Future Re dy Leadership

with Jacob Morgan

A weekly show where Jacob has in-depth conversations with the world’s top business leaders, best-selling authors, and thinkers.

Talent Practices For The 21st Century

Today’s Future of Work podcast guest is Ellyn Shook, the Chief Leadership and Human Resources Officer of Accenture. Accenture is a global professional services organization and has over 360,000 around the world. Their mission is to help improve the way the world works and lives, and lead the digital disruption on behalf of their clients. Ellyn is responsible for leading the global team of human resources experts, who aim to deliver exceptional employee experiences for Accenture’s people. Today, we speak on talent practices for the 21st century. Accenture believes that the growth of their people, leads to the growth of their business. [...]

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Marriott & the Business Impact of Employee Health and Well-Being

For the first Future of Work Podcast for 2016, I speak with David Rodriguez the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer of Marriott International. The topic of this podcast is all around the business impact of employee health and wellness. This is a huge theme that we will see an increase in investment for 2016 and beyond. David provides insight on why Marriott is investing in health and wellness promotions, and the benefits of healthy employees who participate in these programs.[...]

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Holacracy and New Organizational Structures for the Future of Work

Today my guest for the Future of Work Podcast is Alexis Gonzales-Black. Alexis is the former organizational design lead for Zappos, and is currently the co-founder of Thoughtful Org Partners. Previously, I spoke with Brian J. Robertson, the creator of the concept of Holacracy. This concept received fame because of Zappos initiatives around Holacracy. Alexis is one of the people who helped lead the entire Holacracy transition there. [...]

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How Exponential Technologies Are Shaping the Future of Work

Today I bring to you a very special Future of Work Podcast. I speak with Dr. David Bray the Chief Information Officer of the FCC, the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC is responsible for regulating interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across all 50 states. The FCC makes decisions on how industry relates to consumers, whether it be telecommunications, television stations, broadband connections and the internet. Any wired or wireless device will have a FCC logo on it. Industry standards are provided by the FCC so these devices will not interfere with each other so communication can be done in the United States. The theme of today’s podcast is how exponential technologies are shaping the future of work.

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Why Culture Is The Greatest Competitive Advantage In Business Today

My guest this week for the Future of Work podcast is Hal Halliday, the Chief People Officer at Infusionsoft. Infusionsoft is a sales and marketing automation company, specifically focused on small businesses. They have around 700 employees and are headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. Infusionsoft stands out for having won many awards being a ‘Best Place to Work’ for different topics such as Women and Millennials, and received numerous awards for all around excellence. As the Chief People Officer, Hal speaks on why culture is the greatest competitive advantage in business today. Hal leads a team that helps design many of the things Infusionsoft is implementing to create a great corporate culture. [...]

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The Importance Of Being Social Inside And Outside Of Your Company

My guest this week for the Future of Work Podcast is Dr. J.R. Reagan, the Global Chief Information Security Officer at Deloitte. We speak on the importance of being social inside and outside of a company. While Dr. Regan’s title alludes that he would not advocate for being social outside of a company, this is not the case. There are advantages to using multiple types of social media that can benefit a company and individual employees. While there are many traditional ways of completing tasks, working and doing the same tasks just because of tradition is not the most beneficial. Using internal social tools can assist in modernizing an organization and connecting with the emerging workforce. [...]

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Why The Gig Economy Is The Future Of Work

Today’s guest on the Future of Work podcast is Micha Kaufmann, the CEO of Fiverr. Fiverr started as a website where you could get any digital task done for $5. Now, it is becoming a true freelance marketplace with bundled gigs. Organizations are flocking to the website, as well as, individuals who are looking to hire or become freelancers. With the popularity of websites like Fiverr, Micha and I discuss why the gig economy is the future of work. [...]

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Why Self – Developing Organizations And Individualized Learning Is The Future Of Work

This week’s episode of the Future of Work Podcast features two very special guests from Skillsoft. Skillsoft is a technology company that produces learning management systems and the content that goes with them. My two guests are Jerry Nine, the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Skillsoft, and John Ambrose, who is the Senior VP of Strategy and Corporate Development. We speak on self-developing organizations and individualized learning. Self developing organizations and focus on learning is a huge part of the future of work.[...]

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Why Every Company Should Be A Platform Company

My guest for this week’s Future of Work podcast is Régis Mulot. Régis is the Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Staples. We speak on why every company should be a platform company. A platform company partners and incorporates technology from multiple corporations, partners, nonprofits, and educational institutions, to name a few. While this concept is not new, it is growing and evolving. Instead of only concentrating on what is going on inside a company, the focus is shifted to building networks outside of the organization. These networks assist in building a stronger, more profitable platform company.[...]

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The Future Employee: How The Role Of The Employee Is Changing And What It Means For Your Organization

The Chief Human Resource Officer of the AARP, John Sigmon, joins me today on the Future of Work Podcast. We talk about what it means to be an employee in the future of work. We discuss the very definition of what being an employee is, and how it is changing. John describes with personal detail, how an employee would view their career path when it comes to working for a company. The role of the employee is changing. Organizations need to think differently about the expectation of employees to settle at one company for a long amount of time. Most positions are changing into more dynamic and flexible roles. Many distinctions of employee types are becoming less defined as organizations are looking to the future, and changing as fast as the world around them. [...]

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