Jobsharing And Beyond

Taymoor Arshi spent 22 years at Intel as a Director and GM building some of the most innovative solutions for enterprise IT including the first real time video communication for PCs, the first Web Hosting Services in industry (Intel Online Services) and Active Management Technology for remote management of client and server platforms.

After a successful career at Intel, he joined Arbitron (acquired by Nielsen) as its CTO responsible for company's 2nd generation TV / Radio viewership / listenership device known as PPM 360 which was successfully launched in 2010 and currently in use for all major Networks and Stations. He then moved on to serve as Corp VP of Software at AMD prior to starting up his own ventures in 2012. Job Pairing is his latest startup, a platform for professionals to find compatible jobmates to share a job with.

Taymoor has a Ph.D. in computer science from Oregon State Univ. and MS in computer science from University of Southern California. He holds 5 U.S. patents (including one on real-time video communication).

How to find Taymoor on social media:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/taymoorarshi/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/jobpairing/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JobPairing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jobpairing

What we talked about:

5:06 Professional background and founding of Job Pairing

8:26 Various versions of job sharing

16:39 Complementary skills within job sharing

20:26 Underutilization of job sharing

24: 29 Job sharing and health insurance (in the US)

28:08 Why job sharing is for everyone

If you would like to support the podcast:

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How to connect with Karin Tischler, producer and podcast host of "Job Sharing and Beyond", and founder of Emily's Path Consulting (EPC):

Website: https://emilyspath.ca/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jobsharingandbeyond/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JobsharingByond

Twitter: https://twitter.com/karin_tischler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karintischlerbc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emilyspathca/?viewAsMember=true

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilysPathConsulting

This week's quick questions' episode is with the following previous guests:

- Bev Attfield (#64)

- Ariane Virtue (#66)

- Amy Henderson (#68)

Bev Attfield (#64)

Bev is the Principal at Workplace Science at Jostle and host of the People at Work podcast.

#64 episode link: https://emilyspath.ca/64-bev-attfield-the-importance-of-caring-in-the-workplace/

Favorite books:

"The Humans" by Matt Haig https://amz.run/4vFd

"Can't hurt me" by David Goggins https://amz.run/4vFe

How to find Bev on social media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bevattfield/

Email: [email protected]

Jostle: https://jostle.me/

Ariane Virtue (#66)

Ariane is the CEO and co-founder of Flex We Are.

#66 episode link: https://emilyspath.ca/66-ariane-virtue-flexible-work-and-work-life-humanisation/

Favorite book:

"Storm boy" by Colin Thiele https://amz.run/4vFf

How to find Ariane on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianevirtue/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/flex-we-are/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flexweare/

Website: https://www.flexweare.com/

Amy Henderson (#68)

Amy is the founding CEO of TendLab and author of "Tending".

#68 episode: https://emilyspath.ca/68-amy-henderson-parenting-skills-critical-for-modern-workplace-success/

Favorite books:

"Think like a breadwinner" by Jennifer Barrett https://amz.run/4vFh

"Fair Play" by Eve Rodsky https://amz.run/4vFj

"Graceling" by Kristin Cashore https://amz.run/4vFk

How to find Amy on social media:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyjenniferhenderson/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tendlab/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/amytendlab

https://twitter.com/withtendlab

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amytendlab/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/amyhendersonauthor

https://www.facebook.com/tendlab

Website: https://www.tendlab.com/

Book "Tending": https://www.nationbuilderbooks.com/

Amy Henderson is one of America's leading voices on the critical role of parenting and caregiving in developing the future of work.

Amy has three kids and is the founding CEO of TendLab, where she has been working with companies and their parents' groups at places like Salesforce, Accenture, Cloudflare, Airbnb, Lululemon, and many others to optimize the workplace for parents.

As cited in Forbes for her "truly collaborative nature," Amy also started and co-leads the Fam Tech Founders Collaborative, a network of over 180 founders who are solving for the needs of caregivers. A regular speaker and author advocating on behalf of the power of parenthood at work, Amy has been featured in and written for The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, Slate, InStyle, and more.

Her book, 'Tending: Parenthood and the Future of Work," was published by Nationbuilder Books in May 2021.

How to connect with Amy:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyjenniferhenderson/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tendlab/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/amytendlab

https://twitter.com/withtendlab

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amytendlab/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/amyhendersonauthor

https://www.facebook.com/tendlab

Website: https://www.tendlab.com/

Book "Tending": https://www.nationbuilderbooks.com/

What we talked about:

3:00 Start of TendLab

6:56 Perception about parents in the workforce

9:23 Care work and the workforce

16:57 Amy's book "Tending"

21:23 Biological changes and caregiving (for anyone)

38:14 Support for caregivers

43:42 Male professionals and caregiving

47:15 Future of Work in 5-10 years from now

If you would like to support the podcast:

Ko-fi Account: Ko-fi.com/karintischler

Buy me a coffee Account: https://buymeacoffee.com/KarinTischler

How to connect with Karin Tischler, producer and podcast host of "Job Sharing and Beyond", and founder of Emily's Path Consulting (EPC):

Website: https://emilyspath.ca/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jobsharingandbeyond/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JobsharingByond

Twitter: https://twitter.com/karin_tischler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karintischlerbc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emilyspathca/?viewAsMember=true

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilysPathConsulting

Jessica Charlsen and Jina Hwang Picarella are co-founders of Job Share Connect.

• Jina is the mother of young twins and opted out of the workforce to care for them before forming a partnership with Jessica. Jina has a Ph.D. and nearly 15 years of diverse experience working externally as a human capital consultant and internally as a talent management expert to help companies optimize performance.

• Jessica is a longtime marketing professional with experience in both the corporate & ad agency worlds. As a cross-functional team leader, her experience is focused on strategic growth initiatives and partnerships. Jessica and her husband Adam spend the majority of their free time with their three kiddos and dog, Bella.

In today's follow up episode we talked about the many benefits of being a co-leader/ top sharer starting being able to divide and conquer the work. Jessica explained how companies' needs shifted during the pandemic leading to a pivot to their business model to better support the internal needs of companies via connecting employees with internal upskilling, cross-training opportunities and more.

If you missed our previous podcast episode, here is the link: https://emilyspath.ca/job-sharing-and-beyond-episode-12-jessica-charlsen-jina-hwang-picarella-phd/

Today's podcast episode is a follow up from our previous podcast conversation and is the audio cast from our LinkedIn Live conversation from earlier today.

How to find Jessica and Jina on social media:

Jessica Charlsen:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-charlsen-5b81266/

Jina Hwang Picarella:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinapicarella/

Job Share Connect:

Website: https://www.jobshareconnect.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jobshareconnect/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JobShareToday

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jobshareconnect/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jobshareconnect

If you would like to support the podcast:

Ko-fi Account: Ko-fi.com/karintischler

Buy me a coffee Account: https://buymeacoffee.com/KarinTischler

How to connect with Karin Tischler, producer and podcast host of "Job Sharing and Beyond", and founder of Emily's Path Consulting (EPC):

Website: https://emilyspath.ca/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jobsharingandbeyond/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JobsharingByond

Twitter: https://twitter.com/karin_tischler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karintischlerbc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emilyspathca/?viewAsMember=true

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilysPathConsulting

Ariane Virtue is one of Australia's most prominent thought leaders in the area of flexible work strategy, design and implementation.

She designs and implements experiential flexible working programs for blue-chip global clients, using 'best-practice' meets 'best fit' methodologies fit with cutting-edge content, delivered with impact.

She is the Co-Founder of Flex We Are Australia's leading flexible workplace consultancy.

Flex We Are focusses on humanising work to increase productivity, increase health & wellbeing for your people and reduce operating costs.

An innovative consultant, trainer and leadership advisory expert with over twenty years of experience across multiple industries in APAC, heading Talent & Leadership Risk consulting and advisory teams, to deliver complex talent issues.

She understands that championing diversity to unbundle the myths and facts of what is flexible working and gives the clarity of how flexible work can solve broad business and talent issues.

To create workplaces of the future there needs to be a shift of mindset, the modern workplace and workforce has entered a new paradigm.

Flexible working is the model enabling organisations to thrive and survive, while they manage this transformational change of managing a hybrid workplace with a distributed workforce.

Ariane would love to see work / life blend move to work / life humanisation and that is at the core of everything that she does.

How you can find Ariane:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianevirtue/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/flex-we-are/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flexweare/

Website: https://www.flexweare.com/

What we talked about:

4:05 Co-founding Flex We Are

9:20 Definition of flexible work

14:23 Job Sharing

20:08 How do you successfully manage teams remotely?

26:02 Transferable skills

30:08 Family friendly organization certification

If you would like to support the podcast:

Ko-fi Account: Ko-fi.com/karintischler

Buy me a coffee Account: https://buymeacoffee.com/KarinTischler

How to connect with Karin Tischler, producer and podcast host of "Job Sharing and Beyond", and founder of Emily's Path Consulting (EPC):

Website: https://emilyspath.ca/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jobsharingandbeyond/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JobsharingByond

Twitter: https://twitter.com/karin_tischler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karintischlerbc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emilyspathca/?viewAsMember=true

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilysPathConsulting

Ian Dinwiddy is the founder of Inspiring Dads, a coaching and mentoring business, specialising in working with men who want to be great dads and have great careers.

Ian believes strongly that supporting Dads with their work and life balance, normalising flexible working and parental leave has powerful benefits for improving well-being and retention, building diverse and inclusive workplaces and closing the gender pay gap.

In today's conversation we spoke about flexible work, the pandemic and care work, transferable skills from unpaid care work, Ian's Lockdown Dads' podcast together with James Millar and why men's work life balance matters for everyone.

If you missed our previous podcast conversation, here is the link: https://emilyspath.ca/job-sharing-and-beyond-episode-15-ian-dinwiddy/

Today's podcast episode is a follow up from our previous podcast conversation and is the audio cast from our LinkedIn Live conversation from earlier today.

How to find Ian on social media:

Website: https://www.inspiringdads.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiring-dads-ltd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Inspiringdadsltd

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandinwiddy/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IanDinwiddy

If you would like to support the podcast:

Ko-fi Account: Ko-fi.com/karintischler

Buy me a coffee Account: https://buymeacoffee.com/KarinTischler

How to connect with Karin Tischler, producer and podcast host of "Job Sharing and Beyond", and founder of Emily's Path Consulting (EPC):

Website: https://emilyspath.ca/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jobsharingandbeyond/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JobsharingByond

Twitter: https://twitter.com/karin_tischler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karintischlerbc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emilyspathca/?viewAsMember=true

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilysPathConsulting

I am so appreciative having Bev Attfield as my guest today. Bev is the Principal of Workplace Science at Jostle.

Her bio states:

Meet a human who cares about other humans at work. Bev's curious about the experience people have at work, and the role that leaders play in purposefully crafting engaging environments for people to flourish.

At Jostle, she leads insights and understanding of workplaces, their cultures, and the people at the heart of them.

Bev's a regular writer for the Jostle blog and host of the People at Work podcast and the Conversations at Work dialog series. When she's not in the workplace laboratory, she enjoys a good run, a well brewed coffee, and a gnarly crossword.

How you can find Bev on Social Media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bevattfield/

Email: [email protected]

Jostle: https://jostle.me/

What we talked about:

2:36 Bev's job at Jostle

4:40 People at Work podcast

6:39 People centric work culture

12:53 Manager - from transaction focused to people focused

19:04 Best practice for hybrid work

25:58 Job sharing

29:22 Transferable skills from extensive travel

35:22 GenZ and the workplace

If you would like to support the podcast:

Ko-fi Account: Ko-fi.com/karintischler

Buy me a coffee Account: https://buymeacoffee.com/KarinTischler

How to connect with Karin Tischler, producer and podcast host of "Job Sharing and Beyond", and founder of Emily's Path Consulting (EPC):

Website: https://emilyspath.ca/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jobsharingandbeyond/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JobsharingByond

Twitter: https://twitter.com/karin_tischler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karintischlerbc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emilyspathca/?viewAsMember=true

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilysPathConsulting

Irenka Krone and Nina Prochazka, Swiss job sharing experts, were the inaugural guests on the Job Sharing and Beyond podcast.

This episode is the audiocast of today's LinkedIn Live conversation with Irenka and Nina.

This second part to our follow up conversations was focused on intergenerational job sharing, communication aspects of job sharing and more.

September 14th free English speaking event "Dare to Share" hosted by Nina:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nina-prochazka-b57a0018_go4jobsharing-wejobshare-activity-6831871574967123968-2fvV

Here is the first part to our follow up conversations:

- as a podcast episode: https://emilyspath.ca/48-irenka-krone-and-nina-prochazka-follow-up-about-job-sharing/

- as the previously live video: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/karin-tischler_job-sharing-experts-irenka-krone-germann-activity-6819084192857632768-YL53

Here is the link to our inaugural podcast episode:

https://emilyspath.ca/job-sharing-and-beyond-episode-1-irenka-krone-and-nina-prochazka/

Short bio for Irenka Krone and Nina Prochazka:

Irenka has been pioneering job sharing in Switzerland and beyond for more than 10 years. She is the co-founder & director of the Part-Time Optimisation Association (PTO) with its website goforjobsharing as well as the job-sharing matchmaking platform We Jobshare.

Irenka holds a doctorate in labour economics and has authored several books and papers on job sharing and part-time employment.

This includes co-directing a book about job & top sharing where 34 leading authors from 5 countries participated in.

Nina Prochazka, her co-head at the knowledge management, communication & network department at Cinfo, is an organizational and HR development expert with a master's in international relations and has worked in the Middle East for several years. Nina has been involved with job sharing from a multitude of perspectives including being part of PTO's Advisory Committee. Both Irenka and Nina have worked previously at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs in Bern.

Irenka Krone LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irenka-krone-germann-444a497/

Nina Prochazka LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-prochazka-b57a0018/

If you would like to support the podcast:

Ko-fi Account: Ko-fi.com/karintischler

Buy me a coffee Account: https://buymeacoffee.com/KarinTischler

How to connect with Karin Tischler, producer and podcast host of "Job Sharing and Beyond", and founder of Emily's Path Consulting (EPC):

Website: https://emilyspath.ca/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jobsharingandbeyond/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JobsharingByond

Twitter: https://twitter.com/karin_tischler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karintischlerbc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emilyspathca/?viewAsMember=true

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilysPathConsulting

This week's quick questions' episode is with my previous guests

- Lola McAllister and Pilar McDonald (#60)

- Patrícia Hirschnerová (#58)

- Ariane Vera (#56)

- Tristan Champion (#54)

Lola McAllister and Pilar McDonald (#60)

Lola and Pilar are the co-founders of Project Matriarchs. They have recently started their #pledgetocare initiative.

#60 episode link: https://emilyspath.ca/pilar-mcdonald-lola-mcallister-intergenerational-advocacy-for-care-policy/

Favorite books:

"Beloved" by Toni Morrison https://amz.run/4qmG

"Penderwicks Series" by Jeanne Birdsall https://amz.run/4qmH

How to contact Lola and Pilar about Project Matriarchs:

LinkedIn:

Lola: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lola-mcallister-71b471168/

Pilar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pilar-mcdonald-a1236a141/

Project Matriarchs: https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-matriarchs/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectmatriarchs/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/projmatriarchs

Tik Tok: @projectmatriarchs

Patrícia Hirschnerová (#58)

Patrícia Hirschnerová is the co-founder of Pracujuce Mamy (Working Mothers) company.

#58 episode link: https://emilyspath.ca/58-patricia-hirschnerova-creating-win-win-situations-for-both-companies-and-returning-professionals/

Favorite book:

"The everlasting man" G.K. Chesterton https://amz.run/4qmv

How to connect with Patrícia:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-hirschnerova/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/pracujuce-mamy/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Pracuj%C3%BAce-mamy-109003787267001

Ariane Vera (#56)

Ariane Vera is a creative entrepreneur and founder and CMO of Foster Creative.

#56 episode link: https://emilyspath.ca/56-ariane-vera-kindness-empathy-and-authenticity/

Favorite book:

"The invention of nature" by Andrea Wulf https://amz.run/4qmK

How to find Ariane on Social Media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam.arianevera/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arianeveramusic

Twitter: https://twitter.com/vera_ariane

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariane-vera/

Gmail: [email protected]

Ariane's book "100 Ways to speak of Love": https://amz.run/4nwn

Subscription to Ariane's newsletter: https://arianevera.us18.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=49b7e927a7d4107baf4b2790b&id=aad9a5e378

Photo credit: James & Moose & Foster Creative Aguascalientes

Tristan Champion (#54)

Tristan Champion is dad advocate and author of the French book translated "The beard and the bottle".

#54 episode link: https://emilyspath.ca/54-tristan-champion-experiences-of-a-5-month-paternity-leave/

Favorite book:

"The Half Brother" Lars Saabye Christensen https://amz.run/4qmL

How to connect with Tristan:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-champion-ab06b02b/

Barbapapa Blog: https://barbapapa.blog/

La barbe et le biberon book:

https://www.amazon.fr/barbe-biberon-Tristan-Champion/dp/2501148304/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=la+barbe+et+le+biberon&qid=1626944493&sr=8-1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=barbapapa.blog

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbapapa.blog/

Sophie Smallwood is the co-founder and co-CEO of Roleshare.com: Building the world's best shared skills platform to enable a sustainable, diverse, and happy workforce. Matching professionals looking for part-time work together for full-time roles, and helping businesses find untapped talent for their roles and reduce turnover.

Prior to Roleshare, Sophie worked for Facebook and Ebay. She has over 16 years of direct experience in advertising, ecommerce PaaS (Platform as a service) and workplace SaaS (Software as a service) across the US, Europe and the Middle East.

Sophie received a BA with honours in Communications with an advertising emphasis from San Diego State University.

Today we spoke about the great resignation and about the myths why some people think that management positions cannot be role shared. We talked about the pandemic and how as a silver lining it could lead to more professionals interested in and able to do flexible work including job sharing.

Last but certainly not least, Sophie shared some of the recent publications such as the WEF white paper that they have been quoted in with Roleshare.

WEF White Paper:

https://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/building-back-broader-policy-pathways-for-an-economic-transformation

MIT Sloan Management Review Article:

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/melding-flexibility-and-connectivity-in-the-workplace/

Sophie's favorite book:

"Originals" by Adam Grant https://amz.run/4pt9

If you missed our previous podcast conversation, here is the link: https://emilyspath.ca/job-sharing-and-beyond-episode-18-sophie-smallwood/

Today's podcast episode is a follow up from our conversation and is the audio cast from our LinkedIn Live conversation from earlier today.

How to connect with Sophie:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegonin/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/roleshare/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roleshare/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/roleshare

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roleshare

If you would like to support the podcast:

Ko-fi Account: Ko-fi.com/karintischler

Buy me a coffee Account: https://buymeacoffee.com/KarinTischler

How to connect with Karin Tischler, producer and podcast host of "Job Sharing and Beyond", and founder of Emily's Path Consulting (EPC):

Website: https://emilyspath.ca/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jobsharingandbeyond/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JobsharingByond

Twitter: https://twitter.com/karin_tischler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karintischlerbc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emilyspathca/?viewAsMember=true

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilysPathConsulting