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Cohesion

Simpplr

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Frequency: 1 episode/15d. Total Eps: 88

Cohesion is a thought leadership venture in the internal comms, HR, and IT space, providing structured, high-value, quick-hitting strategies and tactics for internal comms professionals. Each episode features an interview with a top practitioner in the space and highlights specific insights to be implemented to improve your company’s employee experience

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16/10/2024
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The Role of Cooperation in Surviving Apocalyptic Times with Athena Aktipis, Author & Professor

Episode 70

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 • Duration 51:06

This episode features an interview with Athena Aktipis, author of A Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times. She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University, director of the Cooperation and Conflict Lab and co-director of the Human Generosity Project, the first large-scale collaborative project to investigate the interrelationship between biological and cultural influences on human generosity. Athena also created and co-hosts the Zombified Podcast.

In this episode, Shawn sits down with Athena to discuss the dynamics of need-based transfers in societies, the study of zombification, and strategies for building trust in communities.

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“Oftentimes in more corporate settings, it's easy to forget how important feelings of autonomy are for building anything lasting. You can make somebody do something in the short-term because you're like, ‘This is part of your job. You won't get paid if you don't do this, et cetera.’ But if you want to create trust, create a bond, create a foundation for long-term or even medium-term future productivity and innovation and all of that, people have to feel, I think, individually empowered and autonomous in how they're associating with the people who they are working with.” – Athena Aktipis

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Episode Timetamps:

*(02:52): Getting to know Athena

*(09:21): Athena dives into cooperation

*(18:36): What inspired Athena to study zombification and write A Field Guide to the Apocalypse

*(32:51): How the idea of cooperation translates the workplace

*(35:13): Athena’s recommendations for building trust

*(41:14): Other takeaways from Athena’s book

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Connect with Athena on LinkedIn

Read A Field Guide to the Apocalypse

Listen to Zombified podcast

Learn more about The Apocalypse Roadshow

Learn more about Zombified Media

Learn more about the Zombie Apocalypse Medicine Meeting

Visit Athena’s website

Read The Cheating Cell

Follow Athena on Instagram

Follow The Apocalypse Roadshow on Instagram

Connect with Shawn on LinkedIn

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Navigating the AI Revolution in Comms with Shaun Randol, Founder of Mister Editorial

Episode 69

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 • Duration 39:47

This episode features an interview with Shaun Randol, Founder of Mister Editorial, a mixternal communications newsletter. Shaun has spent a large portion of his career piloting communications for international companies such as Bloomberg and BlackRock.

In this episode, Shawn and Shaun discuss the myth of planning in storytelling, the importance of adapting to new technologies, and maintaining a strategic perspective on the evolution of communications work.

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“I think those of us who have 10 to 15 years left in their career, can't ignore [AI]. They should embrace it, learn to use it. Dial in to one or two tools or use cases and become deeply expert at it immediately. Change comms, multimedia, photography, graphics, storytelling, whatever it is. Pick one or two because there's many of them out there and just get known for it as soon as possible, because that expertise will be needed.” – Shaun Randol

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Episode Timestamps:

*(02:26): Getting to know Shaun

*(09:12): Where Shaun stands today on AI replacing people

*(14:19): How technology changes the way we communicate

*(18:45): Shaun’s opinion on slowing down generative AI

*(29:36): Shaun’s advice for comms professionals using AI

*(35:44): Other ways comms professionals can embrace AI

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Links:

Connect with Shaun on LinkedIn

Connect with Shawn on LinkedIn

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Navigating Organizational Blind Spots & Maximizing AI with Monique Zytnik, Global Employee Communication Expert

Episode 60

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 • Duration 54:00

This episode features an interview with Monique Zytnik. Monique is an award-winning, global internal communication leader who presents on best-practice communication at world conferences and guest lectures at universities. Her campaigns have been recognized by Gartner and the Digital Communication Awards.

In this episode, Shawn sits down with Monique to discuss the misconception of authenticity, the challenge of creating culture, and why AI will never replace human creativity and connection.

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“I don't have a car anymore, but when I did, that little blind spot that you have when you're trying to go around the corner and you've always got to make sure you check it. It's the same in an organization. There's always these little spots that you can't really see very well what's going on. You need to take care that your employees in that area are also reflecting your values and that there isn't little fiefdoms happening with particular leaders who don't wish to communicate, and putting employees off or people are leaving because of unsavorable working conditions.” – Monique Zytnik

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Episode Timestamps:

*(02:07): Rapid fire questions

*(06:37): Monique dives into her book

*(10:51): AI’s influence on communication

*(35:09): The role of leaders during difficult times

*(46:34): How AI, leadership, and active listening come together

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Connect with Monique on LinkedIn

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Ethical AI, Automation, and the Future of Employment with Christina Kucek, Executive Director of Intelligent Automation at CAI

Episode 59

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 • Duration 48:22

This episode features an interview with Christina Kucek, Executive Director of Intelligent Automation at CAI. She has over 15 years of consulting experience in delivering cutting-edge implementations in Conversational AI, natural language processing, and robotics process automation. At CAI, Christina guides clients through their automation journeys while delivering innovative solutions.

In this episode, Shawn and Christina discuss the impact of AI on employee experience: from onboarding to accelerating workflows to building in ethics.

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“Employee retention a lot of times can be impacted by their first week or two of employment. They get their machine, their access to all the systems that they need. They get their email, it's already set up. They show up on day one and they're ready to go. That impression that you make as a company on their new employee will help us retain our best talent. That reduces our cost overall for trying to recruit people and train people. That retention piece is really valuable.” – Christina Kucek

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Episode Timestamps:

*(02:44): Rapid fire questions

*(07:13): Christina breaks down CAI and her role

*(15:57): How AI impacts employee experience

*(28:22): How AI will affect the amount of work for employees

*(36:43): The future of augmented intelligence

*(45:23): What’s next for Christina and CAI

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Connect with Christina on LinkedIn

Learn more about CAI

Building Better Workplaces with Human Centricity with Hamza Khan, Future of Work & Leadership Expert

Episode 58

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 • Duration 49:51

This episode features an interview with Hamza Khan, Future of Work and Leadership Expert. He is the best-selling author of Leadership Reinvented and The Burnout Gamble and is a two-time TEDx Speaker. Hamza challenges organizations to rehumanize their workplaces to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth. His clients include Microsoft, Deloitte, and TikTok.

In this episode, Shawn sits down with Hamza to discuss why work is not working, how to make employees owners, and the no day work week.

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“If you invest in employee engagement and well-being, then it turns all the other priorities into guaranteed outcomes. That's where the work needs to be done. We actually need to do this work, at the individual level with every single leader in the world. We have to just overhaul our education system to produce more human-centric, values-driven, change-friendly, self-disrupting leaders. But, we also have to make connecting with other human beings an organizational imperative. That should be the only priority that leaders pursue at every level. The welfare, the well-being, the engagement, and actually, just summarize all that into the thriving of their employees.” – Hamza Khan

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Episode Timestamps:

*(05:09): Rapid fire questions

*(11:48): Hamza discusses his 2016 TEDx Talk and if it holds up today

*(21:43): The history and influence of The Haymarket Affair on work today

*(26:57): Giving employees more say over their work

*(38:48): Will AI increase the amount of work for employees

*(45:14): What Hamza is hopeful about

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Connect with Hamza on LinkedIn

The Future of Employee Experience with Jordan Katz, Chief Insights Officer at Simpplr

Episode 57

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 • Duration 55:25

This episode features an interview with Jordan Katz, Chief Insights Officer at Simpplr. Jordan advises organizations on the influential use of data and analytics to develop strategies that predict outcomes and increase performance. Prior to Simpplr, he was one of the Heads of Employee Experience Strategy at Qualtrics and has consulted hundreds of SaaS companies and global organizations.

In this episode, Shawn and Jordan dive into Simpplr’s Future of Employee Experience Report. They discuss the importance of personalized and efficient communication platforms, analyzing diverse data sources to create a seamless employee experience, and taking a human-centered approach to AI.

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“87% of professionals are passionate about their current jobs, but 64% of them frequently feel stressed or frustrated at work. We have a primed and ready to go race car with rocket fuel in the tank. We load up a bunch of sandbags in the trunk that represent crappy tools and inefficient processes. There’s no reason for that. The more we study employee experience, the more we learn how critical it is to think holistically about the work people do, the task distribution they have, and how we can operationalize great efficiency. Using systems and AI to free up people to do the strategic work that will catapult our organizations into the next level from a performance perspective.” – Jordan Katz

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Episode Timestamps:

*(03:11): Jordan defines employee experience

*(05:00): Rapid fire questions

*(14:36): What the report says about frontline workers

*(22:54): Creating a personalized employee experience

*(34:11): What prevents companies from implementing an HR stack

*(41:05): How AI impacts employee experience

*(51:49): Jordan’s golden rule for work

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The State of Internal Communications with Jordan Katz, Chief Insights Officer at Simpplr

Episode 56

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 • Duration 52:43

In this episode, Shawn and Jordan dig into Simpplr’s 2024 State of Internal Communications Report. They discuss the most surprising results, creating highly effective teams, and using AI to tailor messages.

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“We're creating not a time machine, like go back in time machine, but a save you time, reduce friction. Where everything is served up at your fingertips in a way that not only helps you get your job done, helps you be more productive, reduces cycle time on search and access to information. And by the way, can help you eliminate some of the administrative tasks or recognize your peers or any of the things that you want to do on a day-to-day basis that are not the high value stuff that drives crazy impact at your job. But instead, helps lift you up so you can do the best work that you can possibly do in the most efficient manner possible.” – Jordan Katz

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Episode Timestamps:

*(03:45): Rapid fire questions

*(10:43): Surprising results from the State of IC Report

*(18:59): How AI can improve IC messaging

*(30:12): Jordan’s advice for implementing an intranet

*(35:17): What makes highly effective IC teams

*(46:56): What’s next for IC in 2025

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Links:

Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn

Evolving HR Practices in the Age of AI with Josh Bersin, Founder & CEO of The Josh Bersin Company

Episode 55

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 • Duration 44:31

This episode features an interview with Josh Bersin, Founder and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company. Josh is an analyst, author, educator, and thought leader focusing on the global talent market and the challenges and trends impacting business workforces. He studies the world of work, HR and leadership practices, and is often cited as one of the leading HR and workplace industry analysts in the world.

In this episode, Shawn and Josh discuss the post-industrial workforce, building dynamic organizations, and creating superpowered HR through AI.

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“AI is not magic. It's not going to do everything perfectly out of the box. Just like every other technology we've ever implemented, we're going to have to take care of it. We're going to have to make sure it has good data, we're going to have to train it, we're going to have to optimize it. I think the big thing is this is a high-powered, highly capable technology that needs your help. You need to tune it. You need to have IT involved. You need to look at data management, data security.” – Josh Bersin

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Episode Timestamps:

*(02:26): Josh answers rapid fire questions

*(05:31): Josh explains The Josh Bersin Company

*(08:56): Josh explains the Post-Industrial workforce

*(15:24): The importance of employee activation

*(23:43): Creating dynamic organizations

*(32:27): The role of AI in revolutionizing HR

*(38:23): Pitfalls of AI

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Connect with Josh on LinkedIn

The Cohesion Podcast is Back!

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 • Duration 01:41

The Cohesion podcast is back with more exciting episodes! Shawn Pfunder, Communications and Employee Engagement Director extraordinaire is taking over the role of host.

Previously this season, we had some amazing guests including CEOs, Founders, and Chief People Officers. They shared valuable tips on creating a world-class employee experience, transforming culture, rebuilding trust after layoffs, and empowering every employee to be a leader.

In the second half of the season, we're bringing new voices into the mix! We'll be talking to consultants, motivational speakers, and future of work experts. We'll dive deep into the intersection of AI and HR, discuss how to organize people effectively for sustainable growth, and explore the relationship between technology, employee experience, and communications.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Cohesion! Check out previous episodes wherever you get your podcasts.

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A Special Message From Cohesion Host, Amanda Berry

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 • Duration 02:25

In this short episode, Amanda Berry has a special message for the Cohesion Podcast audience. After two years and speaking with over 50 employee experience experts, Amanda is moving on from the host position. For now, Cohesion is taking a short break to prep for Season 3 of the show.

Thank you for listening to and watching the Cohesion Podcast! Take care and we’ll see you soon!

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Connect with Amanda on LinkedIn

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