Josh is a global industry analyst and advisor covering HR, leadership, HR technology, and all areas of management. He is well known as the leading HR and HR tech analyst with more than two million followers. This is Josh, unleashed.
The HR playbook is broken. We're rewriting it for AI. The #1 newsletter for CHROs who refuse to be the last to adapt. AI Playbooks, strategies, and real stories on how AI is changing people leadership.
HR, philosophy, and the meaning of work—longform field notes and 3AM thoughts on culture, power, and systems from a recovering HR operator who majored in everything except math (but economics and chemistry are math adjacent soooo.....)
Rails Optional is a slightly feral exploration of the world where vulnerability meets curiosity, profound insights collide with ridiculous tangents, and two minds explore the scenic route through big ideas....with zero requirement to stay on the rails.
Strategic intelligence for leaders navigating Workday, SAP, Oracle, and AI adoption. Honest platform comparisons, real implementation stories, and frameworks that prevent million-dollar mistakes.
Every day we make choices on autopilot — at work, at home, in the marketplace, on our screens — that shape the world we live in. Sama (skillful) Life is a movement to return to mindfulness in everyday life through skills that disrupt our defaults.