Podcast

Podcast

Harvard Business School Professors Bill Kerr and Joe Fuller talk to leaders grappling with the forces reshaping the nature of work.
  • 18 Dec 2024
  • Managing the Future of Work

Nicholas Bloom on the unbundled workplace

The Stanford economist explains the momentum behind the work-from-home trend, how to manage a hybrid staff, and the new workforce geography. Also, the tech-driven evolution of remote work and the rise of the CHRO.
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Hospitality at work: Bridging opportunity and innovation

  • 04 DEC 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
How do you foster inclusion, economic mobility, and a sense of purpose across a global organization with both franchise and direct employees? Laura Fuentes, Hilton CHRO, on supporting frontline workers and promoting from within in a traditionally high-turnover business; meeting the needs of a diverse clientele with a diverse workforce; skills development; automation; and leveraging employee feedback.

Beyond exit interviews: Knowing why workers quit makes for better job matches

  • 20 NOV 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
Thinking of employees as 'hiring' their jobs opens the way to a detailed analysis of worker motivations, frustrations, and long-term goals, which can reduce costly turnover and make career development a collaborative process. Harvard Business School professor Ethan Bernstein and Michael Horn, cofounder of the Clayton Christensen Institute, explain how.

Guest Episode: Joseph Fuller on The Gartner Talent Angle

  • 06 NOV 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
Managing the Future of Work co-chair Joseph Fuller delves into what’s driving and limiting the practice of skills-based hiring. The discussion ranges from degree inflation and HR automation to workforce demographics, skills-based promotion and employee retention. Also, how technology can accelerate the adoption.

The business logic of supporting carers in the workforce

  • 23 OCT 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
Employers can benefit by remapping their talent strategies to match the realities of workers with caregiving responsibilities. Bill Kerr is joined by his Managing the Future of Work co-chair and podcast co-host, Joe Fuller, lead author of the project’s latest report, Hidden Workers: The Case for Caregivers.

Worker welfare: From theory to tangible good

  • 09 OCT 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
Good Business Lab cofounder Anant Nyshadham on demonstrating the ROI of better worker conditions and getting from academic exercise to large-scale implementation.

Collective counsel: Corporate law's changing workforce and culture

  • 25 SEP 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
Vinson and Elkins' Keith Fullenweider on recruiting team players, boosting collaboration and soft skills through targeted training and mentorship, prioritizing mental health and work-life balance, automating judiciously, and making return-to-office work.

Help Wanted: Workforce boards face greater demands and more strings

  • 11 SEP 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
With legislative changes looming, federally funded boards must juggle the demands of workforce training, economic development, and long-term systemic goals while ensuring accountability to both local communities and federal oversight. Brad Turner-Little, President and CEO of the National Association of Workforce Boards, explains.

Marshall Goldsmith outlines the humble path to better leadership

  • 28 AUG 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
The noted executive coach on the value of letting go of the past, taking candid and anonymous 360-degree feedback, and playing it forward. Also, spreading the word via a generative AI avatar.

Bonus episode: Introducing HBS's latest podcast, Think Big, Buy Small

  • 14 AUG 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
Joe Fuller talks to his Harvard Business School faculty colleague Rick Ruback about Rick and HBS professor Royce Yudkoff’s podcastThink Big, Buy Small. The show is based on Rick and Royce’s popular HBS course “Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition”. The show combines personal stories from entrepreneurs and other key players with expert perspective and advice.

EY’s Trent Henry on how AI can extend white-collar careers

  • 07 AUG 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
The consulting giant’s global talent lead explains how the firm is bringing mass customization and accountability to skills building and integrating human and ‘synthetic’ skills. Also, the bottom-line benefit of promoting employee health and wellness.

Jacob Morgan on managing the new normal

  • 17 JUL 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
The future-of-work trendwatcher parses leadership strategies, the tradeoffs of hybrid work, AI adoption, skills-based hiring, and the foundations of a good job.

Adaptable and inclusive: Kraft Heinz’s brand of workforce

  • 03 JUL 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
Melissa Werneck, EVP and global chief people officer for the multinational food and beverage firm, on reskilling for web marketing and personalization, AI, hybrid work, and collaboration across time zones and cultures. Also, why diversity is good business for consumer packaged goods firms.

Cengage Group’s Michael Hansen on the employment-ready syllabus

  • 20 JUN 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
The ed-tech executive on shifting the discussion to emphasize the economic benefits of education, harnessing AI, skills-based hiring, employer-educator collaboration, and the public policy landscape.

Strada’s Stephen Moret on democratizing access to education and opportunity

  • 05 JUN 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
The president & CEO of Strada Education Foundation on aligning post-secondary education, economic mobility, and labor market demand. How does inclusive workforce development drive economic growth and opportunity? Highlights include research on the effectiveness of state systems, policy options, and the structural challenge of underemployment among graduates.

Can work-based learning revive college-for-all?

  • 15 MAY 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
Propel America CEO Chad Rountree on rethinking the high school-to-career transition to meet the needs of low-income students, colleges, and employers.

Wharton’s Peter Cappelli on changing the talent equation

  • 01 MAY 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
What are the consequences of treating employees as an expense rather than an asset? Cappelli argues that this “penny wise and pound foolish” practice hurts the bottom line by discouraging investments in a skilled workforce and prioritizing downsizing, irrespective of efficiency. How changes in management and reporting can realign incentives. Also, C-suite demographics and the impact of AI.

Western Governors University: Pursuing the network effects of competency based education

  • 17 APR 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
WGU President Scott Pulsipher returns to the podcast for an update on the online institution’s mission to extend the reach of skill-oriented instruction. The HBS grad argues that the focus on competency rather than credit hours democratizes college access and economic opportunity.

Guest Appearance: Joe Fuller on CSU's Spur of the Moment

  • 11 APR 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
Managing the Future of Work co-chair Joe Fuller joins Colorado State University's Jocelyn Hittle to discuss his work on the Managing the Future of Work project and the Harvard Project on Workforce and to consider broader workforce trends.

IBM CHRO Nickle LaMoreaux on AI and the culture of skills building

  • 03 APR 2024 |
  • Managing the Future of Work
As the digital economy pushes companies to prioritize continuous learning, HR strategies need to emphasize customization, flexibility, and support for diverse work-life needs.