Jacob Morgan | Best-Selling Author, Speaker, & Futurist | Leadership | Future of Work | Employee Experience

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Former Girl Scouts CEO On The State Of Work, Why The Future Is Bright, The Reason Age Doesn’t Matter And More

Today we have a very special guest, Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO of the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute and the former CEO of the Girl Scouts of America. Frances truly is an extraordinary lady! Today we are talking about how she got her start, changes she has seen over the course of her career, why she is optimistic about the future, her advice to leaders and much, much more.

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Behind The Scenes At Freshbooks: “Blind Dates” With Coworkers, Creating A Secret Competitor, Being The Longest Living Cocktail Party, And Much More

Join me today as I speak with Mike McDerment, Founder and CEO of Freshbooks. Our conversation centers around what Mike and his team have done to create a thriving corporate culture at Freshbook and how the company went from a few members working out of Mike’s parents’ basement to employing over 300 people and serving around 10 million customers.

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Artificial Emotion Intelligence: How It Can Enhance Our Lives, Advances Over The Past Few Decades, And Some Valid Concerns

Today’s guest is Mary Czerwinski the Research Manager at the Visualization and Interaction Research Group at Microsoft. Artificial emotion intelligence really is a fascinating field and has a lot of implications and applications in the world of AI and smart assistants. Today we get to hear all about this emerging area along with real life examples of how it is being used. Mary and I also explore virtual and augmented reality, big data, and potential challenges and concerns for the future of artificial emotion intelligence.

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NY Times Bestselling Author And Leading Futurist On AI, The Future Of Jobs, And Universal Basic Income

Whether you are in the camp of people who are excited and optimistic about AI and automation or the camp of people who are concerned and even slightly scared of what will happen to human jobs in the future, this topic always leads to a fascinating discussion and it is exactly what I will be talking about today with Martin Ford, NY Times Bestselling author and leading futurist.

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Director Of Stanford’s New Big Data Program Gives Insight Into The Gig Economy, Big Disruptions Coming In The Future Of Work, Reasons Why AI Is Not The Biggest Threat To Jobs And More

Today’s guest is Paul Oyer, Professor of Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Director of Stanford’s new Big Data program. If you think AI and automation is the biggest threat to jobs, think again. As you will hear in today’s episode, there are a few other big disruptions coming and they are further up on Paul’s list of things to worry about than job loss from AI. We also discuss the gig economy, shifting demographic trends in the workplace and big data. […]

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How The Largest University In The US Prepares Students For The Future Of Work

This week I am talking with Cindy Parnell, the Executive Director at Arizona State University Career and Professional Development Services. We all know that education is vital to the future of work, and while some academic institutions are stuck in the past, there are some, like ASU, who are thinking ahead and preparing their students in innovative ways. Today we are talking about what ASU is doing to prep students, the ROI of universities, virtual internships and much more. […]

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