What a great event!
Thrilled to speak to JennAir clients at the Living Luxe show in Toronto last week. We talked about the economy and the outlook for spending in these tumultuous times, and did it in lovely surroundings.
New Column on Returning to the Office
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 […]
FirstWork Ontario’s Youth Employment Network
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 […]
Episode 129: Are Back to Work Mandates a Quick Way to Lose Top Performers?
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. […]
Episode 128: Will Returning to the Office Solve the Loneliness Epidemic?
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 […]
Episode 127: Should Employees be Company Owners?
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 […]
Episode 126: How Do We Develop Workers with Green Skills?
The climate transition has huge implications for the future of work. We know that we need to develop ‘green skills’, although there is not complete agreement about how to define what those are. The crux of it, however, is that we are arguably moving into a new, clean energy economy or a green economy and […]
Talking About the Future of Work in Las Vegas
So happy to have been part of this event! Spoke about the future of work to a very enthusiastic crowd of Human Resources leaders at the Mclean & Company Signature24 event in Las Vegas this week. I love being a keynote speaker at events like this where the audience is genuinely passionate about being prepared for the […]
Episode 125: What Skills Will Organizations Need to Deal with Climate Change?
The issue of climate and climate change is a huge one today. We know that something is going on with our planet, it is getting warmer and we are having more weather events and that is impacting the economy and definitely it is impacting work. And the impacts are only going to get larger. To […]
Episode 124: What are the New Challenges for HR Leaders?
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 […]
