Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy Smedley and Irena Grugulis, chair of work and skills, University of Leeds, U.K., talk about a worrying trend in work and training—and some alternatives. She talks about how many employers are l…

Peggy Smedley and Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor professor of management and director of the center for human resources, The Wharton School, talk about valuing employees and what employers need to …

Peggy talks about how we must prepare for what the next generation of work will look like. She says the worker is key to ensuring successful digital transformation in the future and highly engaged in…

Peggy Smedley and Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor professor of management and director of the center for human resources, The Wharton School, talk about how we are shifting away from practices that …

Peggy Smedley and Martin Moore-Ede, director, Circadian Light Research Center, talk about how we spend 90% of our time indoors and the impact this has on our health. He says for generations our ances…

Peggy talks about the state of women at work and if participation is increasing. She says women are in a perfect storm in the workplace, citing several new reports that are out and explaining what sh…

Peggy Smedley and Yannis Paschalidis, director, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering and distinguished professor of engineering, Boston University, talk abo…

Peggy Smedley and Alberto Galasso, professor of strategic management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, talk about the crucial role of patents in driving business success. He says p…

Peggy shares five steps to consider to ensure you hire the right candidate for the job. She says industry is struggling to uncover the right talent mix for the job because leadership must adjust thei…

Peggy Smedley and Laura Black talk to Craig Yu, associate professor, computer science, college of engineering and computing, George Mason, Brenda Bannan, professor, division of learning technologies,…

Peggy Smedley and David Long, CEO, National Electrical Contractors Assn., talk about electrification and where NECA contractors fit in. He says NECA will be 125 years old in 2026 and the purpose is t…

Peggy talks about the rise and fall of hospitality—before, during, and after the pandemic. She gives a glimpse of how worker shortages are impacting nearly every industry, including hospitality where…

Peggy Smedley is joined by Julie Shainock, global managing director, travel, transportation, logistics, Microsoft, and Holger Mattig, SVP product management, airline and airport operations, Amadeus. …

Peggy Smedley unpacks a recent study about gen AI (artificial intelligence), looking at the hard numbers and identifying the value it provides. She also asks the hard questions: Are the deliverables …

Peggy Smedley and Jules White, senior advisor to the chancellor on generative AI & professor of computer science, Vanderbilt University, talk about what he has learned teaching an online generative A…

Peggy Smedley and David De Cremer, dean of D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, talk about his new book, The AI-Savvy Leader, which outlines nine ways to take back control and m…

Peggy looks at recent sustainability predictions from the analysts, giving her thoughts on what will happen next and providing strategies for how companies will prepare. She says if countries, cities…

Peggy and Krishna Kumar, assistant professor, University of Texas at Austin, talk about the growing use of AI (artificial intelligence) and examples of where it is already making a difference. He say…

Peggy Smedley and Venkat Venkatraman, David J. Mcgrath Jr. professor of management at the Questrom School of Business, Boston University, talk about his book Fusion Strategy and what he means by the …

Peggy Smedley talks about the skills gap and looks at some of the top technology trends. She says resignations among healthcare workers have increased steadily, citing the most recent statistics comp…