The Edge of Work

Cat Ward is a Vice President at JFF (Jobs For the Future) a non-profit committed to equitable economic impact. In her role, Cat works with employers to help them think creatively and innovatively in order to recruit, retain, and grow diverse talent. During our conversation, Cat spoke about the work JFF is doing to create economic opportunity for all by working with employers to rethink their appro...

Linda Cai is the Vice President of Talent Development at LinkedIn. While now a talent development leader, Linda started her career working at the intersection of technology and change management, and has used this background to  design and lead holistic talent development strategies inside of LinkedIn.  During our conversation, we reviewed some of the most recent findings of the 2023 Linkedin Glob...

Jason Rosoff is the CEO of Radical Candor Inc, and a Co-Host on the Radical Candor Podcast. After working as a product management executive, Jason teamed up with Radical Candor author Kim Scott to teach managers and leaders how to be more effective managers and leaders.  Between his podcast and the training that he does, Jason has a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities for manage...

Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale are Co-Founders and Partners at Raw Signal Group, a management training company. After working in startups and tech for over a decade, Melissa and Johnathan began blogging about their experiences with people management, which ultimately led them to starting a management training company.  Now, in addition to training and coaching hundreds of managers each year on...

Joe Whittinghill is Corporate Vice President of Talent, Learning and Insights at Microsoft. As an experienced talent and OD leader, Joe played a critical role in assisting in the cultural transformation at Microsoft.  Led by CEO Satya Nadellla, Microsoft went on a journey to shift it’s culture from a “know it all” to a “learn it all” mindset, and critical to this was redefining leadership at Micro...

Amelia Dunlop is the Chief Experience Officer at Deloitte Digital. In her role, Amelia takes a data-driven approach to understanding the human experience, and working with leaders to create better experiences for employees, customers and partners.  Amelia and her co-authors have taken a data-driven quantitative and qualitative approach to studying and understanding what Gen Z talent wants out of a...

Meghan Grace is Speaker, Consultant, and Researcher that studies generations. She works at the Institute For Generational Research and Education and also the Host of the #GenZ Podcast.  Through her work with Institute for Generational Research , Meghan has provided valuable insights to organizations looking to attract and retain top talent from this emerging generation.  During our conversation, w...

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 profes...

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 f...

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 includi...

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 caree...

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. Links The Edge of Work Newsletter: linkedin.com/newsletters/the-edge-of-work-7051281049510686720/ McKinsey Study: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-pe...

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 a...

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...

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 exe...

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...

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 a...

Noah Rabinowitz is a VP of Learning and Development at Moderna Research, and The Head of Moderna University. As a company with a mission to impact the lives of people through medicine and with an organizational culture that values thinking and doing things differently, learning, and creating a culture of learning is the fuel for innovation at Moderna. As a result, Noah and his team are taking a un...

Jen Collins is a learning strategist, and currently the Senior Director of Client Experience at Learn In. As a passionate talent and learning facilitator, Jen uniquely understands the importance of meeting learners where they are, and providing them with opportunities to learn and grow. In her current role at Learn In, Jen partners with leading edge companies who want to invest in their talent by...

Melanie Naranjo is the VP of People at Ethena, a global compliance training platform based in the United States. As the VP of People at a fast-growing startup, Melanie and her people team have made career development a critical priority of the company, and have codified a definition along with programs, resources and support for career development that helps their employees identify opportunities...

Nick Holmes is the Head of Career Experience at Fishawack Health, a healthcare organization based in the United Kingdom.  As the head of Career Experience, Nick’s role is to build an organization that not only attracts great employees, but develops them, retains them and provides them opportunities to grow so they can contribute to Fishawack Health. Upon taking the role, Nick had a bold mandate, w...

Jeremy Schifeling is a Marketing Director at Khan Academy and a Career Development author and instructor.  After starting his career as a teacher, Jeremy has since worked in marketing roles at various tech companies including Apple and Linkedin. Through his work, Jeremy has coached, advised and mentored thousands of early career professionals to learn more about their attitudes, preferences and as...

Ryan McCrea is the Head of Learning & Leadership Development at Ameren. Throughout his career, Ryan built and scaled career and leadership development programs successfully across multiple industries and functions.  During our conversation, Ryan shared with us his experience around developing a career development function and strategy at multiple companies, and how career development can be su...

Matthew Daniel is a Principal of Talent Strategy & Mobility at Guild Education, and an experienced talent strategist. With deep research and practical experience in career mobility and talent strategy,  Matthew has extensive experience in understanding the importance of career mobility and what career pathways can do to unleash the potential and create economic opportunity for professionals. I...

Larry McAlister is a Talent Transformation Strategist and the Author of the upcoming book: The Power to Transform: A field guide to build a human-centered, tech enabled work culture. As a former talent leader at organizations including NetApp and Equinox, Larry has a demonstrated track record of helping organizations transform their business through an investment in technology and talent. As the F...