Abrupt Future. The Future of Work Happened Faster Than we Thought.

A conversation with Matthew Kopko,  Vice President of Public policy at DailyPay

Matthew Kopko: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattkopko/ 

DailyPay: https://www.dailypay.com/

In April 2020, I started this podcast to think through the different workforce, HR and organisational impacts of the global shift to remote work.  

The idea of remote working wasn’t new to me, but this was different though—a new global experiment. Now everyone was working remotely, regardless of role or work preference, and that brings a lot of questions, especially if we are to have more of these alternative work arrangements in the future. I decided to have conversations with a variety of experts—HR, management consultants, academics, leaders, CEOs, start-up founders, remote work experts and an ex-military. Of all these conversations, a few key points stand out. This episode is a summary. Read the article here:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-things-i-learned-future-work-happened-faster-than-benoit/. 

A conversation with Priya Radia, D&I Management Consultant at Included

How was Included created?
What is “Inclusion 3.0”
Do we still need to convince leaders that inclusion and diversity are worth achieving, or are we past the “business case for D&I”?
How do clients start to improve the diversity of the workforce and the inclusiveness of their culture. Are there specific levers, “low-hanging fruits” that leaders can look for?
How do you measure the diversity and inclusiveness of the workforce?
Is D&I changing with the rise of remote and hybrid work? If yes, how?
How do you see D&I practices evolving?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyaradia/

https://www.included.com/

On military leadership, resilience and thinking, an interview with Richard Lawrence, 04/12,2021

While serving in the military, Richard was posted in Northern Island, Iran, and Afghanistan. Post leaving the Army, he sought ways to bring his experience and knowledge to the business. He married his military experience and business knowledge into one and launched CounterStrike. The company is responsible for handling all aspects of corporate problem-solving, planning, and resilience training.

Resources Mentioned:

https://www.counterstrikeuk.com/ 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Awakening-Warrior-Richard-Charles-Lawrence/dp/1984179527/

James Kelley is the CEO & Co-Founder of qChange, a real-time end-to-end Leader Experience Solution that prompts, measures, grows, and predicts leader success in Microsoft Teams. In August 2020, the first product - Leader Experience (LX) was launched in Microsoft Teams. LX is a low-touch high-impact solution that improves leadership development with real-time prompts, measurement, feedback, and growth. qChange partners with employee experience, coaching, and assessment organizations that have relationships with large global organizations.

Topics Covered:

Jordan Boesch is the CEO and Founder of 7shifts, a labor-management platform used by about 16,000 restaurants across North America. 7shifts allows restaurants to control labor, manage staff, manage compliance issues, and keep staff engagement high by providing a mobile app to the employees. Starting out as a side hustle, eventually, 7shifts made enough money for Jordan to quit his software engineering career and focus on changing the restaurant industry!

Topics Covered:

● How did Jordan come to start 7shifts?

● What is the experience for the managers and employees?

● How does 7shifts changing the employee experience?

● What does the future look like for restaurant workers and those outside the food industry?

● Jordan discusses employees’ desire to learn and advance their skills.

● What else would Jordan like to change in the restaurant industry and how does technology impact that?

● Jordan discusses the opportunities in front of 7shifts.

A conversation Mariano Suarez-Battan, CEO or MURAL. 

The nature of imagination work

The story and use of MURAL

Remote vs in-person imagination work

Best practices for online creative work and collaboration

Online imagination work and asynchronous communication

The new normal and the future of imagination work