The Disrupted Workforce
Are you ready to adapt and reinvent yourself for the most disrupted and digital workforce in history? Learn more at: https://www.thedisruptedworkforce.com/. It is estimated that over 1 billion people will need reskilling by 2030, and AI will impact more than 300 million jobs. Work, identity, and what it means to be human are rapidly changing. What would it feel like to belong and not get stuck? Join hosts Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz and the top voices in the Future of Work to uncover how to meet this dynamic new reality driven by AI, hybrid work, societal shifts, and our increasingly digital world. Discover why a Future of Work Mindset is your key to prepare, navigate and thrive! Topics include: - Human-centric intelligence in the age of AI - Crucial human skills and human-centered leadership for a digital world - Professional reinvention - How to develop a future of work mindset - Trends impacting the future of work - Reskilling and future skilling Be sure to follow us on your favorite platform and check out our YouTube channel for video episodes.
Episodes
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Validation: The Insight That Changed The Way I Listen And Design | Doug Shapiro
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
DETAILS | "Everyone wants to be heard and validated." Welcome to the evolving world of designing workspace and the human experience with Doug Shapiro, Vice President of Research and Insights at OFS–an award-winning global leader providing socially responsible furniture. With over 15 years of experience in product and interior design, Doug brings a wealth of knowledge and a unique perspective on creating people-centric spaces. Further, Doug hosts one of the world's most uplifting podcasts, Imagine A Place, where he explores insights, stories, and big ideas about people, places, and design that inspire courage and curiosity. In this episode, Doug delves into his passion for human-centered design and its evolution, discusses why HR should be at the center of everything workplace, and shares personal anecdotes and professional insights that highlight the power of curiosity, compassion, optimism, safety, and experimentation in creating emotional spaces and experiences. Finally, Doug shares his secrets and cheat code for authentic communication. Enjoy this inspiring episode!GUEST | Doug Shapiro is the Vice President of Research and Insights at OFS. He has over 15 years of experience collaborating with product designers and interior designers from around the globe. He served on IIDA's international board from 2015 to 2020. He currently serves on the advisory board for Kansas State University's Interior Architecture and Industrial Design department. Doug is also the host of the top-ranked Imagine A Place Podcast. In addition to his work, Doug recently published the children's book "Design Your World" with Maria VanDeman.
SHOW NOTES |
01:16 | Introduction To Doug Shapiro | Doug's journey as a leading voice in design, his role at OFS, and his contributions as a children's author and podcast host.
02:43 | Human-Centered Design | Doug shares his evolving understanding of human-centered design and its significance in the industry.
04:50 | HR's Role In Workplace Design | How HR has become central to workplace design and its impact on the rapidly evolving employee experience.
09:24 | The Future Workplace And Workplace Design | Big change is starting–COVID was just the mid-term exam. Hybrid work models and adaptable workspaces. Redefining creativity and collaboration in office spaces. The impact of design on employee engagement and culture.
16:34 | A Family Culture In Business | Building trust and safety within the workplace. Challenges and benefits of a family-like work environment–culture is messy–family is messy. There are difficulties in giving feedback and speaking hard truths.
21:19 | Designing Special Human Experiences | How people feel is more important than what you make. Space and design create mood–create feeling–drive emotion.
26:56 | Pearls of Wisdom From Hosting 143 Podcasts | How you say your message is what matters. The most attractive thing about a guest is whether they give a damn. Are they passionate about what they talk about? The universal desire for validation. Listen to validate, and anyone can validate.
34:17 | Speed Round Questions | How did you get that nickname? What's hard for you? Who is your dream podcast guest? What is one thing that drives you nuts? What was the spark behind your recently published children's book?
OVERVIEW | Are you ready to ADAPT and REINVENT YOURSELF for the most disrupted and digital workforce in history? What would it feel like to belong and not get stuck? It is estimated over 1 billion people will need reskilling by 2030, and more than 300 million jobs will be impacted by AI — work, identity, and what it means to be human are rapidly changing. Join hosts Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz and the TOP VOICES in the Future of Work to uncover how to meet this dynamic new reality driven by AI, hybrid work, societal shifts, and our increasingly digital world. Discover why a Future of Work Mindset is your key to prepare, navigate, and thrive!
We are grateful you are here, and welcome to the TDW Tribe! www.thedisruptedworkforce.com
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
DETAILS | What if you could use movement to build resilience, bust limiting beliefs, and bring your authentic self to perform better at work? What if you could recharge your energy, heart, mind, and spirit at the same time? Welcome to The Class! “an expansive, heart-clearing, body-strengthening release” that Fast Company called “a workout for your feelings.” The Class has a massive following and streams in over 70 countries, with studios in New York and LA. Jaycee Gossett is a founding teacher and world-renowned fitness, dance, mindfulness, and wellness innovator. Jaycee and the team knew professionals needed an outlet for what they were experiencing at work–so they created The Class At Work.In this honest, vulnerable conversation, Jaycee shares that “productivity, creativity, and work culture are directly influenced by how we feel.” It’s time to discuss how we feel at work in a deeper way: mental health, burnout, stress, loneliness, isolation, a lack of connection and belonging–even trauma. We also discuss the paradigm of perfection and the challenges women feel to “have it all.” As Jaycee says, life won’t stop giving you challenges, and neither will our rapidly changing workplace. Join us to learn how we can all use the secrets from her integrated practice to empower the mind, body, and spirit!GUEST | Jaycee Gossett is a world-renowned fitness, dance, mindfulness, and wellness innovator. Jaycee’s Classes create space to discover strengths, explore freedom, and reconnect to spirit. She brings her love of music and dance to The Class and encourages her students to move, feel, and live with full expression. Her Classes are challenging, soulful, liberating, and welcoming. Before joining The Class, Jaycee traveled around the world studying movement, competing in ballroom dance, and working in television and film, where she hosted and produced multiple series on The Travel Channel, Z Living TV, and Amazon Prime. She is a founding Teacher of The Class and VP of Teacher Training.OVERVIEW | Are you ready to ADAPT and REINVENT YOURSELF for the most disrupted and digital workforce in history? What would it feel like to belong and not get stuck? It is estimated over 1 billion people will need reskilling by 2030, and more than 300 million jobs will be impacted by AI — work, identity, and what it means to be human are rapidly changing. Join hosts Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz and the TOP VOICES in the Future of Work to uncover how to meet this dynamic new reality driven by AI, hybrid work, societal shifts, and our increasingly digital world. Discover why a Future of Work Mindset is your key to prepare, navigate and thrive!We are grateful you are here, and welcome to the TDW Tribe! www.thedisruptedworkforce.com
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Choose A Career Path That Brings You Joy | Rich Sheridan
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
DETAILS | Chief Joy Officer Rich Sheridan reminds us of a somber reality: many lead lives of quiet desperation AT WORK and go to their graves with a song still in their hearts. But it doesn’t have to be this way. We dive into Rich's powerful journey from despair to profound inspiration. Like many of us, he chased the wrong career success metrics; it wasn’t working, and he knew he had to change himself. Rich has deep empathy and wisdom for professionals, asking the same powerful questions he asked: What do I want out of my career? Why don’t the traditional definitions of success and achievement make me happy? Given all that has happened, what needs to change to get to the next best version of me and my career?
For over a decade, from the heart of Menlo to global stages, and through his bestsellers, "Joy, Inc." and "Chief Joy Officer," Rich has been illuminating a potent message: Everyone deserves to experience Joy at work, and we can build a workplace that people love! We explore joy as a tangible metric, how to define and measure Joy at work, the characteristics of a joyful leader, the power of running experiments, and how to lead with inspiration instead of fear.
GUEST | Richard Sheridan—entrepreneur, business leader, and author—is best known as the co-founder, CEO, and “Chief Storyteller” of Menlo Innovations, a software and IT consulting firm that has earned numerous awards, acclaim, and press for its innovative and positive workplace culture. Rich’s bestselling books Joy Inc: How We Built a Workplace People Love and Chief Joy Officer have inspired tens of thousands, and his message of joyful leadership has been featured in press outlets ranging from Inc, Forbes, and New York magazines to Bloomberg, U.S. News & World Report, NPR’s On Point podcast, NPR’s All Things Considered, and the Harvard Business Review. Rich was inducted into the Shingo Academy in 2022 for his work supporting the principles of organizational excellence.
OVERVIEW | Are you ready to ADAPT and REINVENT YOURSELF for the most disrupted and digital workforce in history? What would it feel like to belong and not get stuck? It is estimated over 1 billion people will need reskilling by 2030, and more than 300 million jobs will be impacted by AI — work, identity, and what it means to be human are rapidly changing. Join hosts Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz and the TOP VOICES in the Future of Work to uncover how to meet this dynamic new reality driven by AI, hybrid work, societal shifts, and our increasingly digital world. Discover why a Future of Work Mindset is your key to prepare, navigate, and thrive!
We are grateful you are here, and welcome to the TDW Tribe! www.thedisruptedworkforce.com
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
DETAILS | Nick Bloom is the leading expert on hybrid work, a LinkedIn Top Voice, and “the prophet of remote work,” according to Fortune. In this spirited dialogue, Nick emerges as a lively narrator firmly anchored in rigorous data: productivity, work-life balance, job satisfaction, inclusion, and happiness are the highest when we are working 2-3 days per week from home. Did you know that when employees are granted the flexibility of remote work just twice a week, companies witness a staggering 35% decrease in their quit rate, a bump in their Diversity Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) scores, and avoid the painful pitfalls of a botched return to the office (RTO)?Further, Nick introduces us to the 4 strategies for a successful 4-day workweek and shares his secrets on how he and his team rigorously survey and capture high-quality responses from 10,000+ responders per month. If you need data proving that hybrid work is here to stay, this episode is for you!GUEST | Nicholas (Nick, he/his/him) Bloom is the William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University. His research focuses on working from home, management practices, and uncertainty. He previously worked at the UK Treasury, McKinsey & Company, and the IFS. He has a BA from Cambridge, an MPhil from Oxford, and a PhD from University College London. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the recipient of the Guggenheim and Sloan Fellowships, the Frisch Medal, and a National Science Foundation Career Award. He was elected to Bloomberg50 for his advice on working from home. OVERVIEW | Are you ready to ADAPT and REINVENT YOURSELF for the most disrupted and digital workforce in history? What would it feel like to belong and not get stuck? It is estimated over 1 billion people will need reskilling by 2030, and more than 300 million jobs will be impacted by AI — work, identity, and what it means to be human are rapidly changing. Join hosts Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz and the TOP VOICES in the Future of Work to uncover how to meet this dynamic new reality driven by AI, hybrid work, societal shifts, and our increasingly digital world. Discover why a Future of Work Mindset is your key to prepare, navigate and thrive!We are grateful you are here, and welcome to the TDW Tribe! www.thedisruptedworkforce.com
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Questions Are Your Superpower In The AI Era | Warren Berger
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
DETAILS | Discover the power of questions in the AI Era with Warren Berger, the renowned Questionologist! Warren's groundbreaking book, 'A More Beautiful Question,' explores the evolving landscape where expertise fades and questions rise as the ultimate currency. This episode examines the profound importance of questions for your career, work, and relationships. We discuss how questions shape our identities, enable adaptation in an uncertain world, and unlock the secrets to asking questions effectively for humans vs. ChatGPT. Finally, we expose the mental traps and biases that hinder our inquiry and workshop five transformative questions that can supercharge your career.Whether you're a seasoned questioner or an aspiring questionologist, this episode will equip you with this indispensable superpower for the future!GUEST | Questionologist Warren Berger has studied hundreds of the world's foremost innovators, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers to learn how they ask questions, generate original ideas, and solve problems. He is the author or co-author of more than 12 books on innovation, including the bestseller A MORE BEAUTIFUL QUESTION: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas and the internationally acclaimed GLIMMER, named one of Businessweek's Best Innovation and Design Books of the Year. His writing appears in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, and The New York Times.OVERVIEW | Are you ready to ADAPT and REINVENT YOURSELF for the most disrupted and digital workforce in history? What would it feel like to belong and not get stuck? It is estimated over 1 billion people will need reskilling by 2030, and more than 300 million jobs will be impacted by AI — work, identity, and what it means to be human are rapidly changing. Join hosts Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz and the TOP VOICES in the Future of Work to uncover how to meet this dynamic new reality driven by AI, hybrid work, societal shifts, and our increasingly digital world. Discover why a Future of Work Mindset is your key to prepare, navigate and thrive!We are grateful you are here, and welcome to the TDW Tribe! www.thedisruptedworkforce.com
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Keep Your People Happy And Never Lose An Employee Again! | Joey Coleman
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
DETAILS | We are witnessing a battle of unmet needs and expectations between employers and employees. While employers struggle to retain existing talent and new hires, 52 - 64% of current employees plan to find a new job next year. What is REALLY happening beneath the surface, what do employees want now, and how can employers adapt to meet people where they are?In this no holds barred conversation with employee retention expert Joey Coleman, we unpack the realities and wisdom from his new book Never Lose An Employee Again. We explore his extensive research (case studies from seven continents!) and staggering statistics about employee turnover and the mindblowing costs of hiring new employees.Joey acknowledges that the rules of engagement have forever changed. Today's empowered workforce views employers in a post-covid world as the vulnerable ones–Emperor’s without clothes. Join us as we examine today's employees' rapidly shifting attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, the urgency (and solutions) to address the growing chasm between employers and employees, and what to look for in a world-class employer!GUEST | When organizations like Whirlpool, NASA, Volkswagen Australia, Principal Financial, and Zappos need to boost their customer or employee experience, they call on Joey Coleman. For over two decades, Joey has helped organizations retain their best customers and employees, turning them into raving fans through his entertaining and actionable keynotes, workshops, and consulting projects. He is the Wall Street Bestselling author of two books, Never Lose A Customer Again and his new 2023 release, Never Lose An Employee Again–The Simple Path To Remarkable Retention.OVERVIEW | Are you ready to ADAPT and REINVENT YOURSELF for the most disrupted and digital workforce in history? It is estimated over 1 billion people will need reskilling by 2030, and more than 300 million jobs will be impacted by AI — work, identity, and what it means to be human are rapidly changing. Join hosts Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz and the TOP VOICES in the Future of Work to uncover how to meet this dynamic new reality driven by AI, hybrid work, societal shifts, and our increasingly digital world. Discover why a Future of Work Mindset is your key to prepare, navigate and thrive!We are grateful you are here, and welcome to the TDW Tribe! www.thedisruptedworkforce.com
Our compelling WHY
The last two years have produced one of the most disrupted periods in human history, and we believe it's just getting started. Change is hard for humans, and these disruptions will impact you and everyone you know. This is why we are so passionate about fostering this conversation and helping people prepare. So let's band together, share an inclusive conversation, support one another, and thrive in this exciting new future!