How Disruptive Technologies Are Revolutionizing Work with Deborah Perry Piscione
Your Working Life with Caroline Dowd-Higgins
Release Date: 02/16/2025
Manage Yourself to Lead Others with Margaret C. Andrews
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After receiving harsh feedback about her lack of self-awareness despite strong business results, embarked on a deep exploration of leadership through philosophy, psychology, and management studies. She ultimately developing her MYLO (Manage Yourself to Lead Others) approach for other leaders, which led to her writing her new book, Manage Yourself to Lead Others: Why Great Leadership Begins with Self-Understanding. Caroline and Margaret talk about the practical steps for identifying the leader you want to become, managing emotions and difficult situations, navigating...
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Discover How to Combat Bias in Recruiting with Jenn Tardy
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In this episode, Caroline talks to , a diversity practitioner and human resources expert about how to promote workplace diversity amid current DEI backlash. Jenn has worked with organizations like Gap Inc., Red Bull, Harvard, and the US Chamber of Commerce. Rather than offering generic advice, she provides actionable insights for combating hidden biases at every stage of the talent lifecycle—from finding and attracting candidates to engaging and developing employees. Her new book, The Equity Edge: How Addressing Bias in Recruiting and Retention Drives Success, serves as both a strategic...
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, a clinical professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, joins Caroline to talk about eleven pivotal innovations that changed business and the human experience. From gunpowder, to the printing press, to Julia Child's cookbook and now generative AI, Scott tells the stories of how these innovations changed the world. Rather than simply celebrating these inventions, Anthony reveals the underlying patterns of how disruption actually occurs and spreads through society. More from Dr. Scott Anthony: Book: More from Caroline Dowd-Higgins: ! . .
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On this episode, Caroline talks with , a management consultant with over 25 years of experience in employee well-being. She's the founder of , an award-winning consultancy that helps companies manage workplace pressure to facilitate growth and development. Her new book, , addresses the persistent problem of workplace well-being despite widespread support systems. The book tackles the harsh reality that employees often fear speaking up about workplace pressure due to concerns about consequences, creating a culture sustained by fear rather than openness.
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The Life-Changing Solution for Reducing Employee Stress, Improving Well-being, and Working Smarter w/ Juliet Schor
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This week, Caroline talks to Juliet Schor about the case for the four day work week. , and has gained widespread recognition through national media appearances and her viral 2022 TED Talk "," which has been viewed over three million times. Caroline talks to Juliet about her latest book, , which is the first large-scale study of the four-day work week based on her four decades of work research. The book demonstrates how companies like Kickstarter, Bolt, and Basecamp have successfully eliminated the fifth workday while maintaining productivity and dramatically improving employee well-being,...
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Learn the Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication with Andrew Brodsky
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On this episdoe of Your Working Life, Caroline talks to , an award-winning business professor and management consultant at The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business. Andrew specializes in virtual communication and workplace technology, and wrote a new book called "PING: The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication". He and Caroline talk abbout his actionable framework for mastering modern workplace interactions across all communication platforms. Social Media/Links: Read ' Music credits for this episode: Week Thirteen by Ben von Wildenhause, Free...
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The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes with Dr. Sunita Sah
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is an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology. She leads groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, she practiced medicine in the United Kingdom and worked as a management consultant for the pharmaceutical industry. She currently teaches executives, leaders, and students in healthcare and business. Dr. Sah is a sought-after international speaker and consultant, advisor to government agencies, and former Commissioner of the National Commission on Forensic Science. Her multidisciplinary...
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Embracing Uncertainty with Margaret Heffernan
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produced programmes for the BBC for 13 years. She then moved to the US where she spearheaded multimedia productions for Intuit, The Learning Company and Standard&Poors. She was Chief Executive of InfoMation Corporation, ZineZone Corporation and then iCast Corporation, was named one of the “Top 25” by Streaming Media magazine and one of the “Top 100 Media Executives” by The Hollywood Reporter. The author of six books, Margaret’s third book, Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at our Peril was named one of the most important business books of the decade by the...
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The Flexibility Paradigm with Manar Morales
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is a national thought leader and visionary on building human-centered workplace cultures at the intersection of diversity, flexibility, and well-being. As the Founder & CEO of the , Manar is on a mission to empower organizations to unlock their full potential by creating inclusive environments, implementing effective flexible work strategies, and prioritizing holistic employee well-being. A sought-after speaker, author, and trusted advisor, Manar brings a wealth of expertise from her background as an employment litigator and adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University. She is the...
info_outlineDeborah Perry Piscione is cofounder of the Work3 Institute, an AI and Web3 advisory firm. She is also a Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and innovation and future-of-work thought leader. She is the author of multiple books, including the New York Times bestseller Secrets of Silicon Valley. She was previously a staffer in the U.S. Congress and at the White House, and she served as an on-air commentator on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News.
Website: https://work3.me/book/
Book: EMPLOYMENT IS DEAD: How Disruptive Technologies Are Revolutionizing the Way We Work by Deborah Perry Piscione, Josh Drean (Jan)
Book promo:
With disruptive technologies on the horizon, traditional employment models are becoming outdated. How will your organization adapt to the evolving landscape of work?
Business is on the cusp of a profound transformation. Conventional work models are failing to adapt to the evolving needs and expectations of the modern workforce. Simultaneously, the emergence of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, coupled with web3 innovations, including the metaverse and decentralized work models, is unlocking a new realm of possibilities. It raises the question: Is the era of traditional employment over?
The tools of tomorrow will amplify human potential, from collaborating in virtual spaces through digital avatars, to managing transactions transparently on blockchain. Those who embrace these technologies—and the ways people want to work—will unleash unprecedented levels of productivity and innovation. But those who don't risk losing out on the best talent, and even becoming obsolete.
Employment Is Dead ventures into unexplored territories to reveal how these innovations can transform work into more democratic, human-centric, and empowering work experiences. Deborah Perry Piscione and Josh Drean bring to life the seismic shifts occurring in the workforce, propelled by employees' growing demand for autonomy, flexibility, and a sense of purpose in their work. The authors challenge leaders to embrace these changes, offering vital insights into navigating this new landscape. With compelling case studies and cutting-edge examples, this book is an essential read for those aiming to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital environment and harnessing disruptive technologies to redefine the future of work.
Questions/topics:
- “Employment” and “work” used to be synonyms, but the title of your book declares EMPLOYMENT IS DEAD. However, people still want to contribute their skills and earn an income. How is “employment” different than “work”?
- In the book, you share the ten operating principles of Work3: partnership, transparency, autonomy, ownership, decision-making, flexibility, upskilling, incentives, interoperability, and community. How can they help unlock the full potential of a workforce?
- Each version of the internet has brought new ways of working. Can you talk about the differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, and how Web3 is creating ways for people to collaborate on open source projects and distribute the collective returns equitably?
- Can you explain how GenAI can provide advanced training and upskilling opportunities, , enabling personal growth and development, which can prepare a workforce for new challenges?
- While some people know of Mark Zuckerberg’s passion project, the Metaverse, many haven’t considered its possibilities. Inthe book, you share the great example of how Accenture was able to use the metaverse to help connect its workers. Can you share what they did and how other companies can benefit?
- The primary challenge with contract work, even when it is enabled by blockchain, is the age-old problem of human approval. A worker can feel they have delivered a job to specification, but the project owner can disagree. How can intermediary companies help when this situation occurs?
- While the gig economy can eliminate the need for middlemen or managers, allowing workers to engage directly with clients or customers, how can individuals approach their personal development in the future and become aware of where they need additional skills?
- What do you see is the role of HR in the new future of work?
- While AI has a lot of potential, there are also ethical issues its use raises. What would be your advice be to people as they navigate these waters?
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