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Work and the Future

Linda Nazareth |

137 episodes

1 week ago

The Work and the Future podcast is a forum to discuss the trends shaping the future of work. Is remote work here to stay? What skills should our kids have to ensure their future? Will robots take our jobs - oris the notion of a job done anyway? Economist Linda Nazareth, herself an expert on the future of work, engages with those on the front lines of change to talk about what comes next and how we can best negotiate the world emerging.

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The Work and the Future podcast is a forum to discuss the trends shaping the future of work. Is remote work here to stay? What skills should our kids have to ensure their future? Will robots take our jobs - oris the notion of a job done anyway? Economist Linda Nazareth, herself an expert on the future of work, engages with those on the front lines of change to talk about what comes next and how we can best negotiate the world emerging.

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Work and the Future

Episode 138: Can AI Make Us Better Communicators and Leaders?

Who can resist the temptation? If you need to write anything these days, the easiest (and some think the best) thing to do is to start with letting AI technologies draft it for you. In doing that, however, it is easy to lose your own voice and create content that is cookie-cutter at best. If […]

3 weeks ago

17 minutes 58 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 136: Economic and Labour Market Update

In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks about the labour market and work trends. She covers: About Linda Nazareth: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for […]

1 month ago

14 minutes 10 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 135: Are Organizations Seeing the Value of Employee Well-Being?

Organizations have long been criticized for giving scant thought to employee well-being – but is that now changing? Linda Nazareth talks to Mark C. Crawley, author of the new book The Power of Employee Well-Being about why that seems to be the case, and why that will be good for both workers and organizations. In […]

1 month ago

23 minutes 28 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 134: What Will AI Mean for the Future of Hiring?

Using Artificial Intelligence in the hiring process is becoming mainstream, but is that a good or a bad thing? Organizations are embracing the new technology, but there are huge implications for privacy and security, as well as ethical considerations involved. Linda Nazareth talks about the implications of using AI in hiring with Tamara Elsahyouni of […]

2 months ago

23 minutes 28 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 133: Why Has Hiring Become Harder

Why Has Hiring Become Harder? Linda Nazareth speaks to Alexandra Tillo of Indeed Canada about why a surge in applicants is making it harder to hire the best talent and what organizations and job-seekers can do to improve the process. In this episode of Work and the Future economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks […]

2 months ago

24 minutes 39 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 132: Linda’s Labor Market Update

In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks about the labour market and work trends. She covers: About Linda Nazareth: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for […]

3 months ago

18 minutes 59 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 131: How Do We Get More Women into the Tech Sector? Economist Linda Nazareth talks to Tara Chklovski of Technovation

In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Tara Chklovski, founder and CEO of Technovation. They discuss: Guest: Tara Chklovski, founder and CEO of Technovation, is reshaping opportunities for young women in technology. Inspired by her experiences growing up in India and working as an aerospace engineer, she developed […]

3 months ago

20 minutes 36 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 130: Why are Tech Workers Unhappy?

In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Pablo Listingart, Founder of ComIT about why tech workers are frustrated with their work. They discuss: Guest: Pablo Listingart Founder and Executive Director, ComIT Pablo Listingart is the Founder and Executive Director at ComIT, a Canadian charity that helps […]

4 months ago

25 minutes 30 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 129: Are Back to Work Mandates a Quick Way to Lose Top Performers?

Back to work mandates are all the rage these days but they may not work out the way that organizations expect. The language around the mandates suggests that top performers understand the need to be at the office and want to be there and if the slackers do not then they are welcome to quit. […]

9 months ago

20 minutes 59 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 128: Will Returning to the Office Solve the Loneliness Epidemic?

Will ordering workers to return to the office make them less lonely? To talk about that Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Jim Frawley, the CEO and founder of executive development firm Bellwether. Jim is a consultant and coach who has studied and written about the the way that in-person work might be […]

10 months ago

19 minutes 45 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 127: Should Employees be Company Owners?

If everything is on the table when it comes to the future of work, should we be talking about having workers own the company – or at least own a bit of it? To talk about that, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Elspeth Murray, Director of the Centre for Innovation and Social […]

1 year ago

21 minutes 19 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 126: How Do We Develop Workers with Green Skills?

The climate transition has huge implications for the future of work. We know that we need to develop ‘green skills’, although there is not complete agreement about how to define what those are. The crux of it, however, is that we are arguably moving into a new, clean energy economy or a green economy and […]

1 year ago

21 minutes 19 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 125: What Skills Will Organizations Need to Deal with Climate Change?

The issue of climate and climate change is a huge one today. We know that something is going on with our planet, it is getting warmer and we are having more weather events and that is impacting the economy and definitely it is impacting work. And the impacts are only going to get larger. To […]

1 year ago

18 minutes 24 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 124: What are the New Challenges for HR Leaders?

It is a complicated time in the work world right now as organizations grapple with policies around the return to the office or remote or hybrid work. As well, the unemployment rate is rising, managers are dealing with stress around the economy and workers are uneasy about all of it. To talk about what the […]

1 year ago

24 minutes 23 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 123: Will Knowledge Workers Lose Their Jobs to AI?

At one point we thought technology threatened jobs in fast food or retail but now we know that is likely to be only the tip of the iceberg. AI will mean changes for all workers and knowledge workers – the group that was once thought to be the most protected – may be at the […]

1 year ago

22 minutes 19 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 122: Can Using Gamification Boost Employee Engagement?

Behavioural science Guest: Adrian Camilleri Association Professor of Marketing University of Technology Sydney Business School Adrian Camilleri is an associate professor of marketing at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Business School. He uses experimental and survey research methods to understand, explain, and predict the cognitive processes underlying judgment and decision-making, and the application of […]

1 year ago

17 minutes 59 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 121: How Can Leaders Develop Mental Strength?

How can leaders develop the mental strength needed in today’s work environment? To talk about that Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Scott Mautz, author of the book The Mentally Strong Leader. Guest SCOTT MAUTZ, author of THE MENTALLY STRONG LEADER, is the founder and CEO of Profound Performance™, a keynote, training, and coaching company. […]

1 year ago

17 minutes 29 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 120: Is it Time to Talk about Work Life Bloom?

Is Work Life balance a myth? On this episode, Linda Nazareth is joined by Dan Pontefract, author of the book Work Life Bloom. Dan believes that we need to move to ‘work life bloom’ rather than ‘work life balance’ and he has some ideas about what organizations should be doing to make that a reality. […]

1 year ago

21 minutes 59 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 119: Will Pet Perks be the Next Hot Worker Benefit?

Is it time to include pet perks in more compensation packages? With talent acquisition a hot topic, everything is on the table now and perhaps that should include bringing your dog to the office, or at least having some of his health expenses covered by your benefits package. Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode […]

1 year ago

15 minutes 29 seconds

Work and the Future

Episode 118: How Can AI Help Workers be More Productive?

Can AI help people become better chess players – and if it can, what does that mean for the future of work? To talk about that, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Henning Piezunka the co-author of a study on that topic which reached some interesting conclusions. If AI can train people to play […]

1 year ago

17 minutes 4 seconds