🎙️ The Future of Work Is Human: Why Skill Stacking and Identity Fluidity Will Determine Your Destiny | Gary Bolles

What if everything you believe about your job, your identity, and your leadership role is just a legacy illusion?

📌 EPISODE SUMMARY:

What does it mean to be ready for the future of work?

In this episode of The Dov Baron Show, Dov is joined by Gary A. Bolles, renowned futurist, co-founder of eParachute, and author of The Next Rules of Work.

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Gary has taught over 1.7 million learners on LinkedIn and served as Global Chair for the Future of Work at Singularity University.

But this conversation goes beyond “the future of work.”

It’s a gut-punch to outdated ideas of career identity, hierarchical leadership, and linear success.

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Dov and Gary dive into why work is no longer a place you go—it's an evolving ecosystem of identities, skills, and meaning. Together, they challenge leaders to abandon static job titles, embrace skill-stacking, and prepare for a world where the pace of change will never be this slow again.

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If you're a leader, parent, policymaker—or just a human being wondering what your role is in this accelerating world, this episode is not just a wake-up call. It's your tactical playbook for relevance, reinvention, and regenerative leadership.

💥 What You’ll Learn:

• Why the most dangerous word in your company might be “job”

• The three curves of transformation shaping the new world of work—and where you’re stuck

• How skill-stacking and "identity fluidity" will determine your adaptability and impact

• Why careers must shift from “career ladders” to career swarms

• How to lead when your title is irrelevant, your team is global, and your edge is emotional intelligence

• The reason Gen Z is not disengaged, they’re disillusioned

• What AI can’t replace: your ability to navigate ambiguity, creativity, and human connection

• How to future-proof your children and grandchildren for a world that’s being rewritten in real time

• The difference between human capital and human potential—and why most organizations get it wrong

• Why the question of identity must evolve: "I am not my job—I am the work I choose to do now."

🔥 Truth Bomb:

“When you define yourself by a single job, you limit your ability to adapt, evolve, and contribute.” ~ Gary Bolles

 

👤 About Gary A. Bolles:

Gary Bolles is the author of The Next Rules of Work, co-founder of eParachute, and has ties to the legendary What Color Is Your Parachute, as well as being Global Chair for the Future of Work at Singularity University. His work bridges the worlds of exponential technology, education, and human potential.

🔗 https://www.garybolles.com 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbolles/

 

🗣️ What story about your job title or identity are you ready to unlearn? Drop it in the comments, and hit follow so you don’t get left behind in the next wave of work.

 

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