Posts tagged employee engagement
Is Work Worth Saving? | Dr. Ben Zweig
Is Work Worth Saving? | Dr. Ben Zweig

Dr. Ben Zweig joins the podcast from NYU’s Stern School of Business to discuss what is wrong with the world of work and how to fix it. Ben is the author of the book “Job Architecture: Building a Language for Workforce Intelligence,” professor of Economics, and CEO of Revelio Labs. 

In this conversation, Ben discusses the challenges created when a new employee finds out the job they accepted is unlike the work they end up doing after a few months. Ben says this lack of clarity results in pendulum swings between rapid job expansions and mass layoffs. He also discusses how work can be better designed to be a source of dignity and purpose. experience/expectation gap

Ben believes that management is about job reconfiguration in order to keep employees relevant and so those same employees are able to meet current and future needs at their organizations. The interview finishes with a conversation about the future of work, how artificial intelligence will augment every job, and the likelihood AI and robots will be taxed in order to generate revenue to pay for universal basic income.

We also talk about whether work - in an augmented world of robots and AI - should be saved. It’s safe to say that we agree that work should be saved as long as it’s reimagined. 

Dr. Ben Zweig is the CEO of Revelio Labs, a workforce intelligence company that leverages the latest advances in AI research to create a universal HR database from public sources. Ben teaches courses on Data Science and The Future of Work at NYU Stern. His first book is “Job Architecture: Building a Language for Workforce Intelligence.”

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leadershipdon macpherson12 Geniusesleadership, dignity, employee engagement, employee experience, job architecture, artificial intelligence, workforce intelligence, universal basic income
Creating Dignity at Work | Bob Chapman
Creating Dignity at Work | Bob Chapman

For 50 years, Bob Chapman was CEO of Barry-Wehmiller until his retirement in 2025. Bob’s approach to organizational culture is unique and inspiring. He believes the workplace should be a source of dignity that enables every team member to flourish. This approach is the subject of Bob’s book “Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Treating Your People Like Family” and the ethos behind Barry-Wehmiller’s success.

In this interview, Bob and host Don MacPherson discuss what it looks like to have leaders throughout an organization care for their people like members of their own family. They discuss the advantages of creating a culture where people are willing to sacrifice for one another and how to create that culture throughout a multinational organization with thousands of team members.

The interview continues with a conversation about managing poor performance, surviving economic downturns, and Bob shares his thoughts on the ways he believes artificial intelligence will change and enhance organizations around the world.

Recently recognized as a 2025 Top 50 Leadership and Management Expert by Inc., Bob Chapman became the senior executive of Barry-Wehmiller in 1975 at age 30 - a position he held until 2025. In 2022, Chapman was named the Tharseō CEO of the Year by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). He’s been ranked as the #3 CEO in the world in an Inc. article, and a Top 10 Social Capital CEO by International Business Times.

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leadershipdon macpherson12 Geniusesleadership, dignity, caring leaders, employee engagement, employee experience