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Striving for Fairness in Today's Changing Work Environment

This Monday is International Day of Workers where I am in Havana.

There is a big parade and a celebration with banners that read, “Cuba lives and works!”. 

It reminds me of Freud’s assertion that Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.” 

This...

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3 Resources to Help You Be Unflinchingly Yourself

“I want to be able to unflinchingly introduce myself and what I do.”

Unflinching. 

Whoa. That word has stuck with me ever since that conversation.

I picture a superhero, cape flapping behind in the wind, loudly proclaiming “I am here to serve you!” 

Except in...

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Building a Strategic Network: Diversity = Value

Building networks of trust is one of the key pillars of Future Proof. I’m particularly interested in how it is changing as the pandemic shifted things to virtual or distributed work and as blockchain reformulates the way we organize work (I wrote an article on DAOs here if...

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Three Ways Companies Can Build Networks of Trust

I believe that the future of work is all about trusted networks. 

In the past, our problems were complicated and hard to solve but we could develop systems and processes. 

Six sigma or TQM, or Kaizen in Japan were all put in place to make things more efficient. So too was the org chart,...

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The Future of Work is Networks of Trust

I read a recent article about the rapid growth of Austin Texas and was struck by how important talent networks played a part in its rise to prominence. 

In 1983, ex-CIA Admiral Bob Inman was head of the US government’s Microelectronics and Computer Consortium, a group of 20 of...

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How ChatGPT will Change Your Personal Brand

ai future of work Feb 20, 2023

Is it just me or do you feel like 2023 has been the year of the mass-market Krispy Kreme version of AI? 

It’s not a terrible thing, considering I, for one, am not really ready for the filet mignon or matsutake steak version of it.

A few weeks ago, I heard from Kai-Fu Lee that...

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Five Top Sources for Future Trends

 

Here is an annotated list of my five favorite sources* (newsletters, podcasts) you can read for content and context on the future, particularly the future of work.

  1. Amy Webb / Future Today Institute -  Amy Webb is a data-driven American futurist with a global view and her Future Today...
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How to Keep Up With Future Trends

future of work trends Feb 06, 2023

How do you keep up with all the latest future trends? 

It's a common question. 

Part of it is that it's my job so I prioritize and invest in it.

I don't have to manage a hundred people, make decisions on compensation policies or do performance reviews. We are a small SWAT team of people...

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Knowing Your Value in Times of Uncertainty

future of work motivation Jan 23, 2023

 

In times of uncertainty like the last two years and likely more excitement in years to come, what can you do to have that sense of deliberate calm and confidence?

 

Here are 3 things we learn in the Future Proof course that you might find useful.

 

1. Reflect and ground in your...

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11 Future of Work Trends in 2023

future of work ideas trends Jan 16, 2023

 

By 2040, Asia is expected to contribute to 50 percent of the world’s GDP. More than 50% percent of the world’s population lives in Asia and over 50% of the world’s young people. I believe the future will be shaped by where and how the young people of Asia go to live,...

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