GA 490 | What’s Broken About Work with David Henkin and Thomas Bertels

 

This week’s guests are David Henkin and Thomas Bertels. David and Thomas talked about co-authoring their new book, “Fixing Work,” how attitudes around work and the workplace have changed, the role of mastery, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

• The quote they like (2:58)
• Their backgrounds (4:01)
• How it works when two people write a book (6:35)
• What’s “broken” about work (9:50)
• How the perception of work has changed over the generations (12:23)
• Their thoughts on working remotely vs. in an office (16:41)
• The potential benefits and dangers of AI (19:04)
• Their advice for designing and improving work (23:51)
• The role of mastery (27:40)
• Their parting thoughts (31:38)

Podcast Resources

• Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3
• David on LinkedIn
• Thomas on LinkedIn
• Purpose Works Consulting on LinkedIn
• Thomas on Twitter
• Purpose Works on Twitter
• David on Instagram
• David on Facebook
• Purpose Works Consulting
• David’s Website
• Fixing Work
• Designing Work Newsletter
• The MOJO Survey
• The Work Matters Podcast on YouTube
• The Work Matters Podcast on Apple Music
• The Work Matters Podcast on Spotify

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