Solving the People Puzzle

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From Prompting to Executing: The Shift to Agentic AI in 2026

2026-08-2626:50

AI is moving beyond chatbots and prompts — and 2026 could be the year it starts doing the work. In this episode of Solving the People Puzzle, Johan sits down with CTO Ewan to explore the shift from traditional AI and prompting toward agentic AI: systems that can understand a goal, take action, execute tasks, and work alongside humans. The conversation explores the opportunities and risks this shift creates for HR and talent acquisition, including AI bias, candidate fraud, automation, data pri...

If managers resist hiring tech, is it about change… or control?

2026-06-2412:56

Why did you choose Candidate A over Candidate B? 🤔 Can you actually defend your last hiring choice if an upset applicant calls you out publicly on social media? Welcome to Chapter 3 of Wamly, broadcasting live from our brand-new, tranquil offices! 🚀 In Episode 78 of Solving the People Puzzle—the ultimate business leadership podcast and human resources podcast—Fran drops a truth bomb that challenges standard talent acquisition trends in 2026. When a line manager resists digital hiring, is it...

Marko Stavrou on Solving the Gen Z Puzzle: How to Lead, Hire, and Connect with the Next Generation

2026-05-2853:06

Marko Stavrou, known across South Africa as the Gen Z Guy, is a dynamic young business leader. At 17, he became the youngest person accepted globally into Henley Business School. Today, aged 22, he is the founder of Genlink, an investor-backed consulting and insights firm focused on unlocking the potential of organisations' next-gen talent and customers. Over the past few years, Genlink has worked with the likes of Standard Bank, Nedbank, Universal Music, Walter Sisulu University, and many ot...

7 Ways Candidates Commit Fraud (And the 5-Layer Defense to Stop Them)

2026-04-3022:12

Are you sure your last remote hiring decision was legitimate? In this episode of Solving the People Puzzle, we explore a terrifying shift in the global talent landscape: the rise of the fraudulent candidate. What was a fringe topic 12 months ago is now a central boardroom concern for HR leaders and executives worldwide. THE $5 MILLION ENGINEERING SCAM Imagine hiring a "perfect" remote engineer who aced every interview, only to discover three months later that they were a proxy—a fake identi...

The Falsifiable Framework: What Real Scientific Hiring Looks Like

2026-04-0819:56

Stop betting on "vibes" and start hiring with certainty. In this episode of Solving the People Puzzle, we’re hosting a first-of-its-kind "Industrial Psych Panel." We’re stripping away the Metric Lie that speed is the only KPI that matters. If you can’t prove why you hired someone, you aren't using science—you're just following a workflow. We’re geeking out on how technology "forces" objective hiring by baking falsifiable research directly into the process. From automated job analysis to AI-d...

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