The website of economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth, expert in demographics, global trends and the future of work
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Pablo Listingart, Founder of ComIT about why tech workers are frustrated with their work. They discuss: Guest: Pablo Listingart Founder and Executive Director, ComIT Pablo Listingart is the Founder and Executive Director at ComIT, a Canadian charity that helps […]
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 […]
If everything is on the table when it comes to the future of work, should we be talking about having workers own the company – or at least own a bit of it? To talk about that, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Elspeth Murray, Director of the Centre for Innovation and Social […]
It is a complicated time in the work world right now as organizations grapple with policies around the return to the office or remote or hybrid work. As well, the unemployment rate is rising, managers are dealing with stress around the economy and workers are uneasy about all of it. To talk about what the […]
