A podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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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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Episode 122: Can Using Gamification Boost Employee Engagement?

May 08 2024 17 mins

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 decisi

Episode 121: How Can Leaders Develop Mental Strength?

May 01 2024 17 mins

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. Mautz is a former Proc

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

Apr 10 2024 21 mins

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. Guest: Dan Pontefract is a renowned leadership strategist, a

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

Mar 27 2024 15 mins

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 by Cerys Goodall, Chief Operating Officer + Head of People at Vets

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

Mar 14 2024 17 mins

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 chess better, then there are implications for training in the workplace, wh

Episode 117: How Can Organizations Support Workers Who are Caregivers?

Feb 28 2024 24 mins

Workers have lives outside of the workplace, and in many cases that means being caregivers to family members who are elderly or disabled or ill. The strain of that can impact their work, and it can impact the organizations they work for as well. To talk about what organizations can do to support workers – and ultimately support themselves – Linda Nazareth is joined on t

Episode 116: Should Every Company Have an AI Ethicist?

Feb 03 2024 26 mins

Artificial Intelligence is here to stay and as well as changing and eliminating jobs it is creating new roles. On this episode, Linda Nazareth is joined by Cliff Jurkiewicz, Vice President of Global Strategy at Phenom to talk about why it is time for companies to hire for the role of ‘AI Ethicist’ and what challenges those in the role will face in our rapidly changing w

Episode 115: What are the Newest Trends Around Remote Work?

Jan 31 2024 23 mins

Remote work keeps evolving: organizations have been changing the rules around it, workers have been shifting their demands on employers, and the pieces keep shifting. To talk about the new trends in remote work, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Jelena Djordjevic, Vice President of People at Thumbtack. Thumbtack is a technology company that helps people care for and impr

Episode 114: How Do You Find Motivation at Work?

Jan 18 2024 23 mins

Everyone wants to be more effective and motivated at work, but doing that can be harder than it looks. To talk about how to revitalize your relationship with work, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Art Markman, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of the book Bring Your Brain to Work. They discuss why motivation sometimes flags as well as practica

Episode 113: Has Flexible Work Gone Out of Fashion?

Jan 03 2024 25 mins

Flexible work goes in and out of fashion, with always loving it and organizations being somewhat more skeptical. To talk about the state of flexible work, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Cali Williams Yost, CEO and Founder of Flex+Strategy Group. They talk about Cali’s latest research on attitudes about flexible work and why more change is inevitably ahead in the