People Strategy Forum
Every great leader inspires, motivates and rewards their people for performance.
Welcome to the People Strategy Forum podcast, a show that guides leaders to elevate the workforce.
People are at the heart of successful organizations. Team members’ well-being and career development are essential. This show discusses practical and effective leadership strategies for top executives, senior professionals, and talent managers.
Aligning employer and employee objectives is a must. Every team member needs to feel fulfilled and satisfied in order to be fully productive and accountable. This show helps leaders create an engaged workforce that is happily accomplishing daily responsibilities and committed to the organization’s future success. Episodes focus on innovative and integrated talent management tools, including employee recognition, compensation, and development, as well as strategies for building a healthy workplace culture and improving the workforce experience.
On a deeper level, the podcast centers around attracting, growing and retaining top talent. It addresses employee motivation, communication, performance, productivity and the genuine human connections that are essential for every successful organization. Each team member brings their own unique strengths, talents, interests, and passions. By touching on these personal areas, leaders create an environment where employees perform at their best.
Sam Reeve, Howard Nizewitz, and Sumit Singla host the podcast.
Sam has 20-years of diverse compensation experience at leading firms. His time at Barclays, BlackRock, and Automatic Data Processing (ADP) allowed him to see companies evolve from the startup phase to rapidly growing to mature organizations
Sumit has over 15 years of talent management practice across different sectors. His expertise in organizational framework, design thinking, performance management, and business storytelling is unparalleled. He is a favorite speaker at talent management conferences and events across the country.
With these three forward-thinking, passionate people professionals at the helm of the podcast, talent-centric organizations can find relevant and helpful advice.
Special guest co-hosts thought-leaders impart essential tips for making every workplace inspiring and rewarding. Beyond theoretical ideas, these experts share experiences as business leaders that shed light on overcoming challenges and celebrating wins.
Even with generous budgets and advanced tools, having the right team in place is crucial to achieving goals and succeeding. By putting effective programs in place, leaders can expect deeper connections that result in healthy working relationships that spell success across the organization.
Join Sam Reeve, Howard Nizewitz, and Sumit Singla on the People Strategy Forum podcast and learn the keys to elevating the workforce.
Episodes
188 episodes
From HR Leader to Trusted Partner
From HR Leader to Trusted Partner: How to Gain C-Suite Influence in the Era of AIHaving a seat at the table is no longer enough.The real question is whether the executive team trusts HR enough to shape the decisions that ma...
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Beyond the Fixed Job - James Terry
Beyond the Fixed Job: How AI and Flexible Talent Are Reshaping the WorkforceAI is changing more than how people perform their jobs.It is changing how organizations define work, deploy talent, and move capability to where th...
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The Hidden Cost of Offboarding - Andrew Hamilton
The Hidden Cost of Offboarding: Why the Employee Exit Matters More Than Most Leaders ThinkMost organizations obsess over the employee experience while people are inside the business.Then someone leaves, and the strategy oft...
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Recognition in the Age of AI - Alex Grande
Recognition in the Age of AI: How Leaders Cut Through the Noise and Make Appreciation MatterAI has made workplace communication easier to produce, but not necessarily easier to trust.In this episode of the People/AI Strategy ...
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The Most Expensive CEO Mistake - Tom Verboven
The Most Expensive CEO Mistake: Why Boards Must Define What the Business Needs Before the Search BeginsThe most expensive CEO mistake often happens before the search starts.Boards begin discussing who they want before...
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David Dean - AI Is Already Inside Your Business
AI Is Already Inside Your Business: What Leaders Need to Understand About How Work Really Gets DoneAI is already changing how work happens inside organizations, but much of that change is taking place outside formal proces...
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Your Strategy Is Moving Faster Than Your Leaders - Andy Fleming
Your Strategy Is Moving Faster Than Your Leaders: How to Build a Culture That Grows at the Speed of ChangeMost transformations do not stall because the strategy is weak.They stall because the leaders responsible for executing th...
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Stop Losing Top Talent: How Retention & Rewards Decisions Build or Break Trust | Greg Roche
Stop Losing Top Talent: How Retention & Rewards Decisions Build or Break Trust | Greg RocheGrowing companies often assume that employee turnover is primarily a pay problem.In reality, people are more likely to leave when compe...
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Leadership Operating Systems: Turning AI Strategy into Execution with Betsy Kauffman
Leadership Operating Systems: Turning AI Strategy into Execution with Betsy KauffmanAI is transforming every industry, but technology is not what determines success.Leadership is.In this episode of the People Strategy Fo...
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Lee Caraher - Lifetime Loyalty in the Age of AI
Lifetime Loyalty in the Age of AI: How Leaders Keep Top Talent During ChangeAs AI continues to reshape the workplace, leaders face a growing challenge: helping employees navigate uncertainty while maintaining trust, engagement, an...
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Wani Iris Manly - Change That Changes Everything
Change That Changes Everything: How Leaders Help People Adapt Before AI Fears Drive Talent AwayArtificial intelligence is changing the workplace faster than ever, but the biggest challenge isn't the technology.It's helping people ...
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Chris Hamilton - Redefining Employee Benefit Strategy
Are Your Benefits Training Top Talent to Leave?Healthcare costs continue to rise, and many employers feel trapped in a system that gets more expensive every year.In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks wi...
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Andy Neary - Why Top Talent Stays: They Know How to Win
Why Top Talent Stays: They Know How to WinWhy do some organizations consistently retain top performers while others struggle with turnover?In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks with Andy Neary, Founder ...
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Maximos Lih - When One Person Does the Work of Seven
When One Person Does the Work of Seven: How AI Is Rewriting WorkWhat happens when one employee can suddenly accomplish the work that previously required an entire team?In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve spe...
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David Dean - AI in the Workplace: What's Really Happening
AI in the Workplace: What's Really HappeningWhat is actually happening with AI inside organizations today?In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks with David Dean, author of The Inbox Between Us, ...
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Borja Cuan - Retention Is a Relationship
Retention is a relationship.In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks with Borja Kwan, Founder of Four15 Digital, about the leadership habits that keep top talent engaged, connected, and committed long before ret...
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Cary Sparrow - Is Your Pay Data Accurate, Or Already Too Late?
What if your compensation data is accurate, but already too late?In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks with Cary Sparrow, Founder & CEO of WageScape, about why traditional salary surveys are struggling to ...
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Dr. Xavier Pavie - Responsible Innovation Is the New Retention Strategy
What if the greatest risk in the AI era is not moving too slowly, but moving too quickly without sufficient reflection?In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks with Dr. Xavier Pavie, Business Philosopher, Profes...
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Marlene Cosain - AI Without Layoffs
What if AI adoption didn’t lead to layoffs, but instead created new opportunities for your workforce?In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks with Marlene Cosain of Abbey Connect about how organizations ca...
Dr. Rosina McAlpine - The Hidden Driver of Retention
What if your retention problem isn’t compensation, flexibility, or career growth, but a hidden strain leaders rarely measure?In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks with Dr. Rosina McAlpine, Workplace Wellbeing ...
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Jeannine DeLoche - The AI-Enabled People Leader
What if AI didn’t replace HR but finally gave leaders the time to lead?In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks with Jeannine, a seasoned Head of People, about how AI is actually being used across HR and where i...
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Jason Carroll - Resumes Are Garbage: Why Behavioral Fit Is the Future of Hiring
What if your retention problem isn’t happening after employees join but before they even start?In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks with Jason Carroll, Founder of Optiv Index, about why traditional hiring me...
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Andrew Oxley - Leading With Edge In The AI Race: Are You Leading Or Being Edged Out?
What if staying relevant in the age of AI isn’t about working harder but about working at a different level?In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks with Andrew Oxley about what it means to lead with edge in a w...
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Will Watrous - Why Accountability Is Breaking Down
Why Accountability Is Breaking Down | Will Watrous | People/AI Strategy ForumWhat if accountability isn’t breaking down because people care less — but because leadership systems are less clear?In this episode of the People/AI St...
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Matt Kayton - Era of Perception
Retention is often framed as a compensation issue. But in many organizations, the real problem is communication.When what leaders say doesn’t match what employees experience, trust begins to erode. And when trust erodes, retention follo...
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