Workquake Weekly
by Steve Cadigan
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75% of AI Strategies Are for Show. Is Yours?
75% of AI Strategies Are for Show. Is Yours?
About this podcast
Most leaders are asking the wrong question about AI. Workquake Weekly is where we find the right one. Each week, Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn's founding CHRO and author of Workquake, breaks down what's actually happening at the intersection of AI, talent, and organizational transformation. Not hype. Not fear. The patterns that separate companies building lasting competitive advantage from those chasing a mirage. Ten minutes. One insight. Every week.
For more on Steve visit stevecadigan.com
Episodes
The newest 20 of 46 episodes
- 75% of AI Strategies Are for Show. Is Yours? · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 46Here's a Spotify-ready description: 75% of AI Strategies Are for Show. Is Yours? A former Lululemon CIO just said the quiet part out loud — and Steve thinks every executive needs…
- Nobody has the AI Playbook. Not even Amazon. · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 45Amazon Just Proved Nobody Has AI Figured Out Business Insider dropped a story this week that might be the most important workplace story of 2026 — and it's not about what Amazon…
- When the Work Gets Hard, You Want a Human You Trust. Even the AI Giants Know It. · 4 min · Season 1 Episode 41There's a question I ask before I take on any new client: does leadership already know what's broken, or are they hoping I'll discover it so they don't have to say it out loud…
- What If We've Been Sold the Wrong Story About AI and Jobs? · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 43The AI Jobs Story Nobody Is Telling Everyone is afraid AI is coming for the jobs. But what if we've been afraid of the wrong number? New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of…
- What if AI isn’t the reason young graduates can't find work? · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 42For two years, we've blamed AI for the disappearance of entry-level jobs. But what if that story was never true? In this solo episode, Steve digs into new research from the…
- The 56% Question: Build It or Buy It? · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 41A new PwC analysis of nearly a billion job postings found something hard to ignore: when a role asks for AI skills, it pays about 56% more than the identical role that doesn't —…
- The Mega Manager Problem: What happens when you cut the connective tissue of work · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 40The Megamanager Era: What Happens When We Stretch Managers Too Thin The average U.S. manager now has 12.1 direct reports — up nearly 50% in just twelve years. Meta is running new…
- Who's running your company in 2035? · 5 min · Season 1 Episode 39Three headlines from this week in work, and the pattern connecting them. Steve breaks down: why dropping degree requirements barely moved the needle on who actually gets hired…
- Loyalty Is a Broken Contract And it's time to stop pretending otherwise · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 38Loyalty Is a Broken Contract… And It’s Time to Stop Pretending Otherwise What if the biggest misunderstanding in the workplace today isn’t about AI, remote work, or even talent…
- AI Didn't Fire You. Your Leaders Did · 7 minOracle cut 30,000 people last week. At 6 AM. Via email. No manager conversation. No handoff. Just: you're done, your access is revoked. Steve has been through dozens of staff…
- Augmentation Made the Jobs Better. So Why Are We Hiring Less? · 5 min · Season 1 Episode 36This week on Workquake Weekly, Steve unpacks new research from Harvard Business Review that brings real data to one of the biggest debates in the future of work… are jobs being…
- Anthropic Knows AI Enriches Work — So Why Are They Only Measuring What It Destroys? · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 35Is AI destroying jobs, enriching them, or doing a bit of both? In this episode of Workquake Weekly, Steve Cadigan explores a new research tool released by AI company Anthropic…
- Talent Velocity — Staying Calm in the AI Moment · 4 min · Season 1 Episode 34This week, Steve Cadigan tackles the emotional rollercoaster around AI, flipping the script from fear and FOMO to understanding and real confidence. You’ll learn: • Why panic…
- When Healthcare Costs More Than Your House · 5 min · Season 1 Episode 33This week, Steve digs into a startling The Wall Street Journal report revealing that, for many Americans, healthcare expenses are now outpacing mortgage payments. Drawing on his…
- The Seatbelt Moment: Social Media on Trial — and What AI Should Learn Now · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 32A landmark trial in Los Angeles is testing a hard question: did social media product design cause real harm, especially for younger users? This isn’t a hearing. It’s a courtroom…
- The 2026 Prediction Trap (And What to Do Instead) · 4 min · Season 1 Episode 31Feeling 2026 fatigue? You are not alone. In this episode, Steve digs into the prediction trap so many leaders are stuck in right now, chasing benchmarks and waiting for a safe…
- Why Google’s New AI is the Irony We Need Right Now · 4 min · Season 1 Episode 30Email promised speed and delivered FOMO. In this episode, Steve reacts to Google’s deeper AI features in Gmail, calls out the irony of tech solving a problem it helped create…
- Rethinking New Year’s Resolutions · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 29Rethinking New Year’s Resolutions New Year’s resolutions rarely stick because they start with wishes, not reality. In this episode, Steve Cadigan shares a simple, honest…
- What Chris Paul’s Retirement Teaches Us About Work · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 28What can the NBA teach us about modern leadership? In this fast, practical episode, Steve riffs on a Wall Street Journal piece about Chris Paul’s retirement and the fading era of…
- The Real AI Advantage Isn’t Cost Cutting — It’s Rethinking Work. · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 27Most AI headlines still shout about job loss. This week, I unpack McKinsey’s new State of AI report and the story is very different. Yes, many companies are experimenting…
