The Future Of Less Work
Episodes
Who's Responsible For AI In Regulated Industries with Arya Bolurfrushan
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI moves into places where error is not an option like banking approvals, medical claims, pharmaceutical compliance, the future o...
Why AI Demands More Of Middle Management with Barbara Wittmann
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As AI accelerates across organizations, most conversations still focus on tools, pilots, and productivity gains. But AI is also exposing cracks that w...
How Companies Can Get The Most Value From AI with David Mallon
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI is no longer just another workplace technology. It is a general-purpose capability that is beginning to reshape how work is designed, how decisions...
How AI Changes Workforce Planning with Vijay Swaminathan
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the biggest barrier to AI transformation isn’t technology at all, but the fact that most organizations don’t actually understand how work ...
What Happens When The Job Stops Being The Basic Unit Of Work with Carrol Chang
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When work breaks apart into tasks and AI steps in as a real participant,not just a helper, the familiar structure of jobs begins to unravel. Thereal q...
Who Designs Work When AI Finally Works with Bhavin Shah
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When AI stops being experimental and starts acting inside everyday workflows, the conversation about work changes completely. The question is no longe...
Which Meetings Should We Stop Having with Rebecca Hinds
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do meetings feel like the place where work goes to die—and what would it take to finally fix them?In this episode of The Future of Less Work, ho...
What Humans Are Still Needed For When AI Is Used with Tim Sanders
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI agents stop assisting work and start reshaping howvalue moves through an organization? And what does that mean for people,roles, ...
What Do Workers Actually Want In A World Of AI with Becky Frankiewicz
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the biggest signals about the future of work aren’t coming from boardrooms or technology labs—but from workers themselves? ManpowerGroup’...
How Do You Build Strategy When You Can’t Predict the Future with Arjan Singh
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when competitive advantage no longer comes from having the right plan, but from how quickly you can adapt when the plan stops working?In ...
Where AI Stops Working In Manufacturing Industry with Shin Nakamura
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when artificial intelligence meets work that can’t be fully documented, standardized, or abstracted? In this episode of The Future of...
Leading with Heart: The Most Underrated Skill in Business with Claude Silver
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the most important skill for the future of work isn’t technical or strategic—but human?In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host ...
What Makes Us Human In An AI World with Joe Hart and Matt Britton
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As AI takes on not just what we do—but how we decide, create, andcommunicate—the question isn’t how fast technology will move. It’s howdeeply ...
How AI Is Rebuilding Work Around People with Rakshit Ghura
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI stops automating tasks and starts redesigning the workplace itself? In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohe...
How is AI transforming the finance function with Tom Shea
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Finance has always been about precision, proof, and trust — qualities now being redefined in the age of AI. According to OneStream’s new AI Pulse...
Why AI Makes Leadership Harder with Dr. Kirsti Samuels
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI doesn’t just do our work—but starts shaping how we think?In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen sits...
What are the Human Skills in an AI World with Tatyana Mamut
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As AI becomes capable of doing not just the work of our hands but also the thinking of our minds, one question looms large: what remains uniquely huma...
The 6 Questions Every Leader Should Ask Themselves with Margaret C. Andrews
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the best leadership training isn’t about managing others but about managing yourself?In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit ...
Why Most AI Strategies Fail And How to Fix Them with Mary Alice Vuicic
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most organizations say they want to adopt AI. But very few are doing what it takes to actually change how work gets done. In this episode of The Futu...
How to Scale AI Across an Enterprise with Anant Adya
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What separates companies still experimenting with AI from those reinventing how work gets done? In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nir...
How AI Will Transform Collaboration at Work with Anurag Dhingra
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI becomes your teammate—not just your tool? How Will AI Transform Collaboration at Work?In this special live episode of The Futur...
Skills for Jobs without a College Degree with Steve Preston
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when young people step into the workforce and find only closed doors—too little experience, too few opportunities, and too many barrier...
Are Knowledge Jobs Dying with Pratap Khedkar
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI can analyze, draft, and even advise—doing much of what knowledge workers have always done? Are knowledge jobs dying, or are the...
How AI Will Transform Jobs, Skills, and Leadership with Jeetu Patel
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when 8 billion people suddenly have the productive capacity of 80 billion?In this special live episode of The Future of Less Work, host N...
How Should HR Enable AI with Jacqui Canney
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if AI wasn’t a tech transformation—but a people transformation? What happens when you redesign HR with a product mindset, reimagine productiv...
How Can AI Transform Learning And Development with Leslie Kelley
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when organizations say upskilling is a priority—yet fail to deliver beyond day one? In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host ...
Becoming The Manager Your People Need You To Be with Sabina Nawaz
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if pressure—not power—is what derails managers? And what if the key to great leadership isn’t more tools or authority, but a willingness to...
How Can AI Help Teams Work Better Together with Sanchan Saxena
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the tools we use to work stop being background apps—and start becoming the very space where work lives? In this episode of The Fu...
Can Companies Use On-Demand Teams Instead Of Employees with Krishna Vardhan Reddy
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the future of work isn’t about hiring more people—but about building smarter systems that scale on demand? What happens when cloud-based t...
How Can AI Help Managers Lead Better with Dr. Matt Poepsel
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if nearly half your team felt misunderstood—and you didn’t even know it?In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen sits dow...
How Should Leaders Accelerate Their Experiences with Dr. Paul Achleitner
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if experience isn’t what it used to be—but still exactly what we need? In a world where the rules change faster than we can accumulate wisdom...
How To Make Sure Your Resume Is Getting Seen with Volen Vulkov
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Resumes aren’t dead. But they’re no longer what they used to be.In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen sits down with Vo...
What Makes a Manager Great in the Future Of Work with Jennifer Dulski
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI takes over the tasks—but connection, trust, and leadership are still what hold teams together? What if the biggest differentiat...
AI Is Taking Over Job Applications with Adam Stafford
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when job seekers have bots applying for thousands of roles—and employers can no longer tell what’s real?In this episode of The Futur...
How To Get Promoted Working Remotely with Lorraine K. Lee
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the workplace stopped being a place, presence stopped being physical. But that didn’t make it any less important—it made it essential.In this...
How To Handle Disagreements At Work with Justin Jones-Fosu
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the future of work demands not just new skills—but new muscles for conflict, tension, and trust? What if your ability to disagree ...
How To Deal With Awkward Moments At Work with Henna Pryor
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the skill most missing from the modern workplace isn’t technical at all—but social? And what if our discomfort is actually the secret to o...
Leaders Can Make Any Job Meaningful with Wes Adams and Tamara Myles
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if meaning isn’t something you find in your job—but something you can create in any role, on any team, starting today?In this episode of The...
How Is AI Changing People Management with Kyle Forrest
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why are entry-level jobs disappearing—just as companies claim they can't find qualified talent? How can managers lead in a world where AI handle...
The truth about productivity tracking tools with Sam Naficy
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if productivity wasn’t just about how much people worked—but how they worked, who they collaborated with, and whether they were truly engaged...
How to fix broken DEI programs with Dr. Flannery Stevens
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DEI programs are under fire. Political pushback, budget cuts, and employee fatigue have left many organizations scaling back or quietly rebranding the...
How Voice AI Will Change Your Job with Punit Singh Soni
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI becomes so ambient, so invisible, that it disappears into the background of work—while quietly transforming everything? How do...
How to Build Trust and Culture In The Future Of Work with Amanda Schneider
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the next generation enters the workforce without ever knowing the “old way”—and starts reshaping work not by accident, but by ...
How voice is replacing the keyboard at work with Josh Blalock
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will voice replace the keyboard at work? How will AI and voice technology change how we work?In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Co...
Is Traditional Employment Going Away with Deborah Perry Piscione
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when employment itself is declared obsolete—and a new model emerges, powered by AI, decentralized by design, and built around human val...
What Should an AI Policy in Organizations Include with Rich Veldran
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the biggest barrier to AI success at work isn’t the technology—but the disconnect between how leaders think it’s being used and what’s...
What Is AI at Enterprise Scale with Dan Priest
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does enterprise AI transformation look like? What does it really take to move beyond AI experiments and transform an entire enterprise? In this...
Why Are We Still Working After Hours and What Can We Do About It with Alexia Cambon
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if our biggest workplace problem isn’t the volume of work—but the way our day is designed? In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host ...
How to improve performance by managing energy not time with Andrew Deutscher
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if performance at work isn’t just about time, effort, or even skill—but energy?In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen...
How Is AI Changing Creative Jobs with Stacy Pavlyshyna and Roman Sevast
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when freelance work gets rebuilt from the ground up—with AI at the core, output as the metric, and community replacing isolation?In thi...
What Causes Angst at Work with Dr. Erin Eatough and Dr. Shonna Waters
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the biggest risk to your organization isn’t burnout, disengagement, or even AI disruption—but a deeper, unnamed sense that something’s o...
How to Design Successful DEI Programs with Siri Chilazi
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if fairness at work wasn’t just a value—but a system design challenge? In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen sits d...
What Does a Product Operating Model Look Like with Alex Adamopoulos
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you stop organizing work around timelines and tasks—and start designing it around value, outcomes, and real capability?In this epi...
How to Prepare Kids for Tomorrows Jobs with Hans Meeder
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the most important skill for the future of work isn’t technical—but navigational? In this episode of The Future of Less Work, h...
Can video communication be authentic with Michael Litt
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI doesn't just automate tasks but transforms how we build trust, communicate, and define real work? In this episode of The Future...
Offices 15 Minutes From Home with Mark Dixon
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the office wasn’t a place, but a platform? In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen sits down with Mark Dixon, Founder ...
How Will AI Affect Hiring with Michael Kienle
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How will AI affect hiring—and what does it mean for the future of talent?In this episode of The Future of Less Work, Michael Kienle, Global VP of ...
How is Technology Changing Manufacturing Jobs with Gregory Tink
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you attract a new generation of workers to an industry often seen as old-fashioned?In this episode of The Future of Less Work, Gregory Tink, ...
New Language to Describe Work with Colette Stallbaumer
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen is joined by Colette Stallbaumer, General Manager of Microsoft 365 Copilot and Co-Fou...
How Small Changes at Work Can Make a Big Impact on Wellbeing with Delphine Donné
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen is joined by Delphine Donné, General Manager of Personal Workspace Solutions at Logi...
Can AI make work more human with Kelly Jones
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can AI make work more human?What happens when the work your people used to find value in is no longer the work you need them to do?In this episode of ...
What the Next Generation of Shift Work Really Looks Like with Silvija Martincevic
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Future of Less Work, Deputy CEO Silvija Martincevic joins host Nirit Cohen to explore the forces reshaping the future of work...
Turnover might actually be retail’s secret advantage with Giorgio Benassi
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen sits down with Giorgio Benassi, Global Talent Acquisition Director at Sephora, to unpack...
Is Being a Bit Much the Secret to Getting Promoted with Jenny Wood
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen sits down with Jenny Wood, former Google executive and author of Wild Courage, to explore...
What the Office of the Future Really Looks Like with Peter Miscovich
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the workplace becomes an orchestrated experience—one that blends technology, behavior, and place into a seamless, human-centric ec...
How to Redefine Employee Wellbeing in 2025 with Anthony Knierim
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when employee wellbeing moves beyond perks and benefits to become a core pillar of workplace culture? In this episode of The Future of L...
Taking Control: Career Reinvention in a Changing Workplace with Jasmine Escalera
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Future of Less Work, Dr. Jasmine Escalera and Nirit Cohen explore how careers are evolving and why taking control of your...
Rethinking Employee Benefits with Jon Cooper
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the biggest challenge your employees face isn’t just the workload—but everything outside of work? In this episode of The Future of Less...
Why You — Not Your Employer — Must Focus On Your Own Career Development with David Fano
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, professionals relied on their employers to guide career growth, provide training, and ensure job stability. That era is over. In today’...
The Innovation Economy: A New Era of Work with LinkedIn’s Aneesh Raman
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI, economic opportunity, and human skills collide? In this episode of The Future of Less Work, Nirit Cohen sits down with Anees...
What If We Could Begin Again? Rishad Tobaccowala on Rethinking Work
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world where work is being reshaped by technology, shifting employee expectations, and the lingering effects of the pandemic, what does it really ...
The Future of Education: How AI is Transforming Critical Thinking with Dr. Marc-Oliver Gewaltig
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world where AI can write, analyze, and even critique, what does that mean for learning, creativity, and critical thinking? In this episode of Th...
Flipping the Return-to-Office Debate with SandboxAQ’s Jack Hidary
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world where CEOs are making headlines by calling employees back to the office, is there a better way to work? In this episode of The Future of L...
Authenticity, Connection, and the Power of Video with LinkedIn’s Catherine Fisher
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world where work is increasingly digital and asynchronous, how we communicate and connect has never been more important—or more challenging.In ...
Kind Leadership in Action: A Conversation with Ian Sandler
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen dives into the transformative power of kind leadership with Ian Sandler, Co-Founder of...
Are Managers Ready for the AI Revolution in Performance Management and Skills?
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Future of Less Work, host Nirit Cohen sits down with Doug Dennerline, CEO of Betterworks, to explore how skills are becoming t...
The Future of Less Work Starts Here: Meet Nirit Cohen
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this debut episode of TheFutureOf [Less?] Work, host Nirit Cohen introduces herself and the driving force behind this podcast: to explore the evol...