The AI Gender Gap with Guests Jeanne Meister and Leo Goncalves

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09/18/25

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In this episode is joined by Jeanne Meister who is a future of work strategist and author and Leo Goncalves who is Head of Workforce Solutions at the University of Phoenix. They share insights from their recent combined research on the state of AI in organizations.

You can learn more about their work here:

2025 generative AI Report: Learning Fuels Human + AI Collaboration

How Companies Are Using AI As a New Team Member

And follow them here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannemeister/

https://www.phoenix.edu/workforce-solutions.html

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The Power of Simplicity with Guest Ben Clarke

September 11, 2025

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This podcast episode of the features host Mark Edgar interviewing Ben Clarke, who transitioned from a 15-year career as a geologist to becoming an HR professional and executive coach. The conversation focuses on simplifying HR practices.

Ben advocates for HR simplification through building trust and focusing on employee needs. He shares how he restructured an HR team into two parts: a proactive team preventing issues and a responsive team handling immediate needs.

Ben suggests HR teams should focus on "mission clarity" - helping teams establish who they are, what they do, and how they do it.

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https://benclarkehr.com

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Does HR Still Need Humans?

September 25, 2025

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26m

In this week’s episode, co-hosts Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman have a discussion focused on the changing role of CHROs and HR in organizations. Key topics discussed include statistics showing CHRO influence declining since pandemic (42% of C-suite executives don't view HR as equal partners, down from 57% in 2021), the importance of redefining HR's purpose as "supercharging human performance" and how AI is transforming HR functions.

We believe that while AI can handle many traditional HR tasks, human HR professionals remain essential for connection, facilitation, and critical thinking.

You can find the articles referred to here:

Does HR still need humans

https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/2025/08/22/the-chro-s-new-seat-at-the-table-might-be-at-risk

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