Épisodes

  • Jacob Morgan on managing the new normal
    Jul 17 2024
    The future-of-work trendwatcher parses leadership strategies, the tradeoffs of hybrid work, AI adoption, skills-based hiring, and the foundations of a good job.
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    33 min
  • Adaptable and inclusive: Kraft Heinz’s brand of workforce
    Jul 3 2024
    Melissa Werneck, EVP and global chief people officer for the multinational food and beverage firm, on reskilling for web marketing and personalization, AI, hybrid work, and collaboration across time zones and cultures. Also, why diversity is good business for consumer packaged goods firms.
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    30 min
  • Cengage Group’s Michael Hansen on the employment-ready syllabus
    Jun 20 2024
    The ed-tech executive on shifting the discussion to emphasize the economic benefits of education, harnessing AI, skills-based hiring, employer-educator collaboration, and the public policy landscape.
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    37 min
  • Strada’s Stephen Moret on democratizing access to education and opportunity
    Jun 5 2024
    The president & CEO of Strada Education Foundation on aligning post-secondary education, economic mobility, and labor market demand. How does inclusive workforce development drive economic growth and opportunity? Highlights include research on the effectiveness of state systems, policy options, and the structural challenge of underemployment among graduates.
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    36 min
  • Can work-based learning revive college-for-all?
    May 15 2024
    Propel America CEO Chad Rountree on rethinking the high school-to-career transition to meet the needs of low-income students, colleges, and employers.
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    34 min
  • Wharton’s Peter Cappelli on changing the talent equation
    May 1 2024
    What are the consequences of treating employees as an expense rather than an asset? Cappelli argues that this “penny wise and pound foolish” practice hurts the bottom line by discouraging investments in a skilled workforce and prioritizing downsizing, irrespective of efficiency. How changes in management and reporting can realign incentives. Also, C-suite demographics and the impact of AI.
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    43 min
  • Western Governors University: Pursuing the network effects of competency based education
    Apr 17 2024
    WGU President Scott Pulsipher returns to the podcast for an update on the online institution’s mission to extend the reach of skill-oriented instruction. The HBS grad argues that the focus on competency rather than credit hours democratizes college access and economic opportunity.
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    40 min
  • Guest Appearance: Joe Fuller on CSU's Spur of the Moment
    Apr 11 2024
    Managing the Future of Work co-chair Joe Fuller joins Colorado State University's Jocelyn Hittle to discuss his work on the Managing the Future of Work project and the Harvard Project on Workforce and to consider broader workforce trends.
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    53 min