Work, Measured

Hatch talks to the people who decide what counts.

Work, Measured is the Hatch podcast, hosted by Imran Syed. Every episode is a conversation with someone who has to decide what counts as work, and live with what that decision costs.

Episodes

Every episode, newest first.

AI Is a Ferrari Doing a Suzuki's Job | Shujaat Ahmad on the Middle Manager Myth

Shujaat Ahmad

Companies bought a Ferrari and are using it to do a Suzuki's job. Shujaat Ahmad on why treating AI as an efficiency play caps your upside and costs you the managers who make it work.

We Measure Completion, Not Learning | Sumanta Chakraborty on the Broken Career Ladder

Sumanta Chakraborty

A Fortune 50 salesperson used his company's AI training tool once, to hit the score. Sumanta Chakraborty on why L&D became compliance.

AI Agents Are Like Intoxicated Graduates | Daniel Hulme on AI at Enterprise Scale

Dr Daniel Hulme

Would you hire an intoxicated graduate for this job? WPP's Chief AI Officer on agents, frictions and why AI adoption is the wrong metric.

After 4 Interviews You Learn Almost Nothing | Todd Carlisle on the Science of Hiring

Todd Carlisle

Google tested around 150 signals for predicting job performance. Almost none worked. Todd Carlisle on what the data actually says about hiring.

95% of Your Life Is Run by Your Subconscious | Robin Banks on Mind Power at Work

Robin Banks

Robin Banks asked a room of thousands who had written goals for the year. Around 3% put their hands up. He has spent three decades on that gap.

Why the Jerk at Work Keeps Winning | NYU's Tessa West on Bad Bosses and Toxic Coworkers

Tessa West

Toxic performers survive because the damage they do never shows up in the P&L fast enough to notice. NYU's Tessa West on why that is.

Half of Employees Don't Know What's Expected of Them | Malvika Jethmalani on People Debt

Malvika Jethmalani

Only 49% of employees agree that they know what is expected of them at work. A fractional CPO on the diagnostic she runs on every new company.

Performance Reviews Are a Myth | Gary A. Bolles on What to Measure Instead

Gary A. Bolles

There is no efficiency in ideation. Zero. Gary A. Bolles on why effectiveness beats performance and why rewards should be personalised to one.

7 Careers by Age 70 | Victoria Tomlinson on Life After Retirement

Victoria Tomlinson

91% of over 50s want to progress, not wind down. Victoria Tomlinson on retiring retirement and why hallucinating models made judgement valuable again.

What Military Intelligence Taught Us About Finding Great Talent | Oliver Armstrong

Oliver Armstrong

Ten years of experience can be one year repeated ten times. Oliver Armstrong on finding signal in the noise when you cannot outbid Google.

We Optimized Away the Human Part of Work | Meg McWilliams

Meg McWilliams

Six in ten people told Meg McWilliams they would not have attended at all without one warm introduction beforehand. The friction was the point.

The First CRO Hire: Why Most Founders Get It Wrong | Ryan Spillane on Building Revenue Teams

Ryan Spillane

Getting the first revenue hire wrong costs founders between half a million and seven figures. Ryan Spillane on how to know you are ready.

We Win by Being Human | Paul Hamilton and Dr Tatijana Busic on Fear, AI and the Case for People

Paul Hamilton and Dr Tatijana Busic

93% of organisations have adopted AI and are seeing almost no return. Paul Hamilton and Dr Tatijana Busic on the automation ceiling.

Closing the Courage Gap with Dr Margie Warrell

Dr Margie Warrell

Growth and comfort cannot ride the same horse. Dr Margie Warrell on the timidity tax leaders pay every time they choose safety over action.

Own Your Voice: Kim Rittberg on Fear and Confidence

Kim Rittberg

Kim Rittberg built a video unit into a $100 million sale, then took two years to start her own business. The obstacle both times was fear.

The Truth About Staying, Thriving and Getting Promoted | Howie Konopko

Howie Konopko

Fair pay, interesting work, trust in your team, room to grow. Howie Konopko on the four part test for whether to stay in a role.

Why Transform NOW Culture Drives Talent Away | Mark Cruth

Mark Cruth

Your exit interviews blame salary and remote policy. Atlassian's Mark Cruth on transformation theatre and the real reasons people leave.

The AI Psychology Trap | Stefano Puntoni on What Smart Companies Miss

Stefano Puntoni

People feel less threatened by AI than by being replaced by another human. Stefano Puntoni on the psychology your AI rollout is ignoring.

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