The Edge of Work

Jason Rosoff is the CEO of Radical Candor Inc, and a Co-Host on the Radical Candor Podcast. After working as a product management executive, Jason teamed up with Radical Candor author Kim Scott to teach managers and leaders how to be more effective managers and leaders. Between his podcast and the training that he does, Jason has a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities for managers in the workplace. During our conversation, Jason shared some of what he felt were the challenges that managers face today, why management training goes wrong, and how he would rewrite and redesign the role of the manager fit for purpose in today’s world of work.LinksRadical Candor Podcast: https://www.radicalcandor.com/candor-podcast/ Radical Candor Website: https://www.radicalcandor.com/ 

Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale are Co-Founders and Partners at Raw Signal Group, a management training company. After working in startups and tech for over a decade, Melissa and Johnathan began blogging about their experiences with people management, which ultimately led them to starting a management training company. Now, in addition to training and coaching hundreds of managers each year on how to be effective managers in today’s world of work, they also co-author a management newsletter, and in our conversation we spoke about their journey to founding a management training company, some of the challenges that managers face, and how they believe we can train managers to be more effective and valuable in today’s modern world of work.The Raw Signal Newsletter: https://www.rawsignal.ca/newsletter Melissa’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shappy/ Johnathan's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnath/ 

Joe Whittinghill is Corporate Vice President of Talent, Learning and Insights at Microsoft. As an experienced talent and OD leader, Joe played a critical role in assisting in the cultural transformation at Microsoft. Led by CEO Satya Nadellla, Microsoft went on a journey to shift it’s culture from a “know it all” to a “learn it all” mindset, and critical to this was redefining leadership at Microsoft, as well as their expectations for managers inside their organization.In this conversation, Joe spoke about the journey of Microsoft’s cultural transformation, and the importance of defining leadership behaviors and frameworks to empower their managers to lead teams in a digital world of work. Joe also spoke about how Microsoft redefined expectations for their people managers, how they try to develop a consistent framework and approach to management across their entire organization as well as how they encourage and employees to lead regardless of their title, rank and role. Linkshttps://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-is-using-growth-mindset-to-power-management-strategy-2019-11 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/human-resources/leaders-manager-excellence 

Amelia Dunlop is the Chief Experience Officer at Deloitte Digital. In her role, Amelia takes a data-driven approach to understanding the human experience, and working with leaders to create better experiences for employees, customers and partners. Amelia and her co-authors have taken a data-driven quantitative and qualitative approach to studying and understanding what Gen Z talent wants out of a job, company, and manager and as well with conducting interviews with managers on the same topics, and published some of their findings in a recent research study. During our conversation, Amelia shared some of the findings of this report, honing in on some of the disconnects they found between  Gen Z Talent and their managers, some of the nuances and “why”s they found when digging deeper into the motivations and ideas from Gen Z employees, as well as some of Amelia’s own observations and learnings from her own research and experiences working with Gen Z Talent. Finally, we also spoke about some of the ways that managers and leaders could better develop and grow the next generation of talent in today’s workplace.LinksAmelia Dunlop's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameliadunlop/Deloitte Digital Gen-Z Research Report: https://www.deloittedigital.com/us/en/blog-list/2023/gen-z-research-report.html 

Meghan Grace is Speaker, Consultant, and Researcher that studies generations. She works at the Institute For Generational Research and Education and also the Host of the #GenZ Podcast. Through her work with Institute for Generational Research , Meghan has provided valuable insights to organizations looking to attract and retain top talent from this emerging generation. During our conversation, we spoke about  Gen-Z in the workplace, some of the common misconceptions of generational data, and some of the observations from her own research on Gen-Z about work, culture, and careers.  Meghan also shared some of the ways leaders can take the time to better understand and listen to the Gen-Z employees, attract & retain Gen-Z talent, and how companies can build better companies for all employees.  LinksWebsite: https://www.meghanmgrace.com/#GenZ Podcast: https://www.meghanmgrace.com/podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghanmgrace/ 

I spent the last week at the ATD ‘23 Annual Conference in San Diego, California with 9,000 of my peers in the talent and learning and development profession talking all about the role of talent and learning in creating a better world of work.This episode highlights my observations and learnings from the conference, from the sessions I attended and conversations I had with many other talent professionals as well as leaders & vendors in the space. It also includes an interview from the conference from one of the leading thinkers and researchers in the talent and learning space, Dr. Britt Andreatta. What's Covered in This Episode- Overview of ATD '23- Key Learnings and Takeaways from sessions I attended- Key Insights from Vendors, Service and Solutions Providers in the Talent and Leadership SpaceAdditional Links to Companies and People Covered in this episode- Umu Software: https://www.umu.com/home/- DeepHow: https://www.deephow.com/- Synthesia: https://www.synthesia.io/- Britt Andreatta:  https://www.brittandreattatraining.com/

Simone Stolzoff is the Author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work.Through his diverse experiences in advertising, tech, journalism, and design, Simone has developed a unique understanding of the evolving world of work. In his book, "The Good Enough Job," Simone explores the idea of an alternative path to fulfillment in work and in your career, and instead of striving for a job you love, you just find a good enough job. By exploring this topic and featuring the stories of a handful of individuals who have lived this concept in real-time, Simone offers some insights to others navigating their jobs and careers in a complex world of work.  In this episode, we explore thoughtful questions about the changing world of work, including:The idea of a good enough job for a satisfying life.Discovering the importance of personal success metrics in the workplace.Reviewing the connection between self-awareness and work-life balance.Acknowledging the role that employers, governments and society plan in recreating a world of workDelve into cultural perspectives on labor and work appreciation.Links:Book: https://www.simonestolzoff.comSimone’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-stolzoff-5a16b648/ 

Note: This is an audio recording from a LinkedIn Live with Melissa Daimler, Chief Learning Officer at Udemy, and Author of Reculturing: Design Your Company Culture to Connect with Strategy and Purpose for Lasting Success.An experienced executive in learning and people, Melissa has been a student and practitioner of culture and has seen and led cultural transformations at leading companies including Adobe and Twitter. But while designing a great culture is a good start, in a complex and ever-changing world, setting a static culture is no longer enough, in fact, companies can and should re-culture their organizations, as their people, customers, and business evolves.During this conversation we spoke about the importance of company culture in today’s changing world of work, lessons from Melissa’s experiences at leading companies like Adobe and Twitter, and key aspects of both designing and re-designing company culture. Links:Melissa’s Book: https://www.melissadaimler.com/reculturing/

Note: This is part of our “best hits” and a replay episode from Season 1 of the Podcast.Dave Fano is the CEO and Founder of Teal, a company that provides thousands of employees tools, skills and recommendations to accelerate job searches and help people grow their careers. During his time as Chief Growth Officer at WeWork, Dave became aware of the lack of tools and infrastructure to support career professionals and started Teal to help solve that challenge.During our conversation, we spoke to Dave about why he decided to found Teal, how it helps job and career explorers, and his own observations about how employees view jobs and careers as a result of his work. We also covered some of the changes and trends in today’s workplace, the changing view on careers, and what Teal hopes to accomplish in the future by serving professionals.LinksTealDave Fano’s LinkedInDave Fano’s Twitter

Welcome to The Edge of Work Podcast! In this week’s episode, The Edge of Work Host, Al Dea covers new updates to the podcast, synthesizes key themes from season 2, and offers a glimpse into season 3 of The Edge of Work.LinksThe Edge of Work Newsletter: linkedin.com/newsletters/the-edge-of-work-7051281049510686720/McKinsey Study: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/gen-what-debunking-age-based-myths-about-worker-preferences?utm_source=pocket_saves Al’s Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/