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: Economy
Talking about the Global Economy
Awesome to be in Vancouver to speak to the MGI Global conference about the global economy and the megatrends that will shape it in the coming years. So great to be back in lovely rooms like this one at the Pan Pacific Vancouver!
Talking About the Trends and the Need for Resilience
Was awesome to speak to the Ontario Municipal Financial Officers in lovely Blue Mountain, Ontario. Yes, the discussion was about the economy but it was also about resilience and why it is more important than ever to develop it both from an individual and an organisational perspective.
Climate Change and the Future of Work
The heat waves in Europe this summer are a reminder that our planet is getting warmer and in turn that that will have an impact on the future of work. See more here in my latest column for the Globe and Mail
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
Episode 54: What Can We Learn from Companies Who Have Dealt Well with Pandemic Work Issues?
It is the fourth quarter of 2021 and we are still in a state of flux in the work world.. Companies are struggling with whether to bring everyone back to the office, there are labour shortages all over, and just what normal looks like in terms of work is not really clear. But some organizations […]
Episode 51: Can You Turn Departing Employees into Loyal Alumni?
Can you turn departing employees into loyal alumni? When a worker leaves, most companies bid them well, perhaps doing a hasty exit interview on the way out. That, however, may be a short-sighted way to do things. Today’s guests are Dr. Alison Dachner of John Carroll University and Erin Makarius of the University of Akron, […]
What Can a Snack Chip Tell Us About the Future of Work?
Frito-Lays workers have recently settled a strike (over appalling work conditions) but that is not the end of the discussion on the best way to get snacks into bowls. Right now the answer is apparently to grind out shifts from human beings, but the next step may well be to get robots to do it. […]