The Workplace Minute

The Workplace Minute is a short-form podcast from H3 HR Advisors that delivers sharp, thoughtful analysis of the most important issues shaping work, workers, and the workplace today. In just a few minutes per episode, host Steve Boese cuts through headlines, hype, and talking points to focus on what actually matters for HR leaders, business executives, and people who care deeply about the future of work.

Each episode examines timely issues at the intersection of work, technology, labor markets, culture, and public policy—from AI and automation to return-to-office mandates, caregiving, mental health, and compliance. The focus goes beyond reporting what’s happening to explain why it’s happening, who it affects, and what leaders should do next.

Hosted by

Steve Boese

Co-Founder and Chief Data Officer of H3 HR Advisors and Program Chair, HR Technology Conference

The Workplace Minute Episodes

Your DEI Programs May Now Be Legal Risks

In this episode of Workplace Minute, we revisit the rapidly shifting enforcement priorities of the EEOC, this time through a major new lawsuit against Coca-Cola over a women-only workplace event.

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Elder Care and the Jobs We’re Asking People to Do

Elder care is one of the fastest-growing job sectors in the U.S. economy — yet the workers who provide this essential care are often underpaid, overworked, and stretched thin.

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Love Sometimes Stinks. When it Does, Should You Get the Day Off?

Love can lift us up. It can also knock us flat. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Steve looks at whether employees should be able to call in heartbroken.

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AI and the Productivity Trap

AI promised to save time. So why do workers feel busier? In this episode Steve dives into emerging evidence that AI adoption often leads to longer hours, more multitasking, and creeping expectations for speed.

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The Caregiving Squeeze on American Women at Work

In this episode, Steve discusses the growing caregiving crisis and why it is becoming one of the most powerful forces pushing women out of the U.S. workforce.

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Super Bowl Monday is not an HR Emergency

On this episode of the Workplace Minute, Steve takes on one of the most predictable workplace headlines of the year: claims that the Super Bowl will cost U.S. employers billions in “lost productivity.”

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How Year One Changed the Balance of Power at Work

In this episode, Steve examines how the first year of the second Trump administration has reshaped the climate for work and workers in the United States. Looking beyond headlines and politics, we examine what Year One has meant from the worker’s perspective. With unemployment still relatively low but white-collar job insecurity rising, the balance of…

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A Shift of Workplace Civil Rights in a New Political Era

In this episode we examine a significant shift at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under the Donald Trump administration. After decades focused on protecting workers from harassment and discrimination, the EEOC’s new public posture, including calls for complaints from white male workers who feel disadvantaged by DEI efforts, signals a sharp change in tone

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The Normalization of Layoffs and the Rise of Worker Burnout

In this episode Steve discusses how increasing layoffs from high-profile and wildly profitable companies like Amazon are creating a chilling effect on worker safety and confidence - and placing employees in a state of almost constant fear and uncertainty. If one of the largest, most successful companies can easily cut tens of thousands of workers

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The New Global War for Tech Talent

In this episode Steve discusses how Finland, emboldened by increasing job uncertainty and societal stressors in the U.S., is aggressively courting American tech talent in fields like quantum computing and AI to relocate to their country to bolster their growing tech sector. American companies need to take the competitive threat of countries like Finland seriously,

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