Can Remote World Help Contain Inflation?
Fair or not, people will trade off wage hikes for the ability to work from home. Read more in my latest piece from the Globe and Mail here
Category: Blog
Talking About the Future of Work in Finance
What an amazing event! Had the pleasure of both speaking and leading a workshop for advertising agency Dentsu on the future of work in finance. Great to be part of the discussion (and to enjoy their gorgeous workspace!).
Will Inflation Keep Older Workers in the Workforce?
The price of everything is spiralling which means all of the calculations that people made about retirement may need to be re-calculated. That might mean staying in the workforce longer or maybe returning after you have exited it. Whatever decisions people make will have wide consequences for the economy and the labor market – read […]
How Will Millennials Spend Next?
Happy to be quoted in this article in Bloomberg Opinion on inflation and how that is impacting generational spending choices. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-02/millennials-are-finally-buying-houses-what-does-that-mean-for-inflation
The Future of Work Trends for 2022
What are the trends around the future of work we should be watching as we get into 2022? I take. a look at them in my latest column for the Globe and Mail
Panel on Remote Work for the Globe and Mail
Remote work is not going anywhere so was great to be part of a panel hosted by the Globe and Mail to discuss the implications of it, You can see more here
Debating the Four Day Work Week
Was great to have the chance to talk about the 4-day workweek with Anne Gaviola of Global News this week…think it will a long time before we get consensus on it, but good to start the discussion. See Ann’s full story here https://lnkd.in/ghCfRPgt
Tourism and Climate Change: A Nasty Combination
Do not get me wrong, I love tourism as an industry and have huge respect for its economic force. I want to see it grow, and frankly I want to keep travelling myself. However, I cannot ignore the conflicts between tourism and climate change and environmental damage, and even if I wanted too the hostility […]
Why We Need to Re-Skill to Face the Future of Work
After I give keynote presentations at conferences, I often do a Q & A session, and inevitably people ask what they can do or what their kids can do to make sure that they are not left behind as the tech revolution (this one, we have had a few) takes hold. Basically it is a […]
The ‘Nine-Nine-Six’ Work Culture is Being Debated
The ‘nine-nine-six culture’ (working nine to nine, six days a week) is something close to the norm for Chinese tech workers who are supposed to embrace it with no complaints. Now, some are pushing back on it, and employers are not thrilled (and are not shy about saying so). Is this so different from North […]
