People Managing People – Détails, épisodes et analyse

We’ve reached the point where “AI in HR” isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a mandate. But with every vendor promising a smarter, faster, more predictive future, it’s getting harder to tell the difference between innovation and smoke and mirrors. In this episode, Alana Fallis and I go deep on how to navigate the noise: What should you actually invest in? How do you build real AI readiness, not just compliance theater? And how do you make sure your “data-driven” decisions don’t quietly erode employee trust?

We also tackle the people-and-technology dilemmas that HR leaders are facing right now. From scaling culture without losing soul, to drawing red lines on surveillance and privacy, to the sheer absurdity of AI-generated workplace flirtation—we’re not short on material. These aren’t hypotheticals. They’re real, messy, and urgent. Let’s get into it.

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If you’re out there being told to slap AI tools onto everything and call it “digital transformation,” this episode is your reality check. I sat down with Darren Murph—yes, the remote‑work oracle behind GitLab’s all‑remote strategy—to pull back the curtain on what needs to exist before you ever type “chatbot” or “LLM integration” into your roadmap.

We dug into why good documentation isn’t optional anymore, why remote‑work lessons are now directly relevant to AI adoption, and how companies who rushed ahead without building infrastructure are setting themselves up for a trust disaster. In short: if your data, your knowledge systems, your culture aren’t ready for AI, this technology is not your solution—it’s your liability.

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What happens when an executive quietly outsources performance reviews to ChatGPT? Or when your C-suite is loudly preaching about AI adoption while refusing to touch the tools themselves? In this episode, I sit down with Talk HR to Me columnist and Head of People at Quantum Metric, Alana Fallis, to tackle real listener questions in a live advice-column format.

We dig into the messy realities of AI in the workplace—from misplaced trust in automated reviews, to the awkward theater of “innovation” at the executive level, to the human side of employee fears around automation. And yes, we even unpack the HR dilemma of whether an employee in recovery should be allowed to stock the breakroom fridge with non-alcoholic beer.

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Tim Reitsma and Dr. Anastasia Dedyukhina—TEDx speaker, bestselling author, and Founder of Consciously Digital—talk about the importance of digital wellbeing. You will learn what you can do as a leader to model to your team what digital wellbeing means and learn a few strategies on how to balance your on and offline self.

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Do you thrive on uncertainty or does it make you clam up and jump into survival mode? In this episode, Tim Reitsma and Vanessa Akhtar—Change Expert, Author, and Director at Kotter Inc.—talk about how to lead through uncertainty.

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A few things are certain when we globalize our workforce, we need to develop our cross-cultural skills as leaders. In this episode, Tim Reitsma and Dr. Rajesh Kumar—expert in cross-cultural business, international business and leadership—talks about the key skills leaders must develop in order to create high performing global teams. 

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Have you ever accepted a job and after a few weeks or months realized that what you were “sold” isn’t what you expected? In this episode, Tim Reitsma and AJ Vaughan—founder of Beyond Brands Studio—talk about a new approach to the interview process. It’s called honesty! 

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Do you make decisions based on data or based on your gut? In this episode, Tim Reitsma and Darren Person—Global CIO at The NPD Group—talk about the importance of a data-driven culture and how we should approach creating this culture.

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What would the world of work look like if we genuinely asked our team members how they are doing? Tim Reitsma and Anjan Pathak—Co-Founder at Vantage Circle—talk about Anjan's approach to employee wellness.

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Have you recently left a job? Or perhaps your organization has seen a lot of turnover. Why do people continue to leave and what can we do about it? Tim Reitsma and Lee Frederiksen—Managing Partner at Hinge Marketing—dive into the practical things we can do to navigate this talent crisis.

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