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The Harvard Kennedy School's Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi on the logic behind a systems-level approach to workplace fairness. How A-B testing and targeted interventions—incorporated in day-to-day workflow—can help organizations tap more of the talent pool. 

The flagship firm is pushing the boundaries of testing, from K-12 through career. What are the implications for the workforce and society? And how does AI change the future of benchmarking? 

Can the shareholder-owned discount brokerage giant parlay its investments in enterprise and cloud infrastructure into an AI-enabled expansion into new markets while improving productivity and service delivery? CIO Nitin Tandon explains the global workforce strategy underpinning t ... Show More

Mazda CEO Masahiro Moro joins the show to talk about demand for electric vehicles and what it means for the automaker’s electrification strategy. New-vehicle inventory grows again in November. Plus, battery startup Our Next Energy replaces its founder with a new CEO. 

The vice president of automotive, transportation and cross-manufacturing at research and advisory firm Gartner Inc. breaks down the disbanding of Tesla’s EV charging team, Elon Musk’s latest robotaxi promises and the company’s fresh “AI and robotics” focus. 

The Kodiak Robotics CEO and co-founder discusses economic headwinds facing the autonomous-driving industry, how his company is positioned to avoid them and the timeline for deploying driverless trucks in commercial service. 

Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors, says that electric vehicles are the future for the company and the automobile industry. GM has said it will phase out vehicles using internal combustion engines by 2035 and go carbon neutral at all of its facilities. Barra describes ho ... Show More

The UAW and General Motors are in intensive talks to reach a deal. Cruise has decided to pause driverless operations across its fleets. Plus, Christian Brothers Automotive CEO Donnie Carr joins the show to talk about why he thinks the key to good customer service is treating staf ... Show More

The pandemic has increased the number of employees who want more flexibility in where and when they work—and that’s leading to more people choosing to become gig workers. With the gig economy growing, employers are able to increasingly tap into different types of talent to access ... Show More

The car industry is preparing to go fully electric sooner than you might imagine - and not just because of the climate crisis.Justin Rowlatt speaks to Bjorn Annwall, head of Volvo Cars in Europe, about why his company is one of a string of major carmakers to rush out plans in rec ... Show More