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The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 Collective
This podcast reveals how clarity and ownership at every level turn employee experience into accelerated execution, reducing friction, speeding decisions, and delivering strategy faster than the competition. When people feel valued, informed, and trusted, alignment becomes natural and performance scales. Hosted by Anthony “AJ” Vaughan, creator of The E1B2 Collective Podcast (900+ episodes, 75,000+ HR and C-Suite listeners), the show uncovers how CHROs, COOs, and CROs design accountability…
Episodes
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveUnpacking Change Management w/ Jessica Noble
In today’s episode Aj brings on Jessica Noble of Axia Consulting. They dive deep into all things change management, how to do so and maintain buy-in as well as…

The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveHelping Organizations & Individual Professionals with Self Awareness
In todays episode Aj breaks down how organizations need to start taking the measurement of behavior identification more seriously & how to make use of timing…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveBeyond Brand: A New Responsibility for my Head of Talent’s
In today’s episode Aj shares a few thoughts on how Head of Talent’s can be more thoughtful, patient, transparent and honest during the hiring process; and the…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveBehind the Scenes Episode: Building Flexibility & Empathy into Leadership Efforts
In today’s episode Aj gives you a sneak peak into his best practices around all thing’s flexibility for a fellow colleagues podcast!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveMeasuring your Company Culture
In today’s episode Aj breaks down a few subtle areas of metrics that most companies and HR teams don’t think about tracking, understanding or making decisions…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveDivercial 008: 2023 DEI Trends that are coming true
In today episode Aj shares a few thoughts on a few trends that are starting to actually be implemented in a 2023 world!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveWelcome Back : Let’s talk Culture
Enjoy this light but impactful episode, the first in almost 2 weeks. Enjoy!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveTop Employers Institute: World Of Work Trends Report 2022 (Breakdown)
In todays episode Aj breaks down his perspectives on the amazing trends report from Top Employers!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveSelf Managing (Hire Managers of One)
In today’s episode Aj breaks down a few thoughts that all teams, leaders and companies will resonate with!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveDivercial 007: What I would accomplish during my First 6 Months as a DEI Leader
In today’s episode Aj shares very detailed context around how organizations can take the role of DEI seriously, and what Aj personally would do in his first 6…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveHow HR can Drive & Support - Organizational Innovation
In today’s episode Aj shares 5 key best practices that can drive and make innovation a core part of your organization today!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveState of the Union
In today’s episode Aj simply shares a lot of his core perspectives as he unpacks an phenomenal article!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveDivercial 006: A DEI+B Movement is Coming
In today’s episode Aj shares a very intriguing POV about DEI in a way that I know for a fact will wake you up!!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveAd-Hoc Culture & DEI Conversation w/ Raymond D. White, MBA
In today’s episode Aj brings on Raymond D. White and they completely bring the 🔥 and so much value! Now this conversation was a bud Ad-Hoc meaning the episode…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveA/B Testing - Employee Training & L&D
In today’s episode Aj breaks down a simple framework and case study that all organizations should get behind! Frameworks that really match the employees first…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveInternal Mobility (Give Employees What they Want)
In today’s episode Aj shares a motivating POV on the power of Internal Mobility
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveTop Employers 001: Getting your CFO, Product Teams & Sales Teams excited about DEI
In today’s episode Aj shares a few thoughts around how DEI can make a huge impact on the bottom line of an organization, in a way most companies fail to think…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveAlmas Insight: Happy Recruiting = Big Business
In today’s episode Aj shares his take on why recruiting teams need to be supported, funded and appreciated!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveDivercial 005: Setting and Outlining Communication Guidelines
In todays episode Aj shares a few thoughts around how Jason Fried of Base Camp & Hey.com - how without potentially knowing, he baked a lot of DEI&B into his…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveDeveloping a Culture Built to Withstand Change
In today’s episode Aj shares his thoughts on how to truly help organizations withstand any and all change!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveCultivating a Culture of Continues Improvement
In today episode Aj shares perspectives on how organizations can consistently level up!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveRetention Rates (Per Manager)
In this episode Aj breaks down why it’s important to track your individual mangers retention numbers and how to have strategic empathy on both sides of the…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveDivercial 004: How to make your Exit Interviews more Inclusive
In today’s episode Aj shares a message that breaks down how to have more impactful conversations during an employees exit and how the data/feedback from those…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveUsing Data to “Keep Key Talent”
In today’s episode Aj breakdown a case study by Nielsen!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveDivercial 003: Operationalizing Empathic Leadership
I’m today’s episode Aj shares a few perspectives on how to truly operationalize empathetic moments into the role and expectations of your leaders! Enjoy …
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveHonesty is the greatest Policy
In today’s episode Aj shares some exciting news, perspectives and insight!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveChanging the Lives of your Employees w/ Horizontal & Vertical Career Planning
In todays episode Aj shares a few really impactful tips that can change the lives of your employees and the success rate of the business
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveDivercial 002: DEI&B - Setting OKR’s & KPI’s
In today’s episode Aj shares a few thoughts and insights on the impact DEI can have on an organization and how leaders should go about tracking and measuring…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveDivercial 001: Aj Vaughan & Randeep Purewal, MBA
We have a brand new series that we are excited to present… Divercial! This will be a series of amazing content that covers all things DEI. Will touch elements…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectivePeople First Talent & Retention w/Alexandra Bowden
In today’s episode Aj brings on Alexandra Bowden, they discuss all things people, hiring, transparency, elements of the world or people programs and culture…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveAlmas Insight: Predicting, Learning and Embracing Human Behavior & Capability Alignment
I’m today’s episode Aj shares a few thoughts around why organizations can and should get really excited about predicting behavior, measuring situational…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveWorkforce Planning (Smatter & Shorter) - Almas Insight
In todays episode Aj breaks down why organizations must use technology to help make faster and better decisions because the timelines to plan and to make these…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveStay Ahead of the Market (Moving Around - but not Out)
In today’s episode Aj shares a few honest perspectives on how organizations can show up differently for their people during these very uncertain, difficult and…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveThe E1B2 2022 Recap Show Episode 6: Trevor Bogan
In today’s episode Aj brings on Trevor Bogan from Top Employers Institute! They discussed employee experience, applicant experience, transparency and so much…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveThe E1B2 2022 Recap Show Episode 5: Damon Cooper
In today’s episode Aj brings on “isolved” Recruiter Damon Cooper. We discussed all things mental health, transparency, what is in store for 2023 and so much…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveThe E1B2 2022 Recap Show Episode 4: Ed Evarts
In today’s episode we bring on Ed Evarts a dear friend, leadership coach, business strategist and overall genius! We discuss his thoughts from 2022, while…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveRe-Designing the Manager Role
In today’s episode, Aj provides a few examples, tips and thoughts on how to support our lower level-mid level managers!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveThe E1B2 2022 Recap Show Episode 3: Randeep Purewal, MBA
In today’s episode Aj brings on Randeep, the founder and CEO of Divercial! They discuss all things DEI, Quite quitting, Gary V and his dedication and focus to…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveGartner.com (Future of Work Trends in 2023 Review)
In today’s episode Aj shares a few thoughts around how the organization’s today can make an impact as it pertains to supporting the workforce in a 2023 world…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveThe E1B2 2022 Recap Show Episode 2: Michael Ogunsanya
In today’s episode Aj brings on former CEO of Mindstand Technologies and current product leader Michael Ogunsanya. They both discuss how organizations in 2023…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveGearing up for 2023
In today’s episode Aj shares a few thoughts on the conversations leadership needs to be having with team members “end of year” and take the data to make…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveThe E1B2 2022 Recap Show Episode 1: Aj Vaughan - Founder of The E1B2 Collective
In today’s episode Aj Vaughan our amazing hots reflects on his 2022 and his plans for 2023. This is the first of a 8-9 part series! Enjoy… and prepare of…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveTasteful Vulnerability
In todays episode Aj gets deep and shares some honest opinions and thoughts on Change Management!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveBeyond Brand Deep-Dive Confidence Building
In todays episode Aj shares his perspectives on how organizations can build 2 types of leadership groups within departments. How leadership should share with…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveBeyond Brand Deep-Dive & Case-Study
In today’s episode Aj breaks down a case study (HR Team) - showing the value and importance of providing detailed communications to your direct reports that…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveBonus Episode: Aj Vaughan x Ben Duek
In today episode Aj does something a bit different! He joins Ben Duek’s founder of (Cantera Leadership) - in a joint venture episode with (The E1B2 Podcast) of…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveCreating Alignment (Reviewing Probation Review Periods & Collecting Better Data)
In today’s episode Aj shares a few key tips around probation reviews that should be added to the process. Elements that would drive better impact for not only…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveOperational Excellence & Change Management
In today’s episode, Aj shares a few thoughts on how organizations need to build more flexibility into core categories that are the foundation of the…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveLet’s Talk Mental Health
In today’s episode Aj shares a few impactful and critical perspectives on all things mental health and how organizations can operationalize mental health…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveA Small wrinkle in a CHRO’s (Recruiting Methodology)
In today’s episode, Aj shares a top around a competitive advantage recruiting teams can build for themselves heading into a 2023 talent market place

The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveA Blueprint for Successful Team Building
In today’s episode Aj shares a few tips that all companies can use as it pertains to building a team of (thinkers, action & people/leadership). At all phases…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveLet’s Talk Feedback w/ Andy Santos of SpotHero
In todays episode Aj brings on Director of People & Culture of SpotHero - Andy Santos! They sit down for a very entertaining, informative and engaging…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveIntegrating Learning into your employees workflow
In todays episode, Aj shares a few tips on how to integrate learning and up-skilling into your teams workflow ; and how to do so in ways that can save you…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveIt’s not enough to have a Diverse Team - It’s time to start create an Inclusive Diverse Team
In today’s episode Aj shares a few tips around how diverse teams can level up and activate true inclusion that can provide the results all diverse teams are…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveParking Lot (Fireside Chat)
In today’s episode Aj shares a new idea that most if not all brands can execute on today!
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveHow to be a Good Facilitator & How To Create a Employee First Leadership Rubric
I’m today’s episode Aj shares a few perspectives on how to build and cultivate great leaders, cultures & facilitation moments
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveTalking Employee Experience w/ Karen Jaw-Madson
In today’s episode Aj brings on a special guest (Karen Jaw-Madson) Karen Jaw-Madson is principal of Co.-Design of Work Experience, author of Culture Your…
The Business of Alignment - Powered by The E1B2 CollectiveBeyond Brand Tips 001: Team Alignment & Effectiveness
In today’s episode Aj goes on a epic rant about his new service within Beyond Brand!