The website of economist and keynote speaker Linda Nazareth, expert in demographics, global trends and the future of work
At one point we thought technology threatened jobs in fast food or retail but now we know that is likely to be only the tip of the iceberg. AI will mean changes for all workers and knowledge workers – the group that was once thought to be the most protected – may be at the […]
Did you graduate during a recession and if so did it impact the rest of your life? In this Globe and Mail article I wrote about the experience of those who started their careers in the deep-recession year of 1982 and who did feel the burden for years to come. I’d be interested in other […]
Workers want more than money when they accept a job and typical looking for things like a manageable commute and a good team to work with as well. Increasingly, they are also interested in working for mission-oriented companies, wanting to work for organizations that are making a difference. But are they trading things, like money, […]
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
We know that partnerships and teams matter to all organizations but movies are a little different. When you get a team together to make a movie, you are bringing together a lot of creative people and as well a lot of people with competing priorities. To discuss what makes a good creative partnership, Linda Nazareth […]
In my latest column for the Globe and Mail I look at the phenomenon of ‘Quiet Quitting’. As much as it is easy to write off the Gen Z workers going this route as slackers, the reality is that they are sending a message that probably should not be ignored. Read more here
The finance sector has been one of the economic leaders over the past few years, with companies seemingly hiring as many workers as they can. And it isn’t just the finance sector…workers with skills in financial analysis have been in hot demand in all kinds of sectors and even if the economy slows a little […]
Great to speak with CBC Metro Morning about how organizations should be thinking about attracting Generation Z. They are not the Boomers or even the Millennials! https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-39-metro-morning/clip/15928598-what-canadian-employers-need-attract-gen-z-workers
As we move to new models of work we have sometimes wondered whether remote workers are too isolated but are hybrid workers also isolated – and maybe even lonely? And if that is true, as some evidence suggests, what should organizations be doing to help workers with that isolation? On this episode Linda Nazareth is […]
How do we give graduates the skills they need to make a decent living and give organizations the tech skills they need to operate productively? Ryan Craig is the Managing Director of Achieve Partners and he joins us to talk about ways to give students outside of tech programs the skills needed by companies, with […]
