After several weeks travelling to conferences and talking with clients I want to riff on a bunch of urgent topics: How do we create pay equity when inflation is running at over 8%? How do we get people "back to the office" when 55% of job candidates now want fully remote work? How do we redesign jobs to reduce stress and help with tremendous hiring challenges? And what really works for Employee Experience now that people are more worried about their standard of living than their mental health? (And will the Four-Day week really work?) In this podcast I try to cover it all, and also point out some of the important lessons in my book Irresistible, to help you stay ahead of this crazy labor market. Important Resources Irresistible: The Seven Secrets Of The World's Most Enduring, Employee-Focused Companies (a 99 cent special price discount on Kindle for a week!) Microsoft's Amazing DEI and Pay Equity Story Mercer's New Inside Employee's Minds (how pay has become the #1 issue for employees all of a sudden)