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David Rice

Verified
(He/Him)
Atlanta
As seen in: Black and White Zebra, People Managing People, People Managing People (Podcast), MSN, Aol, Substack, MediaFeed.org, Future Of Work Podcast (Podcast), SME Magazine, The CX Lead, Southwest Review
Covers:  HR, Talent, Leadership, Management, Wellness, Technology, Employee experience and engagement, organizational culture, business and society

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David Rice’s Biography

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David Rice is a long time journalist and editor who specializes in covering human resources and leadership topics. His career has seen him focus on a variety of industries for both print and digital publications in the United States and UK.

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Return To Office Mandates: Mistake Or Good for Business?

Return To Office Mandates: Mistake Or Good for Business?

Return to office mandates have been making headlines across industries, but are they a good idea and do they …

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Your Culture Strategy Wasn’t Built for Nonstop Change

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By David Rice Verified
| People Managing People
Gartner describes the current employment relationship as a "give more, expect less" arrangement. Longer hours, heavier workloads, less flexibility, less job security, delivered without the empathy-forward language that defined the post-pandemic employer pitch. Employees notice the distance between what companies say about their values and what they experience day to day, and that distance is what atrophy actually feels like from the inside. Naming it is useful.
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The Team Habit That Separates High Performers From Everyone Else

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By David Rice Verified, Ron Friedman
| People Managing People
David Rice: The average worker loses 18 hours a week to meetings, another 11 hours digging out of messages. That leaves about one day for actual work. So when you need to cram a week's worth of work into a single day, you look for shortcuts. You come in early, you stay late, you work weekends, and that is how burnout happens. On today's show, I'm talking with Ron Friedman, social psychologist and author of the book "Superteams", about why AI isn't solving this problem for most teams.
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AI Works Best When Leaders Start With the Human Story

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By David Rice Verified
| People Managing People
In addition, I serve as “Customer Zero” for our product. My team and I are not only active users of the platform, but also bring deep domain expertise as HR practitioners. This dual perspective allows us to shape the roadmap, influence product capabilities, and partner with customers to drive stronger adoption and outcomes. I've led organizations through continuous change across industries — from Cisco and Symantec to Cohesity and now Dayforce.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Correspondent with the Tampa Bay Times, then the St. Petersburg Times.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not in a long time.

How is social media changing news?

People don't actually consume anything thoroughly. They just scan or consume bite size chunks