The Tin Man’s silk heart in The Wizard of Oz is a perfect metaphor for AI right now—it can convincingly mimic empathy, but it’s not the real thing. In this episode, Hannah Clark sits down with Megan O’Rourke, Executive Director of Product at Metalab, to explore the delicate balance between AI-powered productivity and human-driven resonance. They dive into wh ... Show More
Sep 21
From managing people to managing AI: The leadership skills everyone needs now | Julie Zhuo (Facebook VP, Sundial CEO, The Making of a Manager author)
Julie Zhuo is the former VP and Head of Design at Facebook (now Meta), author of the bestselling book The Making of a Manager, and co-founder of Sundial, an AI-powered data analysis company. Also, my first-ever podcast guest over 3 years ago!In our conversation, we discuss:1. The ... Show More
1h 36m
Sep 3
#319 Building & Managing Human+Agent Hybrid Teams with Karen Ng, Head of Product at HubSpot
The line between human work and AI capabilities is blurring in today's business environment. AI agents are now handling autonomous tasks across customer support, data management, and sales prospecting with increasing sophistication. But how do you effectively integrate these agen ... Show More
44m 31s
Nov 13
A Practical Path from Roles to Skills for AI-Ready Teams - with Trish Vassar of Coca-Cola
Today's guest is Trish Vassar, Vice President of Global Learning & Development, who brings over 20 years of experience in talent management, learning, and leadership development. She joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to explore how enterprise leaders can shift from t ... Show More
22m 7s
Oct 2024
Becoming more strategic, navigating difficult colleagues, harnessing founder mode, and more | Anneka Gupta (Chief Product Officer at Rubrik)
<p><strong>Anneka Gupta</strong> is the Chief Product Officer at Rubrik, a leading B2B cybersecurity company. She previously spent 11 years at LiveRamp, where she was the President and Head of Product and Platforms leading product development and go-to-market operations and strat ... Show More
1h 8m
Nov 2024
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about SAFe and the product owner role | Melissa Perri (author, founder of Product Institute)
<p><strong>Melissa Perri</strong> is the founder of Product Institute, author of <em>Escaping the Build Trap</em>, and host of the Product Thinking Podcast. She has worked with startups, Fortune 50 companies, and everything in between to help them build better products and level ... Show More
1h 24m
Oct 28
AI Revolution: Transforming Employee Experience
AI Revolution: Transforming Employee ExperienceHosts: Steve Boese and Trish SteedGuest: Trilok Manchinila, VP, Enterprise Architecture and Data of ABM Industries SummaryIn this episode of the HR Happy Hour show, hosts Steve Boese and Trish Steed discuss the excitement surrounding ... Show More
25m 24s
Jun 2025
How to build a team that can “take a punch”: A playbook for building resilient, high-performing teams | Hilary Gridley (Head of Core Product, Whoop)
Hilary Gridley is the Head of Core Product at WHOOP and a passionate thought leader in leveraging AI to elevate product teams and management practices. With extensive experience tackling challenging problems in regulated industries and high-stakes environments, Hilary emphasizes ... Show More
1h 54m
Aug 20
LIQUID – How CTOs Harness Complexity to Unlock Flow
In this conversation, Nishant interviews Kathy Keating, Etienne de Bruin, and Scott Graves, co-authors of LIQUID: How CEOs and CTOs Unlock Flow and Momentum in Complex Systems. They discuss how the idea for the book was born, the challenges of co-authoring as three CTOs, and how ... Show More
1h 35m
Nov 7
Agentic AI and the Strategy Behind Smarter Talent Decisions - with Sachit Kamat of Eightfold AI
Today's guest is Sachit Kamat, Chief Product Officer at Eightfold AI. Eightfold AI provides a complete AI platform for talent management to help companies find, recruit, and retain workers with the goal of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of talent operations. Sachit j ... Show More
24m 49s