Episode 147: How Should We Prepare for an Aging Workforce?

In this episode of Work and the Future, economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth talks to Dan Pontefract, Author of the new book The Future of Work is Grey about our aging workforce and why organizations need to be planning around the changes. They discuss: Host: Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on […]

Is Gen Z Lazy or Do They Have Their Priorities in Order?

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 […]

Episode 65: How Will Longer Life Spans Change Work Lives?

How will work have to change to accommodate longer life spans? A child born today has a 50 per cent chance of living to one hundred, but even now we know the workforce is aging. In turn,  that means we need to change both organizational policies and our own actions. Ken Stern, host of the […]

Should We Be Worried About the Class of 2021?

Should we be worried about pandemic graduates? If we are to go on the history, those who graduate during recessions tend to have a much harder go of it than ‘luckier’ cohorts, and the disruptions we have seen this time around could make things worse. I drew on a new paper from the International Monetary […]

Episode 25: How Can We Connect the Different Generations at Work?

Spurred by social media, intergenerational warfare seems to be on the upswing, including in the workplace. And, given the conflict and the idea that generations are working against each other we can lose sight of the fact that we could potentially gain from each other unless we make a concerted effort to do so. Our […]

Episode 15 – How Will the Pandemic Affect Gen Z in the Workplace?

The school year is starting and the pandemic is not ending  and Generation Z will have to deal with that. In fact, they will probably have to deal with the impact of the pandemic for years as the effects of it shape the way that they approach their lives and careers. But never mind the […]

Episode 12: What Does Climate Change Mean for the Future of Work?

Climate change it was an issue before the pandemic, and it will be an issue when the pandemic is over.More than that, the issue of climate change will be a long term issue that impacts the future of work.  Between the ways that we operate our factories and organizations to the kind of careers that […]

So Maybe the Baby Boomers Will Never Retire (Ok with You Millennials? No?)

It is almost like an urban myth: we were supposed to get a wave of baby boomer retirements that were going to make it a seller’s market for younger workers. And it is happening – except that it is apparently more like a splash than a full wave. So it boomers are not going, what […]