Inevitable: The Future of Work

Come along for an amazing personal story of challenge, perservance, and triumph. The payoff for us is that Martine Kalaw, proprieter of a high impact consultancy bearing her name and the author of two books, shares her well-earned perspective and empathy with us in ways that allow us to set aside the shame and blame approach and instead invite people into constructive efforts to open up dialogues that lead to understanding, connection, and progress.

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Books: The ABC's of Diversity: A MANAGER'S GUIDE TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE NEW WORKPLACE and Illegal Among Us: A Stateless Woman's Quest for Citizenship

Chaplain Sharon Burniston bravely and forthrightly shares some of her lessons from losing her vision to battling Parkinson's...lessons she applies through her palliative care ministry; lessons we all can benefit from. Her YouTube video, Alone in a Crowd https://youtu.be/4Qu-XKwPpNg is poignant and practical. She shares some of the elements of her philosophy and helps us find delight in our everyday life.

In his just released book, The Radical Enterprise https://itrevolution.com/a-radical-enterprise/, Matt K. Parker guides us through the four imperatives of the radical collaboration needed to save us from the repeated missteps we take by trying to foster innovation and engagement through mandate and hierarchy. Learn how to snatch sanity from madness by taking even small steps informed by the actual human condition as opposed to the one we've made up and maintained for centuries that is predicated on the belief that we need to be told what to do at every turn. You'll leave the conversation feeling liberated and able to take on the world we live in today and pursue an even better one for tomorrow.

SHIFT CEO and two-time best-selling author, Joe Mechlinski, returns to the IFOW to share his insights about the stories we tell ourselves and each other in pursuit of purpose, fulfillment, and impact. This lively conversation has something for everyone - including pretending today is unique, participation trophies, and the Norwegian Winter Olympic Team!

We live in unprecedented and unpredictable times…sort of a climate change circumstance for organizations. So what are leaders and activators to do? How will they facilitate sensemaking for themselves and their teams? Dr. Ciela Hartanov, who runs innovation and strategy firm humcollective, is an alumna of Google, and the author of the forthcoming book, "Reclaiming Sensitivity," provides an understanding of how to grow well beyond the Industrial Age thinking that remains a cornerstone of our engagement practices and help our people solve for the paradoxes that surround us…solutions that hold the key to revealing the emergent strategies that we need to navigate our uncertainty and fulfill our collective promise.

In an era of technology-enabled services and a greater embrace of holistic well-being, Lionrock Recovery could well be the poster organization for both. As they say, "We use technology to make it easier and more private to get addiction treatment, and to reach people who would not otherwise get help." Ashley Loeb Blassingame, Co-founder and Chief People Officer, who also serves as an addiction counselor; and AJ Black, Director of Business Development focused on the employer market, share a variety of insights and encouragements for helping us understand when and how to pursue or support earlier intervention when substances begin to control our lives or the lives of people we care about. The conversation is informative, intense, and inspiring. In terms of the broader impact that life's stressors can have on us, check out these articles: • Marriage hurts a hedge fund manager more than divorce • Divorce has "immense" impact on small businesses

Jennifer Byrne, CEO of Arrived Workforce and former CTO of Microsoft US, walks us through a variety of challenges and options we have for best utilizing technology versus being used by it. We cover topics ranging from AI to data to the cloud to how closely to follow a recipe!

Urban Meyer - and his ilk...those who can produce desirable results at a cost that we can't afford or sustain - should be indelible lessons in who not to/how not to hire. We know others will repeat the mistake of believing that the next dirt bag they hire won't be SO bad...just don't be one of the others!