You Should Know

You Should Know

Essential Leadership Insights

"You Should Know," a podcast delving into pivotal leadership challenges in the workplace. With broad topics, it engages anyone invested in the evolving world of work. Join us as we unravel workplace dynamics. Subscribe to the WRKdefined Substack here.

HR Isn’t Burned Out. It’s Being Rewritten in Real Time.
You Should KnowMay 11, 202600:37:19

HR Isn’t Burned Out. It’s Being Rewritten in Real Time.

The AI shift isn’t coming. It already hit payroll, hiring, benefits, and every broken HR process companies ignored for years. Most teams still think they have time. They don’t. 85% of companies say they’re adapting. Most are just playing with ChatGPT while the talent market, employee expectations, a...

AI Broke Hiring. Now You’re Drowning in Your Own Applicants

AI Broke Hiring. Now You’re Drowning in Your Own Applicants

You made it easy to apply. Now you’re buried. Bots, bad fits, fake signals. That’s the game. Recruiting, AI hiring, applicant volume, skills gap, and signal vs noise are colliding hard and most teams aren’t ready. In this episode… you’ll hear what AI is actually fixing, what it’s making worse, and h...

The Hidden Benefits of Job Hopping: What HR Needs to Know
You Should KnowMarch 19, 202600:35:52

The Hidden Benefits of Job Hopping: What HR Needs to Know

What if the candidate with the “messy” résumé is actually the one who ramps fastest? Rebecca Kehoe from Cornell University breaks down what HR gets wrong about job hopping, why onboarding matters more than most teams realize, and how performance, culture fit, and career transitions are more connecte...

The New Rules of HR Tech Funding: Inside ADP Ventures with Oz Khan
You Should KnowMarch 16, 202600:46:30

The New Rules of HR Tech Funding: Inside ADP Ventures with Oz Khan

In this episode, Oz Khan (Head of ADP Ventures) joins William Tincup and Ryan Leary to discuss the shifting landscape of HR Tech investing. Learn why the Series A definition has changed, how AI-native startups are disrupting traditional SaaS models, and the strategic logic behind Build vs. Buy decis...

How Internal Mobility Really Works: Insights from Cornell ILR’s JR Keller
You Should KnowFebruary 03, 202600:46:24

How Internal Mobility Really Works: Insights from Cornell ILR’s JR Keller

Internal mobility is one of the most misunderstood dynamics in modern organizations. JR Keller brings the empirical lens that most leaders never get. His research at Cornell University’s ILR School unpacks how hiring decisions are made, how managers balance team performance with talent development, ...

AI Recruiting: Why Findem + Getro Changes Talent Intelligence
You Should KnowDecember 23, 202500:34:57

AI Recruiting: Why Findem + Getro Changes Talent Intelligence

Talent acquisition is flooded with AI tools, but most hiring teams are still optimizing for activity instead of results. Bad data, shallow signals, and outdated job posts continue to slow real progress, even as technology accelerates. In this episode, the conversation centers on the acquisition of G...

What AI Adoption at ADP Reveals About Employee Experience and Trust with Naomi Lariviere Chief Product Officer, VP Product Management ADP
You Should KnowDecember 22, 202500:39:27

What AI Adoption at ADP Reveals About Employee Experience and Trust with Naomi Lariviere Chief Product Officer, VP Product Management ADP

AI is moving quickly from experimentation to everyday use inside large organizations, especially when it comes to employee experience. Adoption alone is no longer the headline. What matters is whether people trust the technology, understand how it is being used, and can see real outcomes tied to tha...

How Recruiters and Hiring Managers are Rethinking Quality, Collaboration, and Technology with Indeed
You Should KnowDecember 16, 202500:48:46

How Recruiters and Hiring Managers are Rethinking Quality, Collaboration, and Technology with Indeed

Hiring teams are surrounded by AI tools, but many still aren’t sure what’s actually helping and what’s just noise. The real tension right now isn’t whether AI belongs in hiring. It’s how it gets used, who understands it, and whether it’s improving outcomes or just increasing volume. In this episode,...

Indeed’s AI Strategy: Rebuilding the Broken Job Search (WRKdefined)
You Should KnowDecember 16, 202500:37:13

Indeed’s AI Strategy: Rebuilding the Broken Job Search (WRKdefined)

The job search has slowed in ways job seekers can feel immediately. Job growth is cooling, quit rates are lower than previous years, and people are holding onto roles longer. That hesitation reflects anxiety more than confidence. At the same time, AI is becoming a practical part of how people prepar...

Project Equinox: How Plum Helped a Health System Rethink Talent From the Ground Up
You Should KnowNovember 25, 202500:35:53

Project Equinox: How Plum Helped a Health System Rethink Talent From the Ground Up

In this episode we talk about skills, healthcare talent, community hiring, psychometrics, and workforce equity. A major health system needed a new way to hire in a Chicago neighborhood where life expectancy was thirty years below the national average. Instead of waiting for candidates to come to the...