Episode 155: Should You Hire Job Hoppers?

In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to F. Scott Bentley, Assistant Professor of Human Resources at Rutgers University. They discuss: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: […]

Work and the Future Episode 154: How Should Mentoring Change in the Age of AI?

In this episode of the Work and the Future podcast economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Marlo Lyons, Executive Team and Career Coach and the Host of Podcast Work Unscripted. They discuss: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her […]

Work and the Future Episode 153: Who Should be Leading the Implementation of AI Within Organizations?

In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Mike Sullivan, Chief Growth Offficer and Co-Founder of OneDigital and also the co-author of the book Workforce Intelligence. They discuss: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books […]

Episode 151: Does Being a Star at Work Mean Being a Team Player?

In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Director of the Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory. They discuss: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready […]

The Super Seven

It was a busy spring season for keynote speaking for me and I was especially happy to be able to introduce a new topic to audiences, The Super Seven: the Soft Skills Leaders Need in a Tough World.  The crux of it is this: as an economist I am only too aware of the challenges […]

Episode 146: What Skills Will Workers Need as AI Takes Hold?

On this episode of Work and the Future, Linda Nazareth talks to Gabby Burlacu, Senior Manager at the Upwork Research Instiute about the way that the skills that workers will need is changing in the age of AI. They cover: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The […]

Episode 145: How Can AI Tools Help Workers With Dementia?

On this episode of Work and the Future, Linda Nazareth talks to James Fletcher, Assistant Professor at the University of Bath, about the reasons why dementia is a workforce issue and why AI tools can offer support to workers who have received a dementia diagnosis. Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on […]

Episode 144: What Tools Should we be Using to Improve Workforce Training?  

On this episode of Work and the Future, Linda Nazareth talks to Paola Cecci DiMeglio, author of Building a Thriving Future: Navigating the Metaverse and Multiverse (MIT Press, 2025) and advisor on AI and virtual worlds at the United Nations. They cover: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The […]

Episode 142: How Should you Lead When Workers are Worried about Job Security?

In this episode, Linda Nazareth talks to Dina Denham Smith, lead author of of Emotionally Charged: How to Lead in the New World of Work about the way to lead when workers are worried about job security. Amongst the topics they cover are: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future […]

Episode 140: What Should Office Spaces Look Like in Future?

As return to work mandates multiply, office spaces are being pushed to evolve with the policy shifts. Planning for the right mix of desks and meeting areas is difficult, as is even getting workers to want to come back to a physical office. Good design could help but getting things is not an easy task.In […]