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Inevitable: The Future of Work
by Jeff Lesher
Inevitable: The Future of Work is a podcast designed to help leaders and workplace activators effectively address the opportunities that allow us to move forward together. Now is the time to stand out and embrace the chance to do things differently. Hosted by SHIFT Managing Director, Jeff Lesher, IFOW listeners get a front-row seat to stories, research, and recommendations shared by thought leaders from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and expertise.
Episodes
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The Flexibility Benefit: Don't forget pay
We found a "lost" IFOW treasure in this interview with Jim Colassano, SVP, Product Development and Strategy at The Clearing House...all about how to speed up your employees' access to the money they've earned. In a world where few of us have the financial readiness to handle an unplanned expense…
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Thank you...and keep ACTIVATING
Jeff Lesher bids the IFOW Activators a fond farewell with some parting bits of wisdom he's picked up from others along the way. As producer of most of our 147 episodes and the host of more than 100, Jeff wants listeners to continue to delve into the treasure trove of knowledge shared by our many...
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Ability and Aspiration: The critical elements of high impact talent acquisition and management
Erin Lazarus, Director of Solution Architects at SHL, a talent spectrum solutions company, helps enlighten us on al things talent acquistion to talent management with a healthy dose of assessment and experience. It's a crash course in all the things we could know and understand better about our...
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Underestimated Talent Week, Episode 2: Being a belonging advocate
We love and appreciate all our IFOW guests, and - still - Ivori rises above due to her acute passion for and skill in inviting the rest of us into the better, more productive environment created by more fully knowing each other. Fostering belonging is an ongoing and individualized…
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Underestimated Talent Week, Episode 1: Quiet hiring
Among the most underestimated talent out there are the people you employ right now! That's kinda nuts. Jeff Schwartz, a future of work expert who contributes its ongoing study as an advisor to Deloitte, VP of Insights & Impact at Gloat, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School [my old job...
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Mastering Your Leadership Craft, Episode 2: Culture integration - evolving not conforming
Jeanine Boyle, Chief People Officer of digital healthcare payments company, Zelis, is the veteran of many mergers and acquisitions. We tap into her deep reservior of knowledge to understand how to desugn and activate environments that embrace change, diversity, even the occasional failure and…
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Mastering Your Leadership Craft, Episode 1: Enabling authentic collaboration
Edward and Tricia co-founded and co-lead a company whose name tells you what they help you accomplish: autentic collaboration. The combination of painstaking attention to detail they used to reveal, define and help you apply the 5 behaviors of collaboration with the emphasis on experience...
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Enabling Technology Week, Episode 2: Keeping the power of workflow with the citizen
Andrew Filev is CEO of Wrike, a workflow automation platform, who is all about the better engagement of people - enabling them through a focus on results and illuminating the path toward them with tools to identify bottlenecks so they can be addressed. This is transparency in, perhaps, it's...
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Enabling Technology Week, Bonus Episode: Creating harmony!
Gravitating as I do to musical acts that feature harmony (e.g., the Everly Brothers, Beach Boys, CSN(&Y), Eagles, ....), I was an easy sell for David Levin's stated objective through Poppulo of using their platform and expertise to create harmony between organizations and their people and...
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Enabling Technology Week, Episode 1: You are now being recorded
Andy Berman co-founded Vowel as a way to give back some control to all of us who are being recorded...which, essentially, is all of us. Vowel - among other things - helps boost focus and productivity by creating an accurate record of our meetings, culling out summaries, and listing action items....
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C(reative)HRO Week, Episode 2: We're all here to do our best work
Formstack's CHRO, Tammy Polk - a wise veteran of many "drastically growing" companies, is a voice of acceptance of all sorts of contributors while never slowing her drive to elevate each of them directly as she continues to build the team and performance resources around them. Learn a little from…
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C(reative)HRO Week, Episode 1: Hire by Design - Using Design Thinking to propel talent management to the next level
Jodi Brandstetter didn't invent Design Thinking or HR for that matter, but what she did do was figure out how outcomes-based, people-centric approaches was a natural accelerator of employee success - not to mention a huge boost for the HR and talent professionals charged with driving impact…
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Engagement Week, Episode 2: Not wasting time could be the most sought after benefit
A partner at insurance and workplace benefits firm, Vita Assure, Gianna is not your everyday dispenser of advice. Among her insights: be willing to blow the lid off people's mental health coverage, promoting schedule flexibility and freeing up time to get work done by limiting meetings. Join us…
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Engagement Week, Episode 1: Magic Moments - Always speaking to an audience of one
From kick-off to crescendo, Ronny Leber is an expert in creating "magic moments" for audiences of up to 120,000 people. His secret? You're always speaking to one person. Drawing on his years of experience, his many mentors, and even Yoda, Ronny walks us through a meaningful, accessible recipe for...
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Coaching Week, Episode 2: Learning character: Becoming the best version of yourself
As the "World's Leading Mentor," best selling author and corproate counselor knows more than a thing or two about developing people. He founded Entelechy to study what the elements of success truly are and then provide people the opportunity to learn them. This conversation is a mini master class...
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Coaching Week, Episode 1: Essential transparency and other ways to elevate your team without caring too much
Ah, "coaching"! It's so many things to so many people. Often misunderstood or misapplied, we loose the opportunity to grow and evolve in ways that support the growth and evolution of our organizations. What if you had some straightforward guideposts...and were accompanied by an equally...
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132 Ageism Week, Episode 2: Don't grow old waiting
Ellen Kocher and Dominque Ben Dhaou are on a post-50 mission to create tremendous impact by helping the rest of us tapping into the enormous and enormously valued resource that are our work force members of a similar age. Most of us are living longer, better, and want to continue to contribute.…
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131 Ageism Week, Episode 1: A new way to resume
Deepali Vyas built a career as an expert in executive search, and - 40,000 placements later - she was compelled to found a new kind of employment marketplace: a platform called Fearless+. In the TikTok era, it's ironic that we still rely on a piece of paper with only black and white letters on…
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130 Data Dump Week, Episode 2: Why we don't trust our leaders and don't want to become one
DDI's 2023 Global Leadership Forecast is about as encouraging as those shoiwng more atmospheric rivers descending on California. To help productively channel (versus freak out about) findings like fewer than half of all leaders trust their direct manager to do what's right, we're joined by...
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129 Data Dump Week, Episode 1: What job seekers wish employers knew ... and other critical insights about your people value
Boston Consulting Group's Allison Bailey leads BCG's Global People & Organization practice. She oversees an ongoing research series called "Decoding Global Talent" and joins the IFOW to share insights and corresponding recommendations drawn from the most recent chapter in this effort: "What Job...
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128 Finding the story at the heart of your leadership
Christine Miners and Rick Lash co-authored the book, Once Upon a Leader: Finding the Story at the Heart of Your Leadership, to guide people to and through the transformative process of reflecting on the experiences that have influenced who you are and how you lead others. Even more importantly,...
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127 Finding the 'We' Gear
Coach Loya was coming back from an away game with his team when his plane encountered disturbing turbulence. This harrowing flight set off a chain of events that led Lance to move from the ranks of college coaching to infusing people and their organizations with mindset and capacity to allow all…
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126 Workforce well-being: Shifting from constrained thinking to match the optimal health care plan with the culture of your workforce
Dr. Murray Sabrin is many things, including being a university professor of finance, a student of and writer about economics, geography, and history, and a candidate for public office as well as a regular commentator on all manner of poliitcal and social issues. His appearance on the IFOW is...
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125 Thriving in a data world
Thriving - not merely surviving - in a data world requires learning the foundational elements of data analytics instead of learning the next fancy tool. That's the conclusion of business intelligence and analytics leader, Sangeeta Krishnan, in her book, Thriving in a Data World: A Guide for…
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124 Digitalization begins with organization
Digitalization of professional advice makes all the sense in the world to consultant-turned-technology platform entrepreneur, Stefan Debois, CEO and Co-founder of Pointerpro. Stefan's experience and expertise haven't just led to the development of a tool through which to economize and accelerate...
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123 Turning scheduling from a "Black Art" into a silver bullet for 2 billion shift workers
Ashik Ahmed is Co-founder and CEO of Deputy - a platform in use in over 330,000 workplaces to level the playing field for shift workers and support employers' ability to be in compliance with the full range of pay and scheduling requirements. The value of this conversation starts with how you can...
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122 Scaling HR with employee amplification resources
Ever crave an outside perspective to work through a complex hurdle or just blow off some steam? Ravi Swaminathan co-founded TaskHuman to help you! As CEO, Ravi has overseen the growth of the external network of expert coaches in areas ranging from leadership to spiritual; from sales to physical...
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121 Sparking Brilliance: Why it's not enough to create the absence of bad things
Positive psychology expert and best selling author, Jackie Insinger, is on a mission to help us recognize and pursue the upside of what's possible. Much more than positive thinking, positive psychology - among other things - helps us understand the influence we can and do have over others...and,...
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120 From similarity to familiarity
Shane Kovalsky is Co-founder of Mystery - a facilitator of incredible experiences for organizations investing in opportunities for their teams to forge and sustain the bonds that continue to be a key ingredient of high performance even - or perhaps especially - in the hybrid workplaces of today....
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119 Employing talent from around the world is not a DIY project
Bjorn Reynolds is known as Chief Guardian at Safeguard Global. Formally, he's the Founder and CEO. Regardless of title, his commitment is to help Safeguard's clients hire and manage the best, highly-skilled workers they can from around the globe without screwing it up. In fact, the phrase "don't...
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118 Be a champion, not a mentor
Bailey Showalter is the VP Product | Ecosystem Partnerships & Solutions for Pearson where she advocates for and advances efforts to reimagine opportunity in the workplace - especially for women. Critical elements of her approach include a shift from a mentor to a champion mindset to ensure…
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117 Belonging to something you can't see
Sarah Fern, Chief People Officer for Velocity Global, is a champion of strong connections across space and time. Her leadership at Velocity Global serves as an active illustration of what's possible when you stop wishing for yesterday and invest in the present and the future of how people can and...
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116 Building a business through giving people their first chance
Gina Schaefer built a business of 12 hardware stores in large part through giving scores of teammates their first chance at regular employment. Her book, "Recovery Hardware," reflects the nickname her Few Cool Hardware Stores she founded and now runs with her husband earned from the community...
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115 Today's workers need to be equipped with the tools for today's work
Scott Wharton is VP & GM at Logitech - the digital tools and worker connection giant - with a focus on video collaboration. His insights about what people need to succeed in TODAY's work environment are more than just timely, they're critical. This a must-hear wake-up call for all the employer...
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114 You don't have a recruiting problem, you have a strategy problem
Carol Schultz is an executive search expert who believes the industry is broken. Her company, Vertical Elevation, is dedicated to helping employers better understand their needs and their cultures to truly find the right people. Whether in her book, "Powered by People," her podcasts, or her...
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113 Getting comfortable with the uncomfortable
Daniel Pascoe Aguilar, PhD, MDiv, is Founding Director, Center for Social Justice and Chief Diversity Officer of Excelsior University, where he continues his work to create and inspire the use of opportinunites to be recognized and appreciated for what they do. This very frank conversation goes...
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112 Borrow from great content creators to create meetings and events that people love
Who knew that the key to a great buainess meeting was mimicking Howard Stern? Answer: Sam Kolbert-Hyle, CEO of Brandlive, who - along with his trailblazing team - brings production constructs and techniques to best use the time available in modern, hybrid gatherings. Sam paints the picture of how...
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111 Learning from the Habit Mechanic just in time for the New Year!
Dr. Jon Finn has spent years researching and developing clear processes for helping each of us improve and transform our lives...by shifting from the ever-vexing state of knowing what we want to do and helping us make sure we do it. Part of the secret - don't be put off by the things that don't…
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110 Having a great culture anywhere and everywhere
Meaghan Wiliams is Manager, Hybrid Enablement & Operations for HubSpot. In her role, she helps to facilitate a great culture for all 6,400+ empoyees around the globe by making sure they can connect when, how, and for what suits and serves them. Meaghan advises that culture should be decoupled…
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109 Bots Are My New Best Friends, and Other Lessons About Thoughtful Automation
Who knew that people and bots could be teammates? Turns out, they can - and really good ones if used well. Bots can offload the scut work that slows down innovation and just good experiences. Even better, bots can own the repeatable drudergy that can suck the life out of workers longing to create...
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108 Managing Crisis for Others: How employers can even better support their people after disaster strikes
Holly Welch Stubbing leads E4E Relief, helping organizations manage their efforts to lend aid to employees and family members strick by natural diaster, military conflict, illness, and more. The art and science of distributing millions of dollars in assistance at a moment's notice anywhere in the...
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107 The Imperative of People Leaders on Your Board and in Your C-Suite
From his perch as Managing Director at Allegis Partners specializing in placing people leaders on boards and in C-Suites, John Anderson has seen a lot of growth in the representation of those who've devoted themselves to the human resource at the top of organizations. Still, 300% growth only...
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106 The Secrets of People Potential: Building confidence in one's own judgement
Alice Carleton went from highly regarded consultant to in-house role creator at Ceros: Head of People Potential. With a specific emphasis on emerging leaders, she is engineering acelerated trajectories to overcome the lack of time highly dynamic organizations suffer in scaling. Learn through her...
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105 From Bad Boss to Better Person: Replacing fear with love
Still a young person, Hamza Khan has evolved from a self-described bad boss to the the Co-founder of SkillsCamp, an organiaztion devoted to preparing others to think and be better. Hamza's TEDx talk on "Stop Managing, Start Leading has been viewed nearly 2 million times. Spend about a half hour...
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104 Navigating Generational Friction at Work
Chris De Santis' lively book, Why I FInd You Irritating: Navigating Generational Friction at Work, is one of the most insightful, useful guides to understanding others in posotive, productive ways. We explore what differences do tend to exist, why, and how to harness them for everyone's benefit....
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103 Hungry, Humble, and Hustling: Keys to evolving business relevance in the age of change
It's always fun when SHIFT Co-founder and CEO, Joe Mechlinski, stops by. This visit allows us to revisit his terrific June 2022 TEDxPearlStreet talk about the constraints of tradition (look up the origin of the QWERTY keyboard - oy!), explore the ongoing lessons of M&A from up close, and touch on...
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102 Rise of the Cobots: We're here to take your job
Talk about ripping the bandaid off, Gil Mayron, Founder and CEO of Cobot Nation - a leader in collaborative robotics - makes it clear that jobs built around routine, repetitive tasks are slated to be taken over by technology...soon! In one of the IFOW's starkest conversations, we learn about the...
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101 From Feet to Flight: How multi-modal transportation is freeing up time and money for better use
Nikolaj Koster is Head of Mobility for Deem and a passionate advocate for overcoming traditional resistance to how we get from Point A to wherever we're going. He shares his practical optimism on everything from the social benefits of sharing a ride to the enormous improvement in resource...
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100 Belonging Platforms: A space for life at work
Jim Barnett is CEO and Co-founder of Wisq and previously helped start and lead Glint. Wisq is a closed community for people who are part of the same organization that allows them to interact about non-work topics and areas of interest. Built on data that shows that happier poeple performer better...
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099 Remote Work 3.0: Strengthening our sense of place through better-enabled virtual space
Rajiv Ayyanger, Co-founder and CEO of Tandem - a virtual office for remote and hybrid teams, loves to work together with his co-founders and team. But he understands that today's work space needs include places to gather physically and through technology, and a sense of place. By creating a…
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Inevitable: The Future of Work is a podcast designed to help leaders and workplace activators effectively address the opportunities that allow us to move forward together. Now is the time to stand out and embrace the chance to do things differently. Hosted by SHIFT Managing Director, Jeff Lesher, IFOW listeners get a front-row seat to stories, research, and recommendations shared by thought leaders from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and expertise.
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