Work and the Future

We all know what ‘ imposter syndrome’ is as it relates to the workplace – the idea that you do not really belong, but are faking it as you are surrounded by people more competent than you. Then again, maybe that’s a generational thing and maybe Gen Z will be the first generation that does not feel that way. That is the view of Corey Seemiller, a Gen Z expert and Professor at Wright State University. She joins Linda Nazareth on this episode to talk about why Gen Z’s upbringing and experiences are giving them a different, more confident view of work and what that means for the future.

Guest:

Dr. Corey Seemiller

Dr. Corey Seemiller is a professor in the Department of Leadership Studies in Education and Organizations at Wright State University. She is the author of The Student Leadership Competencies Guidebook, a prominent resource for developing youth and college student leadership programs. Dr. Seemiller is also the co-author of several articles as well as four books on Generation Z, including Generation Z: A Century in the Making, Generation Z Goes to College, Generation Z Leads, and Generation Z Learns. She also co-authored the Gen Z Voices on Voting research report and the Campus of Tomorrow report. Dr. Seemiller recently led the Global Gen Z Study where she worked with 91 research collaborators from around the globe to better understand Generation Z in a post-COVID world. Participants from 81 countries took part in the study, and the research will be published in an upcoming book.

Dr. Seemiller’s work has been featured on NPR and in The New York Times, Time Magazine, Newsweek, as well as in several other news publications and academic journals. She has also been interviewed for podcasts as well as TV and radio shows worldwide and has engaged in market research consulting for Fortune 10, 50, and 500 companies. Her highly popular TED Talk on Generation Z at TEDxDayton showcased how Generation Z is making a difference in the world and has been watched by more than a quarter million viewers.

Links:

www.thegenzhub.com

www.thegenzspeaker.com

#GenZ podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genz/id1377915856

TEDxDayton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN0hyudK7nE

@thegenzhub @coreyseemiller

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We all want to be productive, get more done, accomplish more – but it is kind of ironic that the more we think about those things the more anxious we get and the less productive we get. If we want to be productive, we probably should focus on being calm but that is easier said than done. To talk about how we can manage that, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Chris Bailey,  author of the book How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times. Linda and Chris discuss the issues around finding calm in what are indeed anxious times in the workplace and the practical ways to do that.

Guest:

Chris Bailey is an author and lecturer who explores the science behind living a deeper, more intentional life. He has written hundreds of articles on the subject and has garnered coverage in media as diverse as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, HuffPost, New York magazine, Harvard Business Review, TED, Fast Company, and Lifehacker. The bestselling author of How to Calm Your Mind, The Productivity Project, and Hyperfocus, Bailey’s books have been published in thirty-five languages. He lives in Ottawa, Canada.

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Workers are dealing with all kinds of traumas at present, both in their personal and in their professional lives. To talk about that, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by by Katharine Manning, author of The Empathetic Workplace: Five Steps to a Compassionate, Calm and Competent Response to Trauma on the Job.  They talk about  what can be done to help workers, and more importantly, why it needs to be done, the reality being that if you do not help people deal with trauma you pay the price in terms of productivity and absenteeism and unhappy workers.

Guest: 

Katharine Manning is the President of Blackbird DC, which provides training and consultation on empathy at work. She is the author of The Empathetic Workplace: Five Steps to a Compassionate, Calm, and Confident Response to Trauma on the Job, and teaches at American University and in the Master’s in Trauma-Informed Leadership Program at Dominican University. Her work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Thrive Global, and CEOWorld. She has worked on issues of trauma and victimization for more than 25 years, including 15 years at the Justice Department, where she was a Senior Attorney Advisor consulting on victim issues in cases like the Boston Marathon bombing and the Pulse Nightclub shooting.

Links: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharine-manning/

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kl_manning 

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

Website: https://www.katharinemanning.com

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A different episode this week as Work and the Future Host Linda Nazareth is interviewed about her just-released book Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redesigned World of Work.  Special guest Bridgett Anderson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, talks to Linda about the forces that are changing the economy and the ways that they are shifting the future of work.

Guest:

Bridgitte Anderson

Bridgitte Anderson is the President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade – Western Canada’s most active and influential business association, known for influencing decision-makers, and educating, connecting with, and engaging our communities.

Bridgitte is the first woman to lead the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade in its 136-year history. She is committed to building a more competitive and sustainable economy while evolving the Board’s programs to foster a more diverse and inclusive region.

Her career has focused on public policy, business, and journalism. Prior to Bridgitte’s current role, she was the Vancouver General Manager for Edelman, a global public relations firm advising clients on crisis communication, media strategy, and government and stakeholder relations.  Following a 20-year career in journalism, Bridgitte also served as Press Secretary to BC Premier Gordon Campbell, leading communications the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2009 BC election.

Bridgitte holds the ICD.D designation from ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program and IAP2 Certification in Public Participation.

Linda Nazareth

Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work and the author of five books the most recent of which is Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redesigned World of Work (Relentless Press, 2023). She is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and CBC Metro Morning 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, American Express, E & Y 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.

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Engage with Bridgitte on Twitter and Linkedin:

https://twitter.com/BridgAnderson

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridgitte-anderson-icd-d-5a023b25/

Buy Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redesigned World of Work by Linda Nazareth here

Contact Linda for interviews or speaking engagements at [email protected]

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Working and making decisions go hand in hand.  Every day we make dozens of decisions some thoughtful and good but others perhaps clouded by emotions or by haste. They are not all wise decisions – but maybe they could be, or maybe more of them could be. To talk about how to make better decisions, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Dr. Jim Loehr and Dr. Sheila Ohlsson Walker,  authors of the book Wise Decisions: A Science Based Approach to Making Better Choices.

Guests:

DR. JIM LOEHR, co-author of WISE DECISIONS, is a world-renowned performance psychologist, Co-Founder of the Human Performance Institute, and author of eighteen books including The Only Way to Win. He also co-authored the national bestseller The Power of Full Engagement. Dr. Loehr is well known for his individual work with top-flight athletes and Olympians. He holds a masters and doctorate in psychology, serves on several scientific boards, and is a full member of the American Psychological Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, and has been inducted into three Halls of Fame. You can learn more at: www.jim-loehr.com/

DR. SHEILA OHLSSON WALKER, co-author of WISE DECISIONS, is a behavioral geneticist. She is a Senior Scientist at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth at Tufts University, a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. A former professional tennis player, she earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Colorado, Boulder, obtained a Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and held an investment career as a Portfolio Manager. She then earned a doctorate in Behavioral Genetics from the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King’s College London. You can learn more at: www.sheilaohlssonwalker.com/

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If we are going to work effectively and have any kind of balance we need to set boundaries, but how we can we do that? In a world where work demands seem to constantly be rising, saying ‘no’ to anything sometimes seems impossible.  To talk about how to set boundaries at work, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Dr. Tracy Brower, a sociologist and the author of  The Secrets to Happiness at Work.

Guest:

Dr. Tracy Brower is a PhD sociologist studying work-life fulfillment and happiness. She is the author of The Secrets to Happiness at Work and Bring Work to Life. She is the vice president of workplace insights for Steelcase and a contributor to Forbes.com and Fast Company. Her work has been translated into 18 languages, and you can find her at tracybrower.com, LinkedIn, or any of the usual social channels.

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Should organizations force workers to take vacations? With  workers increasing reporting that they are suffering from burnout, it might help if people took time off even if they are forced to do so. To talk about the issues around that, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Joe Alim, VP of product and operations at Compt. He is a believer in mandating vacations, for the good of both workers and employers, a view that might require a mindset change in the workforce but that might ultimately be a good thing:

Guest

Joe Alim is the VP of Product and Operations at Compt, the number one employee stipends platform that gives people the freedom to choose the lifestyle perks they really want.  He is currently focused on ensuring the HR tech startup offers an amazing customer and product experience so that providing and utilizing perks is fun, easy, and gratifying for companies of all sizes and stages. Prior to his current role, Alim co-founded the talent-tech startup, ScholarJet, which he also led as COO. His commitment to building a better future of work begins with improving the employee experience through personalization.

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Hybrid work has become the norm in many organizations but it is an uneasy norm, with many details to be worked out. From how many days workers should be at the office to how managers can best connect with workers, many key details are still being worked out, and there are many changes to come. To talk about what is going on and  what might come next, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Colette Stallbaumer, General Manager of Microsoft 365 and Future of Work at Microsoft.  Colette shares the ways that Microsoft is approaching hybrid work and talks about what she sees as the best practices to implement as we create the future of work.

Guest:

Colette Stallbaumer, General Manger of Microsoft 365 and Future of Work at Microsoft.

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If no one is in the office, how can you create a culture? On this episode Linda Nazareth talks to Ken Babcock, CEO and co-founder of Tango, a browser and desktop application that automatically generates how-to guides. Ken leads a fully remote team of 30 people s and he has come up with some strategies and best practices to build connection and culture, and he shares what works and what practices organizations might consider implementing as they move into the next phase of living – and thriving – with remote work.

Guest: 

Ken Babcock 

CEO and Co-Founder, Tango

Ken Babcock is the CEO and co-founder of Tango. Before setting out on a mission to help people be their best at work, he spent 4+ years at Uber riding the rollercoaster of a generational company. After getting his feet wet with entrepreneurship at Atomic VC, he went to Harvard Business School, where he met his co-founders.

Links: 

https://qz.com/how-a-fully-remote-team-of-30-manages-to-create-vibrant-1849649918

https://www.tango.us/?utm_source=Quartz+at+Work&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Quartz+Remote+Work+Byline

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We know that partnerships and teams matter to all organizations but movies are a little different. When you get a team together to make a movie, you are bringing together a lot of creative people and as well a lot of people with competing priorities.  To discuss what makes a good creative partnership, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Angelo Tomaselli,  assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Amsterdam Business School. He has done an in-depth study of movies made by Italian directors and what makes good creative partnerships between the people who worked on them – and how those conclusions can be extended to other partnerships at work.

Guest:

Angelo Tomaselli is an assistant professor in entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Amsterdam Business School. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, project-based ventures, financial intermediaries, reputational signals and creative industries. He has presented at conferences such as Druid, EGOS, Oxford Reputation Symposium and the AOM Annual Meeting. He has published in the Journal of Economic Surveys, Organization Studies, Harvard Business Review.

Links:

https://hbr.org/2022/10/what-makes-creative-partnerships-work

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