Hero to Zero

In this episode of Hero to Zero , Ken Pearson sits down with Tina Schust Robinson to challenge one of the most common—and costly—assumptions in business today: When uncertainty rises, leadership development gets cut. Tina makes the opposite case. In moments of instability, leadership is not a cost to manage—it’s the deciding factor in whether a business stabilizes, adapts, and grows… or stalls und...

H_AI_R: When the Humans in HR Compete with the Robots A conversation with Russell Porter on how HR can protect what stays human in the age of AI. In this episode of Hero to Zero , Russell Porter joins Ken Pearson to explore what happens when HR’s most human qualities—empathy, judgment, and culture—collide with the rise of artificial intelligence. Together they unpack the five levels of AI capabili...

What happens when employees keep showing up physically, but emotionally and mentally they’ve already left? Welcome to the world of Resenteeism — the workplace trend where people check in, but they don’t truly check out. You’ve probably heard of presenteeism (being at work but not fully productive) and quiet quitting (dialing back effort to the bare minimum). Resenteeism is different — and more dan...

Companies love to say they’re “learning organizations.” But when the pressure hits, training is the first to get cut—or worse, it's used to mask deeper failures in leadership, culture, and accountability. In this episode of Hero to Zero , host Ken Pearson sits down with David Dauman , CEO of Solutions House and longtime L&D advisor, to unpack how corporate training programs can become a p...

🎙️ Hero to Zero | Episode 2: "Do the Music and Lyrics Match?" Guest: Fred Deschamps, Founder of FitMe What happens when the culture your company sings doesn’t match the one your people hear ? In this episode, Ken Pearson sits down with Fred Deschamps—cultural strategist and founder of FitMe—to dissect the dangerous disconnect between stated values and lived experience inside organization...

Recruiting used to be about finding great talent. Now it feels like applying for a mortgage, joining a secret society, and surviving a reality show — all at once. In Episode 1 of Hero to Zero, host Ken Pearson is joined by Dean Trimble (Managing Director at Jackson Stevens Global) to unpack why the modern hiring is so frustrating — and what to do about it. From job descriptions that read like horo...

Welcome to Hero to Zero — the podcast where HR legends, leadership missteps, and workplace chaos collide. Hosted by Ken Pearson , Certified Global HR Professional and Executive Coach, this series pulls back the corporate curtain to share the real stories, the real mistakes, and the real lessons that don’t make it into the company newsletter. In this quick trailer, Ken introduces the why behind Her...