The Workplace Minute

Welcome to the Workplace Minute, Powered by H3 HR Advisors, developed as a “Flash Briefing” Skill for Amazon “Alexa” devices. Two to three times a week get a quick 1 – 2 minute update on important news impacting the world of work, workplace technology, the labor market and more.

To listen to the Workplace Minute, go to your Amazon Alexa app, simply search for the “Workplace Minute” Skill, and add it to your Daily News Update or Flash Briefing for your Echo-powered devices.

Hosted by

Steve Boese

Co-Founder of H3 HR Advisors and Program Chair, HR Technology Conference

The Workplace Minute Episodes

Ensuring that People Strategy Includes People with Disabilities

In this episode Steve shares some recent data on people with disabilities and their experiences in the workplace, and three strategies for organizations to be more disability inclusive in their organizations.

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Reality TV Meets HR: NLRB Moves to Classify “Love is Blind” Cast as Employees

In this episode Steve discusses how a recent ruling at the NLRB classifying cast members as employees could shake up the entire Reality TV industry - and give cast members a larger share of the revenues.

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New Research Shows Return to Office Mandates Increase Turnover and Slow Hiring

In this episode Steve discusses how new research on the impact of corporate Return to Office mandates has shown that the mandates increase employee turnover - especially for women and highly skilled employees, and slow down replacement hiring.

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Japan Tries the Four-day Workweek to Address Declining Birth Rates

In this episode Steve discusses how authorities in Japan plan to institute a four-day working week for government workers in an effort to boost the county's declining marriage and birth rates.

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Could 2025 be the Year of Revenge Quitting?

In this episode Steve discusses how 2025 could spur a wave of "Revenge Quitting" as an improving job market may lead many more workers to quit for new and better opportunities elsewhere.

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Worker Wellbeing Declines with Women Reporting Worsening Results

In this episode Steve shares new data from Alight on how overall employee wellbeing is declining and women employees are reporting worse wellbeing than their male colleagues.

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Don’t Email Your Colleagues on Sunday – Unless You Want a Response

In this episode Steve discusses new research on when is the best time during the week to email your colleagues - and whay it might also be the worst time to send work emails.

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Highlights from the 10th Annual Women in the Workplace Report

In this episode Steve shares key findings from the LeanIn.org and McKinsey Women in the Workplace Survey which showed while some progress has been made in women's representation in senior corporate roles, there remains much work to be done to get closer to equity with men.

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With Obesity Rates Climbing, Employers are Challenged to Respond

In this episode Steve discusses the climbing rate of obesity in the US, and the challenges facing employers when considering how to respond to increasing demand for GLP-1 weight loss drug coverage for their employees.

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New Research on How Generative AI is Impacting the Labor Market

In this episode Steve discusses new research on how the adoption of Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are impacting the demand for human labor, and changing the skills required in the workplace.

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