The Edge of Work

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/

Leslie Neiztel is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Carrot Fertility, a leading global fertility platform for women+. After leading people/hr teams at a number of organizations including Pendo and SAP SuccessFactors, Leslie came to Carrot to head up the HR/people function and scale their business. During our conversation Leslie spoke about how the workplace and workforce is changing, and how as a result, how Carrot Fertility is helping create a more diverse, inclusive and human workplace by helping companies provide fertility benefits and care support to all. Leslie also spoke about building and growing a distributed and remote first organization, and how she and her team are building a strong and connected culture in a remote and distributed organization.LinksCarrot Fertility: https://www.get-carrot.com/Leslie Neitzel’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslieneitzel/

Christina Wallace is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, an HBS MBA Graduate, entrepreneur and author.In her most recent book, The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger Than Your Business Card, Christina reminds us that employees are multi-dimensional individuals,  and can reframe their relationship with their job and career, and to use portfolio and diversification theory to de-risk and explore multiple paths and opportunities. During our conversation, Christina spoke about how living her own version of a Portfolio life gave her the idea to start researching the book, and why we need a more expansive mindset around how employees can navigate their lives and careers in a more expansive and modern way that accounts for the complexity, opportunity, and pace of change in today's world of work.She also makes the case, for how in the future of work, The Portfolio Life can can be a more expansive way for employees to manage their career in today’s modern world of work, and how employers can benefit and bring out the best talents and skills in their employees, while improving their ability to attract talent and drive business results.

Nick Goldberg is the CEO of EZRA Coaching, a digital coaching platform that provides executive and leadership coaching to companies. After serving in a number of learning and development companies, Nick started his own company and got coaching for his employees, and began to see the power in how it helped employees unleash their leadership skills to drive results. Now, as the CEO of a leading executive and leadership coaching platform, Nick works with Chief Learning and Talent Officers around the world and has a sense of the challenges leaders are facing, as well as the opportunities that exist to help companies build leaders with the skills needed to thrive in today’s modern workplace.During our conversation, Nick spoke about the benefits of working with a coach, and what we can learn from athletes and performers about finding opportunities to “practice” in the workplace. Nick also shared some of the learnings and challenges Learning, People and Talent leaders are facing, as well as some examples of key leadership skills that today’s formal and informal leaders can develop to be effectiveLinks:EZRA Coaching: https://helloezra.com/ Nick’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goldbergnick/

Steve Cadigan is an Author, Speaker and Talent Strategist. He is the former CHRO of LinkedIn, and the author of Workquake, Embracing The Aftershocks of COVID-19 to Create a Better Model of Working. Prior to the pandemic, Steve began noticing fractures in the world of work, and began researching and preparing to write a book. Before he could finish, the pandemic happened, and he began to look more intently to figure out why our model of work was failing, and what we could think and do differently in order to make a better workplace for people. Drawing on his experience as the former CHRO of LinkedIn as well as an HR leader at many organizations, Steve published his book and spends his time advising organizations on talent strategies.During this conversation, we spoke about the observations Steve made about the challenges with the workplace prior to the pandemic, and how we need to think differently and more expansively about what work can be. We also spoke in depth about the challenges and limitations of the ways and words we use to talk about work, and why we should be thinking more expansively about the words we use to describe what work can be, in order to create a better world of work. Links:Website: https://stevecadigan.com/Book: Workquake: Embracing The Aftershocks of COVID-19 To Create a Better Model of Working

Jennifer Reimart is the SVP of Consulting at Workhuman, a leading employee engagement and performance software company.  In her role, Jennifer spends a lot of her days working with HR and People leaders around strengthening workplace cultures especially as many of these leaders are adapting to this new world of work.During our conversation, we spoke about what’s happening in the workplace today and some of the key trends and issues that Jennifer spends her time talking to people and HR leaders about in her work. She also shared some of the benefits of the power of recognition-based cultures, and her ideas for how we can make the world of work better for humans.Links:Workhuman: www.workhuman.com Jennifer's Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-reimert-ccp-68a69/Workhuman Live Conference: https://www.workhumanlive.com/americas/