The New Way We Work
Fast Company
Fast Company deputy editor Kathleen Davis takes listeners on a journey through the changing landscape of our work lives. Each episode explores the future of work, including the state of remote and hybrid work amid the return-to-office battle; how AI will change the way we do our jobs; the status of gender equity and DEI efforts; rethinking career ladders and ambition; motivation and what makes work meaningful; and the progress on mental health and disability issues at work. And as if all that isn’t enough, she also shares practical advice for interviews, résumés, and salary negotiations, as well as the latest office jargon, just how useful personality tests really are, and more.
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Mar 21, 2022 • 39min
Why are so many people joining the freelance economy?
Kate Davis talks with Hayden Brown about why so many workers are freelancing and how this trend will only continue to grow. Hayden is president and CEO of Upwork, a work marketplace that connects businesses with highly-skilled talent.
Mar 14, 2022 • 49min
How many meetings do we really need at work?
Kate Davis is joined by The New Way We Work producer Josh Christensen and Fast Company's senior VP of Entertainment Scott Mebus to talk about their work meeting audit. If you'd like to audit your own meetings, you can find instructions in this Fast Company Article: https://www.fastcompany.com/90727966/you-can-cancel-most-of-your-meetings-if-you-do-these-5-things
Mar 7, 2022 • 35min
What if we actually paid for unpaid labor?
Kate Davis talks with Melissa Boteach about what it would look like if we paid for unpaid labor. Melissa is Vice President for Income Security, Child Care and Early Learning at the National Women’s Law Center. Melissa also oversees their advocacy, policy, and public education strategies on these issues.
Feb 28, 2022 • 31min
Two people, one job: How job sharing could be the future of workplace flexibility
On today's episode, The New Way We Work producer talks with Irenka Krone and Nina Prochazka about job sharing. They cohead communication, network and knowledge management at CINFO, and work together at Association PTO, advocating for flexible work models and coaching job share partners.
Feb 21, 2022 • 44min
What is the future of workplace flexibility?
Kate Davis joined by Kenzo Fong and Josh Foreman to discuss the future of workplace flexibility. Kenzo is CEO & Founder of Rock who recently wrote for Fast Company about asynchronous work. And Josh is the CEO and Founder of Indebted who recently wrote about how his company moved to a 4 day work week.
Feb 14, 2022 • 46min
What happened when we took personality tests
Kate Davis and her producer, Josh Christensen, take the Myers-Briggs and Big Five personality tests.If you'd like to take the Big Five, follow this link: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/IPIP-BFFM/
Feb 7, 2022 • 40min
Why your personality test results are probably wrong
Kate Davis talks to Dr. Art Markman about why everyone's favorite personality test--The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator--is unreliable, especially when used in the hiring process. Art is a professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at Austin and Founding Director of the Program in the Human Dimensions of Organizations.
Jan 31, 2022 • 2min
We Are Back With New Episodes!
The New Way We Work is back on February 7th with brand new episodes.
Jan 17, 2022 • 45min
Working 9-to-5: Workplaces and Workspaces in the Zoom Era (From Fast Company Innovation Festival 2021)
We are taking a short break from new episodes of The New Way We Work. We will be back with new episodes this February where we will talk about personality assessments, unions, retirement and so much more. To hold you over, here is a panel from Fast Company's Innovation Festival this past fall called "Working 9-to-5: Workplaces and Workspaces in the Zoom Era" hosted by Staff Editor--and regular contributor to The New Way We Work--Julia Herbst.
Dec 27, 2021 • 31min
2021 In Review and New Year's Resolutions
Today we have a special holiday episode where Kate Davis is joined by KC Ifeayni--host of Creative Conversation--and Talib Visram--host of World Changing Ideas--to reflect on the past year here at Fast Company and to share some new year's resolutions
