Tomorrowist

Dec 05 2024 12 ep. 23 mins 5

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Global workplace disruption and emerging technology are redefining the future of business. To equip leaders to navigate this uncertainty, SHRM analyzed 7,000 pages of trend reports and identified the 12 trends businesses need to prepare for, not in a few years, but tomorrow. Welcome to Tomorrowist. Each week, Tomorrowist explores one of the 12 trends impacting the future of business, featuring insights from top experts in that week’s trend. Subscribe to Tomorrowist to navigate the evolving business landscape with clarity and shape tomorrow's workplace, today.

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Embracing Agility in the AI Era with Andrew McAfee

Dec 05 2024 23 mins

This week, MIT research scientist Andrew McAfee explores how emerging tech companies outpace legacy organizations by embracing key behaviors that drive agility and innovation. McAfee highlights the rejection of hierarchical decision-making, the prioritization of data-driven processes, and the importance of fostering innovation and experimentation to adapt in an AI-driven future.

How to Align HR and Sustainability to Remain Competitive – MGM's Jyoti Chopra

Nov 21 2024 23 mins

SHRM thanks Gap International for sponsoring this episode of Tomorrowist. This week on Tomorrowist, Jyoti Chopra shares how MGM’s integrated approach to HR and sustainability is redefining the role of modern corporate leadership.

The Hidden Risks of Tech Dependency: AI, Ethics, and the Workforce with Susie Alegre

Nov 14 2024 24 mins

This week, Susie Alegre, an international lawyer and specialist in human rights law and technology, highlights the risks of overreliance on Big Tech and AI, urging leaders to balance innovation with human-centric values.

Why Human Skills are Critical in Tech-Driven Workplaces with Emmanuel Yamoah

Nov 07 2024 19 mins

This week, Duracell VP of R&D Emmanuel Yamoah explores the nuances of financing the future workforce. He emphasizes professional development and mentorship as essential to future readiness—especially as AI becomes more prevalent in the workplace—and explores how leaders can use storytelling to secure investment in innovation and future planning.

Political Polarization in the Workplace with Arthur Brooks

Oct 31 2024 23 mins

In this episode, Arthur Brooks, a professor at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and the bestselling author of Love Your Enemies, explores how growing polarization and incivility in the U.S. are damaging relationships and businesses. Brooks urges leaders to stand against political divisiveness to maintain productivity in the workplace and contribute to societal un

How Leaders Can Support Working Mothers and Caregivers with Paula Faris

Oct 24 2024 21 mins

In this episode, Paula Faris addresses workplace challenges faced by working mothers and caregivers, and advocates for both legislative and business-driven solutions to empower these employees. Faris makes the business case for supporting caregivers, arguing that flexible work environments and better support for working parents can lead to increased employee loyalty, productivity,

Leading Through a Distorted Capitalist System with Luigi Zingales

Oct 17 2024 30 mins

This week, Chicago Booth Professor Luigi Zingales discusses how the current dissatisfaction with capitalism stems from a distortion of the system, where meritocracy and fairness are compromised. He highlights the growing frustration, especially among young people, with inequality of opportunity, regulatory capture, and the imbalance between democracy and meritocracy.

How to Transform Employee Productivity with Zeynep Ton

Oct 10 2024 21 mins

This week, Zeynep Ton, Professor of the Practice at the MIT Sloan and founder of the Good Jobs Institute, discusses how low productivity often stems from flawed workplace systems—rather than a lack of capable employees. Ton highlights that improving job quality through systemic changes, rather than simply raising pay, can significantly reduce turnover costs and enhance productivi

Understanding AI in the Future of Executive Leadership with Martin Keen

Oct 03 2024 27 mins

This week, Martin Keen, IBM master inventor and host of IBM Technology’s YouTube channel on AI, explores the implications of AI for business leaders and offers practical takeaways for executives. Keen discusses the importance of clear communication when leveraging prompt engineering, "Shadow AI" and governance challenges, and concerns around sustainability, "hallucinations," and

Geopolitics and the Future of the Global Workforce with Michael Froman

Sep 26 2024 19 mins

This week, Michael Froman, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, offers his perspective on how current geopolitical tensions are impacting the future of the global workforce, and why leaders need to be geopolitically aware now. "For employers who may not have thought they needed to think much about politics or geopolitics, they’re quickly coming to the conclusion that fo