Episode 138: How Do We Upskill Workers to Make the Most of AI?

There is no stopping the oncoming train of artificial intelligence, with all that that means for the workplace. At the very least, it will mean training workers with new AI skills but it also means continuously retraining them to keep up with changes in technology. It will be a mammoth task. In this episode of […]

Great to be Talking about Women and Financial Literacy

It was a privilege to be part of the discussion about women and money at last week’s #HerMoneyMatters event held by HomeEquity Bank. Thank you to my fellow panellists for sharing your thoughts and experiences and for letting me share mine. Financial literacy for women is such an important topic, let’s keep the conversation going!

Episode 137: Can AI Make Us Better Communicators and Leaders?

Who can resist the temptation? If you need to write anything these days, the easiest (and some think the best) thing to do is to start with letting AI technologies draft it for you. In doing that, however, it is easy to lose your own voice and create content that is cookie-cutter at best. If […]

Gen Z is Embracing Career Minimalism – and that Isn’t Necessarily Bad

Gen Z (the generation born between 1997 and 2012) is facing a lot, not all of it good, when it comes to the economy. With job security in question and AI changing work, many are skeptical about pursuing a traditional path up the career ladder and instead are looking to something that more resembles a […]

Episode 136: Economic and Labour Market Update

In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks about the labour market and work trends as part of the Economic and Labour Market Update. She covers: About Linda Nazareth: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including […]

Speaking about the Productivity Puzzle

Productivity in Canada is an ongoing issue, so it was a privilege to be part of a great event on the subject hosted by the Halifax Partnership last week as part of their Productivity Puzzle series. I did a keynote presentation on the way that productivity is linked to skills and the future of work. […]

Should Employers be Telling Workers to Get a Life?

Should Employers be Telling Workers to Get a Life is a question that connects directly with the ideas discussed below. Do you have a hobby? A few years ago I picked up an old interest, art. At one point, in high school, had thought of pursuing some form of it as a career but dismissed […]

Episode 135: Are Organizations Seeing the Value of Employee Well-Being?

Organizations have long been criticized for giving scant thought to employee well-being – but is that now changing? Linda Nazareth talks to Mark C. Crawley, author of the new book The Power of Employee Well-Being about why that seems to be the case, and why that will be good for both workers and organizations. In […]

Episode 134: What Will AI Mean for the Future of Hiring?

Using Artificial Intelligence in the hiring process is becoming mainstream, but is that a good or a bad thing? Organizations are embracing the new technology, but there are huge implications for privacy and security, as well as ethical considerations involved. Linda Nazareth talks about the implications of using AI in hiring with Tamara Elsahyouni of […]