Future Of Work Podcast

About This Episode  Artificial intelligence has become one of the defining topics in business, yet much of the public conversation continues to focus on one question: Will AI eliminate jobs? In this episode of the Future of Work® Podcast, Frank Cottle welcomes Sebastian Fixson, Professor of Innovation & Design at Babson College and Founder of the Work Futures Lab, to examine a far more meaning...

About This Episode  Artificial intelligence is dominating boardroom conversations, yet many organizations are struggling to move beyond experimentation. In this episode of the Future of Work® Podcast, Frank Cottle sits down with Peter Cappelli, one of the world's leading researchers on management, employment, and workplace strategy, to separate perception from reality.  Drawing on decades of resea...

About This Episode  Leadership, workplace flexibility, and artificial intelligence are often treated as separate conversations. In reality, they are increasingly interconnected forces influencing how organizations attract talent, engage employees, and prepare for the future.  In this Future of Work® Podcast Expert Compilation, three leading voices explore the human side of workplace transformation...

About This Episode  Hybrid work is no longer an experiment and has now become the standard operating model for much of the workforce. In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, Frank Cottle spoke with Wesley Edmonds , Director of Workplace at OFS , to explore how organizations can create workplaces that employees genuinely want to use.  Drawing from workplace research, design expertise, and c...

About This Episode  In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, Frank Cottle speaks with Angela R. Howard , Founder of Call for Culture , about the deeper cultural changes influencing today’s workplace. Drawing from her background in organizational psychology, people-centered culture strategy, and workplace change, Angela explores why generational conversations often repeat throughout history...

In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, host Daniel Lamadrid speaks with Melissa Doman, MA, an organizational psychologist, former mental health therapist, author, and founder of The Workplace Mental Health Method™. Melissa brings deep expertise from her work with global companies including Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Siemens, Dow Jones, Estée Lauder, and more.  The conversation explore...

About This Episode  This episode of The Future of Work® Podcast brings together three leading voices shaping distributed work and global workforce strategy. Nadia Vatalidis, Head of People at Doist, shares how organizations can scale remote-first teams across dozens of countries while maintaining strong culture and operational efficiency. Tony Jamous, founder of Oyster, expands the conversation to...

About This Episode  In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, Frank Cottle speaks with  Bob Cicero , who leads Future Proofed Workplace for Real Estate at Cisco , about how AI is transforming the physical workplace. The conversation explores the rise of agentic AI, the growing role of digital workers, the move toward collaborative “we space,” and why companies must now “earn the commute” by...

About this episode  In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, Daniel Lamadrid speaks with Jen Fisher , a globally recognized workplace wellbeing expert, author of  Hope Is The Strategy , founder and CEO of The Wellbeing Team, and Deloitte US’s first Chief Wellbeing Officer. Together, they explore why burnout is often a symptom of something deeper: hopelessness in the workplace. Jen shares wh...

In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, Frank Cottle speaks with Lara Vandenberg , Founder and CEO of Assemble , about the structural changes redefining how modern teams are built. Drawing from her work with chief marketing officers and enterprise leaders, Lara explains why traditional headcount models are breaking down and why companies are moving toward capability-based ecosystems that c...

About This Episode  In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, Daniel Lamadrid speaks with Dr. Guy Winch, internationally renowned psychologist, bestselling author, and leading voice on emotional health, about why burnout, stress, and overwork continue to intensify even as awareness around well-being has grown. Drawing from his latest book, Mind Over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks...

About This Episode  The future of work is no longer defined by productivity alone—it is being reformed by how organizations prioritize people, leadership, and purpose. In this Expert Compilation episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, three leading voices explore the fundamental changes transforming how we work, lead, and build sustainable organizations.  Kurtis Lee Thomas, founder of Breathwork D...

About This Episode  Meeting culture is one of the most overlooked yet costly dysfunctions in modern organizations. In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, Daniel Lamadrid was joined by  Rebecca Hinds, PhD —organizational behavior expert and author of  Your Best Meeting Ever —to speak about why meetings persist despite being widely disliked, and how leaders can transform them into powerful...

About this episode  In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, Frank Cottle is joined by Chase Garbarino, Co-Founder and CEO of HqO, to explore how cities evolve when we treat them like outcomes-driven systems rather than tech experiments. Chase introduces the framework behind “Quantum Cities,” arguing that technology must serve measurable results—starting with GDP—while balancing essential p...

About this episode  Workplace strategy is being rewritten in real time—and this conversation makes the shift unmistakable. Frank Cottle sits down with  Sue Asprey Price , a workplace and real estate strategist at  JLL , to unpack how organizations are moving beyond “office vs. remote” and into a more precise question: how do we design an experience that improves talent outcomes and business outcom...

About this episode  Bad bosses aren’t just a workplace problem—they’re a leadership pattern that can spread, normalize, and quietly erode culture. In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, host Daniel Lamadrid talks with  Mita Mallick , a bestselling author and seasoned marketing and HR executive, about her book  The Devil Emails at Midnight: What Good Leaders Can Learn from Bad Bosses . Tog...

About This Episode  In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, host Frank Cottle speaks with Carlos Almansa , co-founder of  Nexudus —the leading white-label software platform powering thousands of coworking spaces across 90+ countries. From automating operations to scaling global teams, Carlos shares insights on how data, AI, and flexibility are shaping the coworking world. The conversation...

In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, Frank Cottle sits down with Tony Jamous, founder and Executive Chairman of Oyster, a B Corp-certified global employment platform. With a visionary take on the post-pandemic workplace, Tony explores how distributed workforces, AI, and conscious leadership are transforming not just how we work—but why we work. From removing geographic hiring constraint...

In this forward‑thinking episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, we explore one of the most critical shifts in today’s work ecosystem — the transformation of flexible workspaces and commercial real estate. Joined by three world‑class experts, we unpack how hybrid work patterns, decentralization, and employee choice are reshaping physical workspace design, real estate strategy, and organizational p...

In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, we sit down with  Sophie Wade , a renowned workforce innovator, author of Empathy Works, and founder of Flexcel Network, whose courses on future‑of‑work skills have reached over 650,000 professionals worldwide. Sophie brings a deeply human‑centered lens to major workplace changes — from AI integration to upskilling strategies and generational dynamic...

About This Episode  In this powerful episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, three leaders in workplace design and people strategy —  Bree Groff ,  Priya Rathod , and  Selena Rezvani  — unpack what truly makes work meaningful today. From the myth that work must be drudgery to the practical systems companies can adopt for wellbeing, belonging, trust, inclusion, and confidence — this conversation re...

About This Episode  In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, host Daniel Lamadrid sits down with Amanda Litman, co‑founder and president of Run for Something and author of When We’re In Charge — a fresh perspective on how Millennials and Gen Z are fundamentally redefining leadership in the modern world. They explore how generational experiences have shaped new expectations of authenticity,...

In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, we sit down with Selena Rezvani — internationally known leadership speaker, TEDx presenter, LinkedIn Top Voice , and bestselling author of  Quick Confidence and Quick Leadership . Selena shares practical tools for transforming traditional leadership into a more human, trust-based practice. Drawing on her work with organizations like Microsoft, Pfizer...

About This Episode  In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Britt Andreatta —renowned leadership expert, neuroscientist, and CEO of Brain Aware Training —about why most change initiatives fail, and how leaders can succeed by understanding the brain. Drawing from decades of research and her best-selling "Wired" book series, Britt explains the biologi...

About This Episode  In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, host Frank Cottle is joined by Nadia Vatalidis , Head of People at Doist —the globally recognized company behind Todoist and Twist. With a decade of experience scaling distributed teams at GitLab, Remote.com, and now Doist, Nadia brings deep expertise on what it really takes to build a high-performing, remote-first company. Togeth...