The website of economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth, expert in demographics, global trends and the future of work
Demographic trends are wildly different across the world, and I was reminded of that recently when I gave a keynote presentation to a small group of leaders at Maple Bear Canadian School. Maple Bear is a global education enterprise that operates in 30 countries, and as part of their strategic planning exercises they asked me […]
Is Gen Z lazy or do they have their priorities in order? There seems to be some debate over that topic judging from the comments I got on my latest column for the Globe and Mail(read it here) The column cited a recent study from Glassdoor showing that many Gen Z workers are not that […]
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 (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 […]
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. […]
Was great to speak to Anne Gaviola (an old colleague) for her piece for Global News on how AI is reshaping the job market. We were able to discuss the realities around job loss, as well as the more hopeful idea that developing some ‘soft skills’ (the topic of my upcoming book) can give workers […]
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 […]
