Hope + Possibilities: A Love Letter to the Future of Work

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Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Michelle J Raymond is an international LinkedIn Company Pages expert, LinkedIn B2B Strategist, Corporate Trainer, podcast host and two times author, teaching marketing teams and agencies to sell more on LinkedIn. Her mission is to do "Good Business with Good People." https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-raymond-goodtradin...

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Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode The founder of the Executive Remote Worker, Kristie Sullivan, is a 20+ year veteran of climbing the corporate ladder in the US. She took a sabbatical from her career to travel the world full-time for 1 year. During her sabbatical, which overlapped the COVID-19 pandemic, she realized two things: 1) Life was short, and tomo...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Dave Cairns is a Senior VP of CBRE Canada but he's unlike any commercial real estate broker you've ever met.  His career began in online poker - a great example of transferable skills from an unconventional background setting someone up for success for the future of work.  Digital collaboration, online learning, risk tole...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode The Hybrid/Remote Centre of Excellence requires an episode on remote work.  I share my background and outline my perspectives on remote work.  I like to ask questions - creating remote excellence is a co-creation process.  

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Mitko Karshovski hosts a top podcast called This Remote Life and he approached me to be on the podcast because we talk about many of the same things.  He is a digital nomad who has also worked as a head of remote so his lived experience of remote is different than mine.  Join us for an interesting conversation about trave...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Shana and I have known each other for about a year - we belong to Urgent Optimists, a community run by Jane McGonigal of Institute for the Future.  We are part of a futures buddy weekly meeting and this is the sort of free-ranging conversation we often have about the future.  VUCA pretty much sums it up. Hope you find it...

Join Michelle Hurlburt and I for a conversation about leadership, accountability, mindset.  Michelle is a self-leadership coach with a background in education and business.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellehurlburt   https://3dlifeinc.com/   https://instagram.com/3dlifeinc?igshid=NDk5N2NlZjQ=   https://mobile.twitter.com/michelle3dlife  

Phil Willcox's wife often introduces him at parties as a human lie detector.  He's an expert on emotions and works with companies to help leaders understand emotions better which improves wellbeing, belonging and business results.    Managers are often caught in the middle these days, suffering from overwork and burnout.  We explore the impact of moral injury, self-awareness and Phil shares easy a...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode I met Dr. Autumn Thomas in a networking group earlier this year in an orienteering session.  Right from our first chat, I knew we had a lot in common and I'm thrilled that Autumn agreed to be on the podcast.  Autumn is a human systems analyst who teaches restorative methods to help people get along.  She founded Mud and L...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode The ability to influence when you are not in charge is a skill that benefits everyone.  Even if you are a manager or leader at work, there are aspects of your life where you are not in charge. I share some stories about how I've influenced situations and used this skill of influencing without authority so you can consider...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode I met Felipe Cofiño in a LinkedIn audio room and it was evident from the beginning that he's the type of executive who really cares about his people.  Although he kindly complimented me on my energy and passion for helping people, I recognized this in him as well and also realized that his approach embodies some of the co...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Imagine that you join a company but your sense of belonging starts when you read the job description.  Simone Poetscher helps organizations create employer alumni networks that are designed to build thriving community from day 1 and even after an employee decides to work for a different company.  We talk about nurturing,...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Benjamin Warsinske approached me on Twitter to be on his Bricks + Brand podcast and he invited me to be a member of his Bricks + Brand Mighty Network community he created for his podcast.  It was my first video podcast and the first time I've seen a community created for this purpose.  It inspired me to create my own for...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode The first podcast I ever appeared on also is a TV show that streams to YouTube, Spotify and iHeartRadio. It's called The Change Zone, hosted by Gail McDonald & Susan Sneath, and it's part of the reason I got so much media attention earlier this year.  I've appeared on a few episodes now because Gail and Susan are just so...

Jim Woolfe provides the music for The Janus Oasis and he's the one who showed me how to remove TikTok copyrighted music in Canva to replace it with the podcast music.  Using music to stand out in the busy content creation world is a great tactic and Jim has some great resources on LinkedIn.  We talk about Creative Commons license, YouTube and TikTok guidelines, audio logos.  He even educates me on...

Is the secret to retention nurturing talent in staff?  How can we create jobs that allow people to develop and pursue purpose, autonomy and mastery?  Does the option to work hybrid or remote really motivate people? Sharath Jeevan is the executive chairman of Intrinsic Labs and the author of Intrinsic.  Sharath was awarded an OBE in the 2022 Queen's New Year's Honours for founding and leading STiR...

Join The Janus Oasis Community No matter where you work, adopting more asynchronous work instead of constant synchronous work can help you become more productive.   Within the community, I can do live demos of different ways of using these skills and new tools.  From a corporate strategy point of view, reassessing how your company uses synchronous versus asynchronous work can help you ease workloa...

Announcing plans for a community network built around the podcast The Janus Oasis. Now open:  Join The Janus Oasis Community I bring together the people tasked with workplace transformation - the people who are trying to figure out hybrid/remote solutions, how to upskill their workforce, retain and attract employees, how to create and sustain employee engagement and advocacy.    Whether you are a...

Join The Janus Oasis Community. John Espirian is a LinkedIn expert who is gifted in building relationships and community.  He runs the most effective group I've ever been part of on LinkedIn and the doors are open again until he reaches 300 members.  I'm one of 4 Canadians in the group (living in Canada anyway - Canadians are everywhere and there are many more in the group, along with many other n...

Join The Janus Oasis Community. In this series, Rob Baker is the only person I've never spoken to before.  We connected after I read his book Personalization at Work and wrote a review.  I've been watching him develop his consulting business -  Tailored Thinking and launch the Job Canvas, a method of making job descriptions more interactive and dynamic.  I was pleased that one of the first things...

Join The Janus Oasis Community. I've known Darroch Crewe for 19 years - he was in training and HR when I was working in customer service.   Darroch was the first person to mention to me the value of my operations experience in the context of consulting.  I was getting bored with sales and was exploring change management.  He's always been thoughtful and empathetic, not to mention generous.   Darro...