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

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Futurists Weigh In On How To Improve Workplace Training

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Everyone has sat through boring workplace training sessions that seem like a waste of time and are a drain on employees. On the other side, many people have attended useful and lively trainings where they actually walk away engaged and educated, ready to apply what they’ve learned to their jobs. How can we make every training useful and engaging? That’s a question many companies face. Each week I talk with top executives, authors, and professors on my podcast, The Future of Work Podcast. Many of my guests are experts in training and learning and have shared their thoughts on how we can improve workplace training in the future.

Employee experience

Is Your Company Dedicated To Employee Health And Wellness?

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Workplace stress can lead to all sorts of unhealthy habits and problems that affect our bodies. Weight gain, poor eating habits, heart problems, trouble sleeping, depression, and anxiety are just a few of the common things that we can experience because of workplace stress. This keeps us from doing and being our best at work and at home. Organizations are acknowledging this shift and are doing all sorts of things to help keep employees’ minds and bodies healthy.

Future of work

Data Experts Weigh-in On The Future Of Data

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Data is everywhere. From surveys and website tracking to wearable devices and people analytics, today’s world is driven by data. Things will only grow as we trek towards the future of work. Each week I talk to leading futurists on my podcast, The Future of Work Podcast, and the topic of data frequently comes up. Here are what some of my recent guests have said about data, how we can use it, and what organizations and employees need to do to better leverage it.

Podcast

Why Organizations, Governments, Educational Institutions, And Individuals Need To Work Together To Shape The Future Of Work

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Today’s guest is MIT Professor Thomas Kochan. Join us as we talk about what needs to be
done to keep up with the pace of change and what we can do as leaders and individuals to
make sure we are proactive in shaping the future of work. You will also hear whether Thomas is
an optimist or pessimist when it comes to how technology will impact the future of jobs, what it
takes to be a lifelong learner, what is the voice gap and what we can do to close it, and how Thomas defines the meaning of the future of work.

AI, Robots, and Automation

Futurists Predict The Impact Of AI And What We Can Do To Prepare

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AI is everywhere. Each week I chat with HR leaders, authors, and futurists on my podcast, The Future of Work Podcast, and artificial intelligence is a frequent topic. It’s on everyone’s minds and will no doubt play a large role in the future of work. Here is what a few of my guests have had to say about the potential of AI and what organizations and individuals can do to prepare for its growth.

HR

Soft Skills Are The New Hard Skills

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Soft skills are all the rage these days. Business leaders are always talking about what they need to do to teach soft skills and make sure employees know how to listen, collaborate, communicate, and connect with customers and co-workers.

Podcast

How The CEO Of Zapier Leads A 100% Remote Team

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My guest this week is Wade Foster, Co-founder and CEO of Zapier, a company that helps users connect multiple apps together to automate tasks. Zapier has a team of around 200 remote employees located all over the world and in today’s discussion you will hear how Wade leads a 100% remote team and everything that goes along with that–how they create a corporate culture, how they communicate and collaborate, how they handle benefits and perks and much more.

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