Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy talks about some of the top workforce trends companies need to keep an eye on today—and she highlights how technology fits into the equation. She journeys back to the year 2019, looking at remote trends before the pandemic and highlights how trends have unfolded in the past five years.

She also discusses:

• Six trends that leaders should being paying attention to.
• How to achieve greater employee engagement levels.
• The rise of hybrid and the new employee expectations.

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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 do. He says most companies are service companies and the most important assets in companies are human assets.

They also discuss:

• Why white-collar work is facing a fundamental inflection point for the future of work.
• The different set of rules for financial accounting.
• Why communication and collaboration are so important.

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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 limiting or narrowing jobs and, as a result, narrowing training for those jobs, which leads to training without much learning—and why this can be both successful and counterproductive.

They also discuss:

• Examples of industries using chatbots—and some concerning things to consider.
• One specific example: how firefighters actually use their discretion in practice.
• Lessons for elsewhere.

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Peggy talks about the burdens on those working healthcare and how technology can help come to their aid. She says digital transformation can help do more with less, reduce overall cost, and improve patient care.

She also discusses:

• The opportunities that exist in healthcare with the rise of AI (artificial intelligence), machine learning, and deep learning.
• The reasons the implementation of AI has been slow in healthcare.
• Six steps for building trust in the age of AI.

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Peggy Smedley and Casey Pittock, chief executive officer, Smart Meter, discuss big challenges facing the healthcare industry today and how technology can help solve some of these challenges. He shares his experience in the connected health space, including six exits valued at about $850 million.

They also discuss:

• An inflection point for providers, patients, and payers—and how technology can help.
• What type of data we can collect with remote patient monitoring—and why accuracy of data quality is so important.
• The next evolution of AI and machine learning in healthcare.

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