The Future of Work
Episodes
The Power of Stop
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a moment where speed is celebrated, productivity is prized and new tools—especially AI—promise to help us do more, faster, with less fr...
AI and Personal Financial Planning
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI is changing how we think about money—from budgeting apps and digital investment assistants to tools that promise personalized financial guidance ...
2026 Workforce Signals to Keep an Eye On
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's a new year, and if you're like us you're probably wondering what 2026 has in store for workers, job seekers and leaders. Glassdoor's latest trend...
Super-Shifts—Designing Your Role in an AI-Driven Future
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up 2025 and look ahead to 2026, one thing is clear: Artificial Intelligence isn't slowing down—it's reshaping jobs, expectations, product...
AI and the Hiring Game, Part 2
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we continue our conversation about AI's impact on recruitment and rewriting the rules of hiring. With hundreds of resumes for every role a...
AI and the Hiring Game, Part 1
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we're looking through the eyes of recruiters to see how AI is rewriting the rules of hiring. With hundreds of resumes for every role and t...
Skills Shift—Thriving With AI, Part 2
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're continuing our conversation about AI and skills and what organizations are looking for as they develop their workforce. What skills do you need ...
Skills Shift—Thriving With AI
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's fast shifting workplace, the rules of success are being rewritten. HR leaders and executives are looking for skill sets that blend adaptabi...
Please Meet "Future You"
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re looking to reinvent your career, reboot your confidence or rethink what’s possible, we’re going to give you some time, space and strat...
Innovating in an AI World
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As AI continues to transform our workplace, it's not just about keeping up with the tech. It's about staying grounded, sharp and curious. We need to c...
Adapting Skills to Project-Based Work
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we're exploring one of the biggest shifts in the modern workplace: the move toward project-based work. Companies are organizing their effo...
AI's Impact on Equity
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our conversation about the state of DEI and the heavy influence that AI will have on this important directive. This month, we explore the ...
DEI Is Not DOA, Part 1
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re diving into a topic that’s more urgent than ever: the current state of diversity, equity and inclusion in organizations, and the profound im...
The Great Flattening
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re diving into a critical transformation happening across industries—the decline of middle management. As companies flatten th...
Embracing Neurodiversity
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re diving into a topic that’s reshaping modern workplaces and unlocking incredible potential—neurodiversity. From creating i...
Where AI and People Meet
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we look toward 2025, we’re reflecting on how much AI has made deep inroads into our future of work. From creating new opportunities for automatio...
PIP—Friend or Foe?
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're going to shed light on a sensitive subject that many professionals encounter, but very few understand: performance improvement ...
From Side Hustle to Startup
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re asking the question of, are side hustles the new normal? In recent surveys, nearly 50-percent of the population has a side hu...
Please Meet Your AI Coach
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re helping to unlock access to coaching—both for your career and your personal life. Perhaps you have never thought about work...
When Passion Meets Purpose
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Social impact, change-making, entrepreneurship. Opportunities abound to affect positive impact and influence by leveraging your passions. Extraordinar...
Are Skills the New Degree?
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of Americans entering the workforce don’t have a traditional four-year college degree. Earning a degree may not be realistic, attainable or...
What Happens When AI Hires?
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re taking a very real look at how AI is changing the hiring landscape. Applicants are using ChatGPT to write job opening-specifi...
Upskilling the Deskless Worker
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we’re turning our attention to the deskless worker—those who work in manufacturing, front-line support, health care and so many othe...
Mental Health Matters
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demand for mental health benefits has grown. In a 2023 NPR article, psychologists say they can't meet the growing demand for mental health care—whet...
Tomorrow’s AI-Augmented Workforce
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Job listings mentioning AI have doubled on LinkedIn, and demand for AI skills is appearing across a wide range of industries and sectors. Job seekers ...
2024 Job Trends and Directions
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you making any career or professional development resolutions? To help you envision the future, let’s explore trends and new directions for care...
2024 Predictions
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we look toward 2024, we'd like to take this time to remind each of our listeners that it's important to invest in your future of work goals. So let...
Becoming an AI Native
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the advent of generative AI and large language models and chatbots, we need to take a look at the skills you will need, the jobs that are impacte...
Creative Collaboration—Where is the Sweet Spot?
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we’re taking a look at collaborative intelligence. Collaboration is essential but often times invisible. It can either contribute to the...
The Domino Effect of Striking Down Affirmative Action
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we’re taking a look at the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that essentially struck down four-and-a-half decades of legal precedent that...
AI—Embrace With a Level of Skepticism, Part 2
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we continue our conversation on Artificial Intelligence and how it might change your job and create wholly new jobs. ChatGPT, a generative...
AI—Embrace With a Level of Skepticism
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we’re taking a look at Artificial Intelligence and how it is changing the way we educate and the way we work. When we first started hear...
4-Day Work Week—Yay or Nay?
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A few episodes back, we talked about hybrid work and the growing strength that employees have in shaping the how and when of their work. This month, w...
The Value of Employee Resource Groups
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re taking an inside look at employee resource groups, better known as ERGs. ERGs provide a safe space for employees to meet with others like them...
Owning Your Financial Decisions
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We ended 2022 with a bit of an upheaval in the job market. Mass layoffs at big-tech companies were splashed across the headlines. And more organizatio...
Where Did the Trust Go?
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who is steering the ship? Today’s workforce is more empowered than ever with many finding that maintaining a work-life balance is an important part ...
2023 Predictions
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we chat with former guests Barry O'Reilly and Vaneese Johnson to future-cast what's in store for 2023! They look back on 2022: Did we l...
Are We Moving Toward a Gig Economy?
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What was once considered side hustles, the gig economy has become so much more. In fact, it’s quickly becoming a trillion-dollar industry that offer...
The Humanizing of Flexible Work
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Across the globe, people have created effective remote working environments for themselves. Statistics vary, but the majority of employees say that wo...
The Democracy of Data
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s no ignoring it: Data is driving business forward. Data informs good decision making. And as a result, companies are empowering their employe...
The Hybrid Role—Fusing Technical and Soft Skills, Part 2
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Specialized digital skills are becoming increasingly important and yet jobs are not becoming hypertechnical. Instead, they are becoming increasingly h...
The Hybrid Role—Fusing Technical and Soft Skills, Part 1
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Specialized digital skills are becoming increasingly important and yet jobs are not becoming hypertechnical. Instead, they are becoming increasingly h...
Closing the Great Skills Gap With Post-Degree Learning
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AI and automation are making some jobs obsolete or creating new jobs. We’re also witnessing the great resignation, brought on by myriad reasons. In ...
Learning—and Unlearning—With Intent
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The World Economic Forum recently declared a reskilling emergency as the world faces more than one billion jobs transformed by technology. No longer a...
The Future of Work in Biology Post-Pandemic
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If anything positive can come out of this COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that the importance of health care professionals is seen as paramount—especially...
Women in Leadership—Overcoming Barriers
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
According to recent McKinsey research, women-held positions in tech has largely declined in the U.S. during the past 25 years. And yet, companies are...