The website of economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth, expert in demographics, global trends and the future of work
I wrapped up my Spring speaking season (It is officially summer now right?) with a great event, the Globe and Mail’s Attracting Top Talent Conference. The event was sponsored by Indeed and the room was filled with people who were actually on the front lines or hiring and developing talent. It was my favourite kind […]
With Generative AI disrupting the world of work the hot topic is how to choose a career that cannot be easily replaced by technology. Just maybe, some of the answer to that might come from the skilled trades. That was th topic of a column (read it here) that I wrote for the Globe and […]
Was so cool to be invited to give the morning keynote to the 2025 Grad Conference at the Lang School of Business at the University of Guelph. The room was filled with current and future leaders eager to think about how the megatrends would challenge their organizations and how they can best lead in a […]
I feel honoured that I was asked to do the opening keynote for the CSA Group at their Pathways Conference in Toronto. The subject was the aging population and what that will means for the future of work, which is a complicated subject to say the least. I talked about the way that demographics are […]
Thank you to Meridian Credit Union for inviting me to be part of their recent Meridian Small Business Forum. I loved being in a room with so many business owners and managers who were genuinely interested in what comes next for the Canadian and international economies. There is lots to monitor right now, from trade […]
Thrilled to speak to JennAir clients at the Living Luxe show in Toronto last week. We talked about the economy and the outlook for spending in these tumultuous times, and did it in lovely surroundings.
My most recent article for the Globe and Mail (see it here) looked the ‘get back to the office trend’ from what I hope is a longer term lens. That is, right now everyone is panicking about the bottom line, and cutting workers and what are viewed as worker ‘privileges’ seems to be the thing […]
Was great to speak to FirstWork Ontario’s Youth Employment Network at their Amplify 2025 Conference in Toronto. It is a difficult economic environment right now and I was glad to be part of the discussion regarding what non-profits should think about when it comes to preparing for the future. It will be a time for […]
Back to work mandates are all the rage these days but they may not work out the way that organizations expect. The language around the mandates suggests that top performers understand the need to be at the office and want to be there and if the slackers do not then they are welcome to quit. […]
Will ordering workers to return to the office make them less lonely? To talk about that Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Jim Frawley, the CEO and founder of executive development firm Bellwether. Jim is a consultant and coach who has studied and written about the the way that in-person work might be […]
