Work and the Future

By Linda Nazareth |Society & Culture

Work and the Future episodes

October 14Episode 155: Are Workers with Blue Collar Roots Better at Communicating Ideas ?
In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Yasha Spriha, Assistant Professor of management at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
They discuss:
Why workers with blue collar roots have a more collaborative style when approaching managers and why that is frequently well-received
Why it can be ok to present ‘Half-Baked Ideas’
Why giving both workers and managers a voice matters more than ever
Why organizations can benefit from hiring workers from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds
Host:
Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.
Guest:
Yasha Spriha ([email protected]) is an assistant professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. She received her PhD from the University of Maryland and her master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research explores how employees share ideas and concerns at work, and what makes their efforts successful. She also studies how socioeconomic and sociometric status shape workplace dynamics.
The link to the research discussed in the episode:
https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amj.2023.0042
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19 min
September 30Episode 155: Should You Hire Job Hoppers?
In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to F. Scott Bentley, Assistant Professor of Human Resources at Rutgers University.
They discuss:
Why job hopping is sometimes looked at as a red flag by hiring managers – and why that might be valid
What a large-scale study of hedge fund managers reveals about job hopping and why job hoppers might bring important strengths to organizations
Why an organization’s culture is an important element of whether new workers can integrate quickly
What organizations can learn from job hoppers about on-boarding workers quickly, and why that matters
Host:
Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.
Guest:
Scott Bentley is an Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. He received his PhD from Rutgers University in 2017.
Dr. Bentley’s research integrates theoretical insights from the strategic human resource management, strategic human capital, and resource management literatures to advance knowledge on human resource-based competitive advantage – and disadvantage – rooted in the investment in, and management of, human capital. His research program is comprised of three interrelated research streams: 1) firms’ investments in HR and employees, 2) star employees, and 3) the role of human capital within the broader organizational context. His research has been published in top journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, and Personnel Psychology.
Dr. Bentley is an active member within the Academy of Management, where he serves on the executive committee of the HR Division, and has been a volunteer for the Division from 2017-2020. He currently serves on the editorial boards for Journal of Management, Personnel Psychology, and Journal of Applied Psychology.
Book Linda as your Keynote Speaker:
Ready to navigate the future of work at your next event? Linda Nazareth helps organizations understand and prepare for workplace transformation. Visit lindanazareth.com to learn more about booking Linda for your conference or corporate event.
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23 min
September 09Work and the Future Episode 154: How Should Mentoring Change in the Age of AI?
In this episode of the Work and the Future podcast economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Marlo Lyons, Executive Team and Career Coach and the Host of Podcast Work Unscripted. They discuss:
Why leaders want to use AI but are surprisingly early in the implementation process
Why building a talent pipeline needs to be a top priority when bringing in AI
Why there is a risk of ‘skills gap’ especially when it comes to soft skills
Why a mentoring program needs to be well-structured with expectations clearly laid out
Why it is important to incentivize mentors
Host:
Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.
Guest:
Marlo Lyons has spent more than 20 years inspiring, motivating, and empowering people to excel in their careers and businesses. Marlo’s own career transitions from TV News reporter, to entertainment lawyer to HR Business Partner to career and executive coach helped her develop Career Transition Strategies®. Marlo uses these strategies in helping others forger their own career pathway, whether that means obtaining a new job at the right company, transitioning to a new career, recovering from a termination, or re-entering the workforce after a long absence. Marlo contributes to Harvard Business Review and has been featured in numerous international publications and podcasts. Her book, Wanted -> A New Career can be found on Amazon, Apple and Audible. You can reach her at www.marlolyonscoaching.com.

Book Linda as your Keynote Speaker:
Ready to navigate the future of work at your next event? Linda Nazareth helps organizations understand and prepare for workplace transformation. Visit lindanazareth.com to learn more about booking Linda for your conference or corporate event.
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18 min
August 26Work and the Future Episode 153: Who Should be Leading the Implementation of AI Within Organizations?
In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Mike Sullivan, Chief Growth Offficer and Co-Founder of OneDigital and also the co-author of the book Workforce Intelligence.
They discuss:
How small and medium-size organizations are starting to implement AI but are not doing it in a strategic way
Why age is not the determinant of who will succeed in the age of AI but mindset might be
Why most jobs will not be eliminated by AI even though job functions might totally change
Why Human Resources departments need to be playing a much bigger role in implementing AI in organizations.
Host:
Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.
Guest:
Mike Sullivan is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of OneDigital, a major U.S. insurance, financial services, and HR advisory firm. Co-author of Workforce Intelligence: A People-First Playbook for Leading Your Company Through AI Transformation, he specializes in treating artificial intelligence in business as a talent and culture decision rather than purely a technical one.

Book Linda as your Keynote Speaker:
Ready to navigate the future of work at your next event? Linda Nazareth helps organizations understand and prepare for workplace transformation. Visit lindanazareth.com to learn more about booking Linda for your conference or corporate event.
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20 min
August 05Episode 152: How Does it Feel to be an Older Worker Struggling to Find Work
How Does it Feel to be an Older Worker Struggling to Find Work?
In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Nicky Taylor, a former media executive who has struggled to find work as an older worker and now does random jobs including stacking shelves at a supermarket.
They discuss:
The financial consequences of being a gig worker for most of your career
How it feels when your industry is completely transformed by technology
Nicky’s (frustrating) experience of looking for work as a mature worker
The entrenched ageism that exists in many industries
The realities of reinventing yourself and accepting work that might not have appealed in the past
Host:
Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.
Guest:
Nicky Taylor
Executive Producer & Showrunner
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicky-taylor-18128b29

Book Linda as your Keynote Speaker:
Ready to navigate the future of work at your next event? Linda Nazareth helps organizations understand and prepare for workplace transformation. Visit lindanazareth.com to learn more about booking Linda for your conference or corporate event.
In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Nicky Taylor, a former media executive who has struggled to find work as an older worker and now does random jobs including stacking shelves at a supermarket.
They discuss:
The financial consequences of being a gig worker for most of your career
How it feels when your industry is completely transformed by technology
Nicky’s (frustrating) experience of looking for work as a mature worker
The entrenched ageism that exists in many industries
The realities of reinventing yourself and accepting work that might not have appealed in the past
Host:
Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.
Guest:
Nicky Taylor
Executive Producer & Showrunner
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicky-taylor-18128b29

Book Linda as your Keynote Speaker:
Ready to navigate the future of work at your next event? Linda Nazareth helps organizations understand and prepare for workplace transformation. Visit lindanazareth.com to learn more about booking Linda for your conference or corporate event.
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31 min
July 09Episode 151: Does Being a Star at Work Mean Being a Team Player?
In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Director of the Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory.
They discuss:
What guiding space missions has taught Lindy about successful teams
Why you have to balance being an individual star against getting the most out of your team
Why leaders need to think beyond being the ‘best person in the room’
What individuals can do to make themselves great team players
When ‘calmness’ is an underrated quality when it comes to driving productivity
Why leaders need a vision (and why everyone in the room can be a leader)
Host:
Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.
Guest:
Lindy Elkins-Tanton is the Principal Investigator(lead)of the NASA Psyche mission, Director of the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory, and co-founder of Beagle Learning, a tech company training and measuring collaborative problem-solving and critical thinking. Her research concerns terrestrial planetary formation and evolution, and shepromotes and practices inquiry and exploration learning.
Elkins-Tanton received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from MIT. She was a researcher at Brown University, faculty at MIT, a director at the Carnegie Institution for Science and at Arizona State University before moving to UC Berkeley.
Elkins-Tanton has led four field expeditions in Siberia. She is co-chair of the forthcoming NAS report A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars (2025), served on the Planetary Decadal Survey Mars panel, and the Mars 2020 Rover Science Definition Team, and the Europa Clipper Standing Review Board. In 2010 she was awarded the Explorers Club Lowell Thomas prize. Asteroid (8252) Elkins-Tanton is named for her, as is the mineral elkinstantonite. In 2013 she was named the Astor Fellow at Oxford University. She published the bookEarth, co-authored with Jeffrey Cohen,in 2017. She is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, and of the American Mineralogical Society,the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and in 2021 was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Book Linda as your Keynote Speaker:
Ready to navigate the future of work at your next event? Linda Nazareth helps organizations understand and prepare for workplace transformation. Visit lindanazareth.com to learn more about booking Linda for your conference or corporate event.
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21 min
July 06Episode 150: Is AI Destroying Creative Thinking?
In this episode of the Work and the Future podcast economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Tony Martignetti, Chief Illumination Officer at Inspired Purpose Partners about the ways that AI is impacting creative thinking.
You will learn
The kind of environments that boost creativity
The characteristics and work processes of leaders that get the most out of workers
How to pick the right people if you want a workplace that emphasizes creativity and innovation
Why you need a certain ‘friction’ to create new ideas
How AI help the creative process if we work with it, not against it
Host:
Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.
Guest:
Tony Martignetti is the chief illumination officer at Inspired Purpose Partners, where he unlocks the collective brilliance that lies dormant within organizations through deep connection, creative collaboration, and multidimensional thinking. He is the best-selling author of Climbing the Right Mountain: Navigating the Journey to an Inspired Life and Campfire Lessons for Leaders: How Uncovering Our Past Can Propel Us Forward.
Book Linda as your Keynote Speaker:
Ready to navigate the future of work at your next event? Linda Nazareth helps organizations understand and prepare for workplace transformation. Visit lindanazareth.com to learn more about booking Linda for your conference or corporate event.
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19 min
June 10Episode 149: How Will AI Change the Work of Lawyers?
In this episode of Work and the Future economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Marlon Hylton, lawyer and CEO of Innov-8 about the ways that the age of AI will change the role of lawyers.
They discuss:
How the work of junior lawyers has already changed and how it will change further as AI takes hold
How the model of desirable characteristics for a lawyer might now need to be ‘M-Shaped’ rather than ‘T-Shaped’
Why law schools and the way we train lawyers needs to change
The ethical considerations that go along with using AI in the field of law
Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.
Guest:
Marlon Hylton
Senior Counsel and CEO
Marlon Hylton is the CEO of INNOV-8, a law firm and technology company specializing in the intersection of law and technology, with a focus on data management and artificial intelligence.
Recognized by Best Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal, Marlon excels in integrating technology solutions within legal practice. Previously, Marlon was a partner in a major Bay Street law firm, where he developed e-discovery and information governance services. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Osgoode Hall Law School and served on various legal committees, including the Ontario eDiscovery Implementation Committee and Sedona Canada. He currently serves as chair of the human resources committee of the board of the Toronto Public Library Foundation, and member of the Alumni Board of Osgoode Hall Law School.
In 2018, he received the Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Gold Key Award for his professional achievements and contributions to the legal community. Marlon is passionate about AI ethics and exploring the practical implications for humanity in a world where machines surpass human intelligence.
Book Linda as your Keynote Speaker:
Ready to navigate the future of work at your next event? Linda Nazareth helps organizations understand and prepare for workplace transformation. Visit lindanazareth.com to learn more about booking Linda for your conference or corporate event.
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25 min
May 27Episode 148: How Can You Get Control of Your Time?
Note: This interview first aired on April 28, 2021.
In this episode of Work and the Future economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Sabina Nawaz, global CEO coach and keynote speaker and writer about the challenges of getting control of our time.
They discuss:
How to set realistic goals around what we can accomplish each day
How to let go of ‘magical thinking’ about how much we can get done
How to let others help you get things done (and accept that they will probably do a poor job the first time that they try)
Why the secret to accomplishing more is to sleep more, not less
Why we might need a mindset shift to think of time as abundant rather than scarc
Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.
Guest:
Sabina Nawaz is a global CEO coach, leadership keynote speaker, and writer working in over 26 countries. She advises C-level executives in Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, non-profits and academic institutions. Sabina started her career in software development at Microsoft and then led the company’s executive development and succession planning efforts for over 11,000 managers and 700 executives. In addition, Sabina has spoken at hundreds of seminars, events, and conferences including TEDx. Currently, she sits on the board of Power and Systems, a leadership development institute. Sabina believes the greatest privilege of working with executives is bearing witness to their acts of courage. Look for more of her stories, insights, and advice on thriving as a leader on Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and Inc.
Book Linda as your Keynote Speaker:
Ready to navigate the future of work at your next event? Linda Nazareth helps organizations understand and prepare for workplace transformation. Visit lindanazareth.com to learn more about booking Linda for your conference or corporate event.
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26 min
May 13Episode 147: How Should We Prepare for an Aging Workforce?
In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Dan Pontefract, Author of the new book The Future of Work is Grey about our aging workforce and why organizations need to be planning around the changes. They discuss:
Why the demographic trends are powerful and what we need to know about them
Why we go through three ‘eras’ in our career and the significance of each
Why organizations are wasting talent by not making the best use of older workers
Why it might be time for ‘reverse mentorships’ and ‘ageism training’
Host:
Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.
Guest:
Dan Pontefract is a Canadian leadership and culture change strategist, best-selling author, and keynote speaker with over two decades of senior executive experience at SAP, TELUS, and Business Objects. He has worked with top organizations like Salesforce, Amgen, Virgin Media O2, and Nestlé to enhance their operations.
Dan has written five influential and award-winning books, including Work-Life Bloom and Lead. Care. Win. He writes for Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and other top publications.
His newest book, The Future of Work Is Grey, is now available. More details here.
Book Linda as your Keynote Speaker:
Ready to navigate the future of work at your next event? Linda Nazareth helps organizations understand and prepare for workplace transformation. Visit lindanazareth.com to learn more about booking Linda for your conference or corporate event.
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21 min