for the Next Chapter of Work (with Danelle McCusker)

Can AI fuel a people-first transformation at global scale? At UPS, the answer is a resounding yes. While many companies view AI through the lens of automation and efficiency, UPS is taking a radically different approach: treating AI as an enabler of human growth, not a replacement for it. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, host David Green is joined by Danelle McCusker, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Talent, Learning and Culture at UPS, to explore how the company is redefining what workforce transformation looks like in the age of AI.

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Episode 253: The New CHRO–CEO Partnership: Leading With Insight and Humanity (with Katarina Berg)

In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, Katarina Berg — CHRO at On, former CHRO at Spotify, and author of Bold: A New Era of Strategic HR — joins David Green to explore what modern, strategic HR leadership truly requires. Together, they dive into the evolving partnership between the CHRO and CEO — a relationship that has never been more critical as organisations navigate AI, workforce transformation, culture, and business growth.

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