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Workquake Weekly

Welcome to Workquake Weekly with Steve Cadigan — future-of-work expert, LinkedIn’s first CHRO, and author of Workquake. Each week, Steve breaks down the biggest trends reshaping how we work, lead, and grow. From AI to leadership, culture to talent strategy, it’s a fresh, optimistic take on the changes transforming today’s workplace. Real talk, real insights , all in under 10 minutes. This podcast is digitally created and powered by Steve Cadigan, to bring you timely insights in a new way. For more

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00:05:02

Our AI Shields Are Dropping

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/11/09

Are our AI shields down? In this short, reflective episode, Steve explores how quickly skepticism around AI has faded and why that matters for leaders, teams, and culture. He unpacks the subtle forces behind the rush to adopt, from fear of being left behind to groupthink inside organizations, and offers a simple mindset: trust, but verify. Expect practical questions you can use with your team this week, plus a nudge to teach people how to think with AI, not for it.You’ll hear about:Why growing

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00:06:57

AI Isn’t Killing Entry-Level Jobs — Short-Sighted...

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/10/31

This week on Workquake Weekly, Steve Cadigan dives into one of the biggest myths in today’s workplace — that AI is killing entry-level jobs.Spoiler alert: it’s not.Drawing on Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky’s recent comments that “AI can do the interns’ work, but leaders should still hire Gen Z,” Steve explores why cutting early-career roles is one of the most dangerous mistakes companies can make — and how it’s quietly dismantling the leadership ladder from the bottom up.He shares lessons from his time

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00:07:52

People Are Not OK

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/10/24

This week on Workquake Weekly, Steve Cadigan unpacks a powerful truth Brené Brown shared at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit: “If you’re leading people, you probably know people are not okay.”In an age of nonstop change, AI disruption, and emotional overload, leaders aren’t just managing projects — they’re managing nervous systems. Steve explores why burnout today is less about weakness and more about biology, how disconnection shows up before disengagement, and what great leaders are doing

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00:04:51

Beyond Productivity: Using AI to Bring People Back to...

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/10/17

AI has officially moved from curiosity to urgency. But before we race ahead, Steve Cadigan asks a better question: Fast enough… toward what?In this episode of Workquake Weekly, Steve explores how AI could finally repair our broken relationship with technology — if we let it. From burnout to trust, from productivity to potential, this is a call to leaders everywhere to rethink what “progress” really means.Because the defining question of this era isn’t “How fast can we deploy AI?”It’s “Will we use AI

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00:05:00

From Stay Bonus to Perform Bonus: Rethinking Equity...

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/10/10

This week on Workquake Weekly, Steve Cadigan unpacks a quiet shift in tech compensation: companies are moving from the classic four-year, even vesting schedule to front-loaded equity. Think 40/30/20/10 or even three-year designs. Why the change, what it signals, and how it might reshape trust, loyalty, and performance at work. Steve explores potential drivers like offer competitiveness, accounting optics, and the rise of refresher grants tied to impact, along with the tradeoffs that could speed up

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00:05:34

The Great Reveal: CEOs Finally Show Their People...

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2025/10/02

This week on Workquake Weekly, we’re peeling back the curtain on something rare: CEOs getting real about AI and talent.Accenture’s Julie Sweet admits reskilling isn’t moving fast enough. Walmart’s Doug McMillon promises to guide employees “to the other side.” Both perspectives reveal a deeper tension: leaders are trying to look in control while racing to figure it out themselves.Are companies really ready to upskill at scale? Or are they just cramming for the AI exam and hoping to pass?In under 10

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00:04:31

Coffee, Customers, and Connection: Starbucks’...

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/09/25

This week on Workquake Weekly, we’re stirring things up with a story that hits close to home — especially if you’re a coffee lover. Inspired by Heather Haddon’s recent piece in The Wall Street Journal, “Inside the Starbucks Plan to Get 200,000 Baristas on the Same Script,” we dive into one of the most pressing questions in today’s workplace:Can you engineer human connection… with a script?Steve unpacks Starbucks’ surprising move to give baristas more time to connect with customers — while also

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00:05:53

Boredom: The Hidden Superpower We’ve Been Dodging

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/09/18

In this episode of Workquake Weekly, Steve Cadigan dives into something that feels almost rebellious in today’s always-on world: boredom.Inspired by Arthur Brooks’ recent article in Harvard Business Review, “You Need to Be Bored. Here’s Why,” Steve explores how boredom isn’t wasted time—it’s fertile ground for creativity, reflection, and even breakthrough ideas. From brain science to leadership strategy, Steve makes the case that embracing stillness might be the smartest move for anyone trying to

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00:04:37

The Truth Bomb About AI We Don’t Want to Hear

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/09/11

AI feels brand new, but the pattern we’re living through is not. In this week’s episode, Steve Cadigan explores why most AI investments are failing to deliver value — and what history can teach us about breaking that cycle. Inspired by Ibanga Umanah’s article “From Email to AI: The Hidden Pattern Behind Tech Adoption Failure,” Steve examines why it’s so hard to let go of old processes, why unlearning may be the hardest skill of all, and how leaders can shift the question from “How do I do what I

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00:04:54

AI and the New Workplace Taboo

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/09/05

AI is supposed to be our shiny new superpower, yet many people feel embarrassed using it. In this episode, Steve digs into the rise of “AI shame” at work, unpacking a Times of India report, “AI Shame Is a Real Phenomenon in the Workplace, Claims Report: What Is Scaring Top Execs in America.” The surprising part, executives and Gen Z appear to be hiding it most. According to the survey Steve cites, 53% of executives conceal their AI use, and 62% of Gen Z pass off AI-generated work as their own

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00:05:20

Leading 'All Too Well' — The Taylor Swift Edition

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2025/08/28

In this episode of Workquake Weekly, Steve Cadigan explores why Taylor Swift isn’t just a global pop icon — she’s also a masterclass in leadership. From constant reinvention to building genuine community, from generosity that strengthens her team to humanity that inspires an entire industry, Taylor shows us what modern leadership looks like. Steve unpacks four big lessons we can borrow from her playbook and challenges listeners to apply at least one in their own “era” of work this week. Because

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00:06:35

From Dashboards to Depth — Rethinking Leadership Today

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/08/22

Manager engagement just dipped to 27% in Gallup’s latest survey, and Steve asks a sharper question: is this a manager problem, or a system that keeps overloading and undertraining leaders? In this episode, Steve pairs the Gallup data with Jonathan J. Hsu’s Rolling Stone argument for slowing down, going deeper, and leading more humanly. The result is a candid look at why speed and dashboards won’t fix disengagement, and what will.You’ll hear:• Why 27% isn’t the real headline• How slowing down builds

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00:06:03

AI, Coaching, and the Surprising Human Upside

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/08/15

Welcome to Workquake Weekly. Each week we take a short pause to make sense of the wild, ever-changing world of work, without the doom and gloom. Think of this as your weekly coffee break for fresh ideas, practical experiments, and maybe a laugh when work feels like it is spinning out of control.In this episode, Steve Cadigan digs into a surprising insight from recent research covered in Fast Company. Many people are opening up more to an AI coach than to a human one. Why would that be, and what does

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00:07:41

The Talent You Need Might Not Look the Part (Yet)

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2025/08/07

This week on Workquake Weekly, we’re heading to the gridiron—not for football tips, but for leadership gold.Steve Cadigan takes inspiration from Bill Belichick’s new book The Art of Winning—specifically Chapter 5, a masterclass in talent evaluation—and breaks down how the Patriots’ legendary coach built a dynasty by spotting potential others overlooked.Forget résumés and star power. Belichick built his teams around grit, adaptability, and fit. And as Steve argues, it’s exactly the mindset modern

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00:06:17

The Real AI Gap? We Don’t Know What We’ve Got.

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2025/08/01

Most companies aren’t falling behind in AI because they lack the tools… they’re falling behind because they don’t know what they’ve already got.In this week’s episode of Workquake Weekly, Steve unpacks two powerful articles—one from Sally Thornton at Forshay, and another by David Michels in Forbes—that both spotlight a surprising but critical truth: the real AI opportunity isn’t just about upskilling. It’s about skill visibility.Steve explores why organizations are freezing instead of evolving, how

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00:06:04

Does working from home really kill company culture?

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/07/25

In this week’s episode, Steve tackles a question that just won’t go away: Does working from home damage company culture?Inspired by a recent article in The Economist — “Does working from home kill company culture?” — Steve unpacks why this debate is still alive years after the pandemic “officially” ended, and why the return-to-office narrative isn’t as clear-cut as some leaders might think.Key takeaways from the episode:Culture is complicated. Everyone agrees it’s important… but no one fully agrees

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00:05:29

Is It Time to Rethink the College-to-Career Playbook?

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/07/18

In this episode, we’re diving into a question that touches just about everyone—students, parents, leaders, and anyone thinking about the future of work: Is the traditional college-to-career pipeline still working?Steve breaks down two recent articles from The Atlantic by Rose Horowitch that reveal a surprising shift in education trends:✅ Humanities majors are making a comeback❌ Computer science degrees are cooling offWhat’s going on here? And what does it say about how we prepare people for a future

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00:04:31

AI Is Making Great Leaders More Human — Here’s the Proof

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/07/11

AI isn’t the end of leadership. It might just be the beginning of better leadership.In this episode, I dig into two recent Fortune articles that finally move the AI-leadership conversation from theory to reality. We explore how Chris O’Neill, CEO of GrowthLoop, is using AI to become more present, not less. And we zoom out with Fortune’s bold insight: “AI doesn’t make you less of a leader. It forces you to become more of one.”This is a turning point. We’re seeing leaders use AI not to escape their

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00:07:59

A Inspiring New Benchmark for the Future of Work

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/07/02

This week on Workquake Weekly, Steve Cadigan takes you inside a recent trip that left him more hopeful than ever about the future of work. Invited to speak at Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), Steve didn’t just deliver a talk—he discovered a living, breathing ecosystem that’s actively reshaping how learning and careers intersect.From students solving real-world problems to industry partners co-designing curriculum, TU Dublin isn’t just innovating—they’re implementing. In this episode,

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00:06:43

The Entry-Level Crisis Isn’t About Jobs, It’s About Fit

Workquake Weekly ·

2025/06/25

🎓 This week on Workquake Weekly, we’re diving into the crisis that’s quietly reshaping the early career landscape: the disappearance of entry-level work.With headlines flooding in from The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Financial Times, and more, it’s clear—this isn’t just a bad year for new grads. It’s a global shift. And it’s time we stop pretending otherwise.In this episode, Steve Cadigan unpacks why the entry-level job market is drying up… and what we can do about it. From rethinking

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