The Human Truth Podcast

It’s the Human Truth Podcast where each episode we take a deeper look at a popular workforce statistic ripped from the headlines and ask: What is it about? Is it accurate? And, why should we care?

The age of AI transformation is upon us as you’ve no doubt heard. Opinions and forecasts for what it means for the future of work run the gamut from promises of accelerated productivity and unprecedented innovations to predictions of AI ta...

Welcome to The Human Truth Podcast where, each episode, we take a closer look at a popular workforce statistic ripped from the headlines and ask: Where’d it come from? Is it true? And why should we care? 

Did you know that people analytics, the practice – not the term as we know it today – began in 1911? Since then, people analytics, the practice, has evolved to become foundational to business, people, and financial outcomes. 

Accord...

Welcome to The Human Truth Podcast where, each episode, we take a closer look at a popular workforce statistic ripped from the headlines and ask: Where’d it come from? Is it true? And why should we care? 

In this episode, we examine this stat from Similarweb Keyword Search:

The search for "quiet quitting" increased 3,334% in August 2022 compared to the previous month. 

From “great rehire” to “gr...

Welcome to The Human Truth Podcast where, each episode, we take a closer look at a popular workforce statistic ripped from the headlines and ask: Where’d it come from? Is it true? And why should we care? 

In this episode, we examine this stat from Deloitte:

Only 3% of managers feel like they have the information they need to make decisions that affect people on their teams. Decisions like who should be promoted, who is at r...

Welcome to The Human Truth Podcast where, each episode, we take a closer look at a popular workforce statistic ripped from the headlines and ask: Where’d it come from? Is it true? And why should we care? 

In this episode, we examine this stat on pay transparency from Claro Analytics:

Pay transparency continues to rise: The ratio of new publicly posted jobs that include salary data is 36%, up about 10% from last year.

Host Ian Cook is...

In this episode, we examine this stat from Tear the Paper Ceiling: 

Nearly 70% of new jobs insist on a bachelor’s degree, but fewer than 50% of workers have one.

Host Ian Cook is joined by Yustina Saleh, VP, Research and Value at Visier, and Angela Briggs-Paige, the Vice President of People & Culture at Opportunity@Work, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to rewire the labor market so that all workers Skilled Through Alter...

In this episode, we examine this stat from Goldman Sachs: 

There’s only a 35% chance of a recession because companies have been shedding job openings in response to the Fed’s rate hikes. 

Host Ian Cook is joined by Betsey Stevenson, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Michigan and former Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, to discuss the likelihood of a recession and its impacts on the...

In this episode, we examine this stat from the American Opportunity Index: 

Workers at firms that rank higher on the American Opportunity Index earn almost 2.5x more than those in similar roles at low-ranking firms,  which can lead to a difference of $1.5 million or more over the course of their career.

Host Ian Cook is joined by Matt Sigelman, President of The Burning Glass Institute, to discuss what makes certai...

In this episode, we examine this stat from McKinsey & Company: Two in three director-level or higher women are leaving their jobs, the highest rate in years. 

Host Ian Cook is joined by Dr. Lauren Tucker, CEO and founder of Do What Matters, to discuss why women in leadership are leaving their roles, and how building an inclusive workplace can help keep them. 

On the podcast this episode:

• Host, Ian Cook is Visier’s VP...

 In this episode, we examine this stat from Gartner: “The number of large employers using tools to track their workers has doubled since the beginning of the pandemic to 60%, with this number expected to rise to 70% within the next three years.”

Host Ian Cook is joined by Dr. Roshni Raveendhran, an assistant professor at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business to discuss employee monitoring, and how businesse...

In this episode, we examine this statistic from Deloitte: “70% of organizations say leading multigenerational workforces is important to their short-term success, but only 10% say they are very ready to address this trend.” Only 10%!

Host Ian Cook is joined by Giselle Kovary, Head of Learning & Enablement at Optimus SBR and a generations-at-work expert, to discuss the generational differences at work and why it’s important that ...

Everyone seems like they're burned out lately. Do you know what burnout looks like in your co-workers, in your employees, or in yourself? According to ADP, Nearly seven in 10 (67%) workers say they experience stress at work at least once a week, and one in seven (15%) feel stressed every day.

Host Ian Cook is joined by Dr. Antonella Aguilera-Ruiz Chief Health Officer for Peace of Mind, a digital mental resilience comp...

In this episode, we're investigating the statistic that 52% of knowledge workers are likely to quit their job if company values don’t align to their own. Host Ian Cook and guest Dan Riley, Co-founder of RADICL, discuss why an employer's (public!) values are more important than ever to their employees, and what it means to build a "human-centric workplace" in 2022.  

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On the inaugural episode of Visier’s new podcast, we are pushing back on the widely-floated idea that “no one wants to work” as a cause of the Great Resignation. Our hosts this week, Ian Cook and Yustina Saleh, discuss this in light of a seemingly contradictory statistic cited in a recent article in The Atlantic that 84% of workers report that they’re either satisfied or very satisfied with work. 

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Welcome to the Human Truth Podcast brought to you by Visier - whose mission is to reveal the human truth that helps businesses and employees win together. Each episode we unpack a hot workforce statistic to find the truth in it that matters to real people like you. We ask: Where’d it come from? Is it true? And why should we care?

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