Episode 110: What Can an Anthropologist Teach Us About the Future of Work?

Episode 10: Are We Headed to the Age of Portfolio Careers?: Why choose one career when you can do more than one at the same time? In these days of gig jobs and the need to pivot as the economy change, maybe we should thinking hard about ‘portfolio careers’ or doing several things at the same time. by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 9: What are the Leadership Lessons from Being a Navy Fighter Pilot? by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 3: Can We Prepare Our Communities for the Future of Work?: As the labor market goes through an evolution that started long before the pandemic, our communities are being transformed as well. In many cases that means good things, as when successful companies hire and prosperity increases. by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 19: What Can Animals Tell Us About How to Work Better?: Are there things that animals can tell us about how to cope wth work stress and ultimately how to work better? Our guest today is a psychotherapist with a passion for horses, and she has found a way to marry the two together. by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 18: How Can We Handle Pandemic Work Stress? by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 6: Is Online Education Here to Stay?: The pandemic has forced a giant-scale experiment in online education, and by many accounts it is going very poorly. From first graders to college students, everyone seems to be frustrated at having to take the classroom experience to a crowded space in... by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 1: Will the Pandemic Permanently Change the Arts Sector?: As a society, we tend to both love and hate our arts sector. Love them, because we do value the contributions that music and visual arts and theater and film make to our lives particularly now. In the midst of this pandemic, by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 26: Are Vacations from Work More Important than Ever?: With the pandemic raging and organizations in flux, is this any time to think about a vacation? In North America in particular, we have a mindset that taking vacations is a little bit lax and with the pandemic and its stresses that mindset is going in... by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 5: Remote Work Is Having Its Fifteen Minutes – Or Will it Be a Lot Longer?: Remote work is having a minute, or rather a series of them. Some companies have used it for years, some have been adamantly against it, but both kinds are being forced into it at the moment. As the pandemic forces millions to figure out some kind of... by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 17: Is it Time for Location-Based Pay?: It may have been a bit of a struggle to make it work, but the pandemic has forced many companies to keep their teams intact even when they are not under the same roof. As workers have de-camped to far-flung places, perhaps permanently, by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 24: Can We Bring Civility to the Workplace?: In a world where civility is in short supply, is there a way to keep our workplaces civil? These days, politics often divides us, with feelings running deep, and the extra stress of the pandemic can bring tensions to the fore. Still, by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 16: How Do You Set Work-Life Boundaries in a World of Remote Work?: What does flexible work mean to you? It might mean leaving a few minutes early to catch your kid’s soccer game, or it might mean totally restructuring your job so you can travelfor a few months. In both cases, however, by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 4: The Lights are Out in the Travel Sector – Will They Ever Go Back On?: Many sectors have been impacted by the pandemic, but none more completely than the travel sector. One week is was functioning at full capacity, and then the next the lights had completely gone out, or so it seems. When they go back on, by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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The Work and the Future Podcast Trailer!: Ready or not, the world of work is changing. And, whoever you are, you need to figure out your place in the future of work. We need to re-imagine everything. Who are the workers that will be in demand in the future? by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 28: Coming Back Stronger Part I: What Should Companies Do Now to Come Back Stronger After the Pandemic?: This is episode 1 of a special 4-part special series of Work and the Future called Coming Back Stronger sponsored by Microsoft. We are still fighting this pandemic but we are also seeing light at the end of the tunnel. by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 21: Is There a Way to be Forever Employable?: Are you afraid of unemployment or are you sure you are forever employable? As the economic outlook becomes increasingly uncertain, many people would put themselves in the first category but would certainly like to be in the second. by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 23: What is the Future of the Gig Economy?: The gig economy gets a lot of negative press, but is it actually a bad thing? Although some think it is synonymous with income insecurity and bad management practices, in fact for many it is the way they choose to work. by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 7: What is the Future of Freelance Work?: Freelance work something of a controversial workforce trend. To some, it is the dreaded gig economy, those who are forced to work on contracts or driving ride shares because they cannot find that holy grail, the full-time job. To others though, by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 27: How Can Companies Build a Culture Around the Gig Economy?: The gig economy’ sometimes gets a bad rap – people hear it and they think of ride-share drivers who really want to be full time. In fact though the gig economy is a much more nuanced place, one that encompasses different kinds of gig workers, by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 13: How Can Leaders Step Up to the Fourth Industrial Revolution?: The Fourth Industrial Revolution is in full swing and according to the World Economic Forum, the transformation it imposes on us will be unlike anything humankind has experienced before. For business to weather this revolution and come out on the ri... by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 40: How Can You Get Control of Your Time?: Whatever else is going on in the economy or the world, one thing that never seems to change is our battle to have enough time to do everything we feel we need to get done in our work (and in our personal) life. by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 14: How Do You Create an Environment for Innovation? by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 45: Is Data-Driven Hiring a Good or Bad Thing?: Is data-driven hiring the future, and if it is should we be happy or a little bit scared? With the economy heating upm we are seeing a surge in hiring, or at least a surge in companies trying to hire. As they look for the best hires, by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 20: How Should Office Spaces Look Post-Pandemic?: We are re-imagining everything else, so maybe we need to imagine the office as well. The physical office we are familiar with has its roots in designs first imagined a hundred years ago, with a bit of a Dilbert-style reboot thrown in during the 1950s. by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 30: Coming Back Stronger Part III: How Do We Get Ready for Continuous Education and Reskilling? by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 41: How Much Should We Worry About Long Term Unemployment?: We are getting good news on the economy and the labor market but are the statistics telling us the whole story? Even with a surge in hiring and a fall in the unemployment, there is a core of people who have been out of the labor market for a while and ... by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 11: Is This the Time for Leadership from the Heart?: When we think about the words that go with ‘leadership’, ‘heart’ is rarely among them but perhaps it should be. The pandemic has shown us that business as usual is no longer going to get the job done, and as well we are all acutely aware that we are in... by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 25: How Can We Connect the Different Generations at Work? by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 8: Does Videoconferencing Mean We All Need to Be Performers Now?: We are all used to interacting with one another in person, at the office, at meetings, just casually. Particularly when it is a business context, we tend to think about how we should present ourselves and we know all about the firm handshake (now a th... by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Episode 15 – How Will the Pandemic Affect Gen Z in the Workplace?: The school year is starting and the pandemic is not ending and Generation Z will have to deal with that. In fact, they will probably have to deal with the impact of the pandemic for years as the effects of it shape the way that they approach their liv... by A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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