Thanks to HRBench for powering this episode. To find out more about the company building the future of people intelligence, reach out to book a demo at hrbench.com/directionallycorrect ! Check out this episode of the #1 people analytics podcast with special guest, Allan Church, Co-Founder and Managi...

🔥 Is your payroll career stuck on autopilot? In this episode of It's About Payroll, Brian and Walt break down the real payroll career arc — from entry-level grind to strategic leadership — and the stage nobody talks about: the waiting period. Whether you're just starting out, feeling stagnant, or r...

In this comprehensive April 2026 edition of the Up Next @ WorkTech crosspod, George LaRocque (founder of WorkTech) and Kate Achille (The Devon Group) reunite after a season of travel and industry events to dissect the complex, often contradictory state of the modern workplace. The conversation strik...

What do you do when something goes wrong at the worst possible moment? In this episode, I'm sharing a story from earlier this week — a flat tire, pouring rain, and a coaching mastermind I didn’t want to be late to — and the one sentence that kept me from completely spiraling. That sentence: "This is...

Ankur Bhatt — Head of AI at Service Titan — joins Amy and Meg to explain why most AI agent initiatives die between demo and production, and what to do about it. Ankur has spent the last two years building production agents that handle high-stakes work like tax notices and payroll compliance, and he'...

Bob Pulver sits down with Laura Maffucci, Head of HR at Globalization Partners, for a wide-ranging conversation on AI adoption, global workforce trends, and the evolving role of HR. Laura shares how G-P is deploying its agentic AI product, GIA, both externally for global employment compliance and in...