Episodes tagged: Workplace

AI compliance Risk: Don’t Think Your AI Vendor Is Your Compliance Plan

As state laws target AI in hiring and HR, relying on your software vendors for compliance isn’t enough. Steve Boese breaks down Connecticut’s new AI legislation, its key deadlines, and why HR leaders must establish an internal governance strategy that extends beyond vendor contracts.

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AI Is Changing Where College Graduates Begin Their Careers

New Census Bureau research reveals that college graduates in AI-exposed majors face lower starting salaries and tougher hiring markets, with many turning to retail and hospitality. Steve Boese breaks down what this shift means for new grads, universities, and employers in part two of this series.

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AI and the Entry-Level Hiring Freeze Hiding in Plain Sight

Is AI already quietly altering the job market? New research reveals early-career hiring has dropped in AI-exposed industries. Steve Boese breaks down the data and what a shrinking first rung on the career ladder means for the future of work.

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Corporate Profits Are Soaring. Why Are Workers Getting Less?

Corporate profits and stock valuations are reaching record highs, yet American workers are receiving the smallest share of economic output in postwar history. Steve Boese breaks down the growing divide, highlights employee reliance on safety-net programs like SNAP and Medicaid, and explores how employers and policymakers can create a fairer economic future.

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How HR Leaders Should Prepare for an Aging Workforce

In this episode of the Workplace Minute, Steve Boese breaks down the global aging workforce trend and shares five essential steps HR leaders can take to adapt to an older workforce and a shifting talent pipeline.

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The Forward Deployed Engineer: A New AI-Era Job Explained

What is a forward deployed engineer? In this episode of the Workplace Minute, Steve Boese breaks down this growing AI-era role, how it differs from traditional consulting, and what HR leaders need to know when hiring for it.

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The Enterprise Software Interface Is Disappearing

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff declared, “The UI is the AI.” In this Workplace Minute, Steve Boese explores what the Salesforce-Claude integration means for the future of enterprise technology and how AI assistants are redefining how we interact with workplace software.

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When AI Saves You an Hour, Who Gets the Hour?

Does AI productivity mean working less or doing more work? Steve Boese explores who gets the time back when AI saves you an hour on the Workplace Minute.

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The New Reality of Hiring: AI Is Now Part of the Process

Discover why 91% of HR leaders use AI to manage surging application volumes and how organizations can maintain a fair, humane hiring process in the evolving AI hiring arms race.

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The 2027 Health Care Cost Crisis Employers Cannot Solve

U.S. employer health care costs are projected to spike 9.5% in 2027, surpassing $19,000 per employee. Steve Boese breaks down the latest data from Aon, PwC, WTW, and Mercer, and examines why employer-sponsored health insurance is reaching a breaking point.

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