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Up Next @ Work
Workplace Conversations
When every day feels like a new adventure, Up Next @ Work delivers the insight and intelligence you need to succeed. Join HR influencers Jeanne Achille and Katie Achille of The Devon Group, who believe better communications are vital for making sense of what’s happening around you. Listen in as Jeanne and Katie chat with the thought leaders, practitioners, and providers sitting at the intersection of people, processes, and technology to discover what’s Up Next @ Work. Subscribe to “The How” Substack here.
Up Next @ Work, Episode 37 with Chris Havrilla, Chief Advisor & Analyst at AI Alchemists
In this episode of Up Next at Work, Katie Achille sits down with Chris Havrilla, Chief Advisor & Analyst at AI Alchemists, to explore what organizations need to rethink as AI becomes increasingly embedded in workforce decisions. With experience across the enterprise buyer, technology vendor, and ana...
Up Next @ Work, Episode 36 with Pete A. Tiliakos of Payroll Influences
In this episode of Up Next @ Work, Kate Achille returns to talk to industry analyst Pete A. Tiliakos about why payroll is so often misunderstood, undervalued, and left out of strategic conversations - and what Pete is doing to try to shift that narrative. Pete shares how his career journey, from aud...
Up Next @ Work, Episode 35 with Jay Polaki, CEO of HR Geckos
What happens when organizations rush to adopt AI before fixing the processes underneath? Jeanne Achille is joined by Jay Polaki, CEO and Chief Gecko at HR Geckos, to talk about why the real risk begins there. In this episode, Jeanne and Jay discuss why successful AI adoption starts with clarity, rat...
Up Next @ Work, Episode 34 with Lance Haun, Founder of Beacon Turn
You might not realize that you’ve been a follower of Lance Haun for years. Founder of Beacon Turn, he’s a researcher, writer, and advisor to B2B companies focused on work tech and leadership. A featured contributor to Reworked, he’s considered one of the leading market insights pundits in how work g...
Up Next @ Work, Episode 33 with Elaine Orler, Chief Strategy and Product Officer, Match2
Elaine Orler has been designing and implementing global Talent Acquisition and Recruiting solutions as a practitioner and a consultant for more than 25 years. Her hands-on approach has enabled multi-national organizations to transform and optimize complex recruiting strategies and processes through ...
Up Next @ Work, Episode 32 with Opal Wagnac, Global Head of Market Positioning & Strategy
What do electrical engineering and HR technology have in common? More than you might realize! As we kick off the next season of Up Next @ Work, Jeanne Achille chats with Opal Wagnac, the global head of market positioning and strategy at Darwinbox. No doubt Opal is already familiar to many listeners,...
Up Next @ WorkTech! When AI Systems, Startups, and Public Policies Collide
In this "high velocity" edition of Up Next @ WorkTech, Kate Achille from The Devon Group and George LaRocque of WorkTech break down the critical intersection of legal friction, evolving corporate staffing strategies, multi-million-dollar government tech overhauls, and the sweeping shifts rewriting t...
Up Next @ WorkTech: Reading the Room on AI During Grad Season
Welcome to another packed episode of Up Next @ WorkTech, the crossover podcast featuring George LaRocque and Kate Achille. In this edition, George and Kate break down the rapidly shifting intersections of AI and the technological developments redefining the modern workplace. The Gen Z Dilemma: The h...
Up Next @ WorkTech! Returns to Take a Look Beyond the AI Smokescreen
Kate Achille and George LaRocque are back after taking time off for travel and industry events, ready to dissect the complex, often contradictory state of the modern workplace. This latest episode of Up Next @ Work Tech dives into April's "layoff season," considering the different strategies compani...
Up Next @ WorkTech! Lawsuits, Layoffs, and the AI Panic Button
In the latest episode of Up Next @ WorkTech, Katie Achille and George LaRocque navigate another packed week of industry turbulence, from Workday's ongoing age-discrimination lawsuit to Senator Hassan's public rebuke of data-broker practices reaching HR Tech. Episode highlights include: Meta's recent...