The Future Of Work With Jacob Morgan

Michael Watkins is the Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at the IMD Business School and the co-founder of Genesis Advisors, a global leadership development consultancy based in Boston where he coaches C-level executives of global organizations. He is also the author of 11 books including the international bestseller, The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Fast...

To be successful in the future of work, leaders must have a growth mindset. One way to identify if a person has a fixed mindset or a growth mindset is by how they tackle problems. For example, if you have a fixed mindset, when you run into a challenge or are faced with a roadblock, you try to tackle it the same way over and over. When those attempts don't work, you get frustrated and quit. But whe...

The way we work is changing.  It's not going to stop changing anytime soon, in fact the change is only going to speed up.  Organizations have made progress in adapting for the future of work, but we still have a long way to go.  In my book, The Future of Work, I laid out 14 principles of the future organization. And while that book was released back in 2014, these principles are still very relevan...

People analytics is crucial to creating great experiences.  I was once speaking overseas to a large organization that was very interested in investing in employee experiences.  The Chief HR Officer said that the average tenure in the organization was eight to ten years. I told him that was great and asked him why that was, but he said he didn't know.  He also said, "When people do leave the compan...

We are facing a leadership crisis today. The world of work is changing, which means we need a different type of leader to guide our people and organizations to success.  The old ways won't work anymore.  In my newest book, The Future Leader, I interviewed over 140 CEOs from around the world to get their view of how leadership is changing, what it's going to look like in the future, and what we nee...

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit a lot of organizations hard in a way that they might never recover. Some of these organizations have chosen to let thousands of employees go just to make their numbers better. And it got me thinking, what if organizations couldn't fire people when the company didn't meet its numbers? Would they be able to come up with creative solutions to keep those people employed?...

Jim Heppelmann is the CEO of PTC , a technology software company with 6,500 employees in 30 countries. Jim was named one of "7 IoT leaders to Watch in 2017" by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, he was recognized as "IoT CEO of the Year" by PostScapes, "Technology CEO of the Year" by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, and he received the CAD Society Leadership Award for his work with the In...

What are you doing to push yourself out of your comfort zone? Pushing yourself is important because growth only happens when we venture into the uncomfortable. We can't be scared to go there. The stress, anxiety, awkwardness, and frustration is all temporary. These things exist as a way to challenge you, so you must overcome them. Nothing worth doing is meant to be easy. What are you doing to push...

Steve Bilt is the CEO of Smile Brands, a company with 5,000 employees that provides business support services to over 425 dental offices. Smile Brands has been on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list three times and Steve is one of the top CEOs on Glassdoor. Steve was recognized as People Focused CEO of the Year and Healthcare CEO of the Year by American Business Awards. He is also a top rated US...

I have someone I work with who helps me with content. She assists me with writing course descriptions, research, worksheets for courses, etc. A year or so ago, I threw a lot of work her way and her response to me was, "How would you prioritize these different projects?". It was her way of saying, "No, I can't do all of this, you need to pick and choose." It took me a while to realize that what she...

Doug DeVos is the co-Chairman and former CEO of Amway, the world's largest direct selling company that provides health, beauty, and home care products. The company was actually founded over 60 years ago by Doug's father and his father's best friend. The company now has around 15,000 employees.  Doug has been inducted into the U.S. Direct Selling Association Hall of Fame and he received the Direct...

When was the last time you did something to recognize your people? I'm amazed at how easy it is to show appreciation, yet how few of us (especially #leaders) actually do it! Here are some super simple ideas for you: 🙌Go up to someone and thank them for the hard work they are doing. 📧Send an email to the team or company recognizing someone for their hard work. 🍕Take a coworker out for lunch. ☕B...

Marc Randolph is the co-founder and founding CEO of Netflix. He also served on the board of Netflix up until 2003. And Netflix wasn't his only startup, he's founded or co-founded 6 other successful startups. He is also the author of the bestselling book, That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea .  From very early on Marc was entrepreneurial. As a kid he was always...

One aspect of the servant mindset is practicing self-care. This is something we often forget, especially in times of crisis. You won't be able to serve others if you are not your best self. So make sure you're taking care of yourself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Even with the pandemic, I still make time to exercise each day, eat healthy, and spend time working on #chess beca...

Hubert Joly is the former Chairman and CEO of Best Buy. Currently he is a professor at Harvard Business School, he is on the board of two companies--Johnson & Johnson and Ralph Lauren. He is coaching and mentoring a number of CEOs and senior leaders and he is writing a new book which is set to come out next May titled: The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism . ...

I have witnessed first hand the difference between sympathy and empathy when I worked with two different companies. In the first company, there was a relatively new employee being introduced to a senior leader. The new employee was talking about how nervous she was, how she wanted to make an impact, and how she wasn't sure she was doing a good job. The senior leader said, "That's pretty tough, I'm...

Jim Heppelmann is the CEO of PTC , a technology software company with 6,500 employees in 30 countries. Jim was named one of "7 IoT leaders to Watch in 2017" by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, he was recognized as "IoT CEO of the Year" by PostScapes, "Technology CEO of the Year" by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, and he received the CAD Society Leadership Award for his work with the In...

Leadership is a lot like working out. When you work out and really push yourself, you're actually tearing down your muscles. When you recover and rest, your muscles heal and become stronger. In other words, before you become bigger and stronger, you first have to go through a process of tearing down and rebuilding. And a lot is the same for leadership. If you want to become a better, future-ready...

Dan Pink is the bestselling author of six books including Drive, To Sell is Human, and his newest book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing . In 2019 London based Thinkers 50 named Dan the 6th most influential management thinker in the world.  He has contributed to Fast Company, Wired, The New York Times, Slate and others. And prior to working on his own, he worked in several political...

How crazy is this? Most people don't enter #leadershipdevelopment programs until they are in their 40s, yet they actually become leaders in their 20s and 30s! This means that most #leaders spend 10-15 years leading others before they are actually taught how to lead. It's no wonder so many employees around the world aren't engaged in their jobs--we simply don't have enough leaders who are taught ho...

Arthur Blank is the co-founder of The Home Depot, a home improvement retail chain which today has a market capitalization of over 300 billion and over 400,000 employees. Arthur is also the author of the new book, Good Company, which comes out on September 15. Arthur has been named one of the world's 100 greatest living business minds by Forbes in 2017, Executive of the Year 2018 by Sports Business...

Leadership starts from within. It's not just about leading others, you should also lead yourself. Leading yourself means that you set your own goals, learn new skills and mindsets, push yourself out of your comfort zone, and are the director of your career and life. You can't always rely on others to tell you what to do or what to learn. Ultimately, nobody is going to look out for you but YOU!

David Cote is the former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell and author of the bestselling book, Winning Now, Winning Later: How Companies Can Succeed in the Short Term While Investing for the Long Term .  During his time at Honeywell David fixed a toxic work culture and grew the company's market capitalization from around 20 billion to 120 billion, delivering returns of 800%. Currently David is Executi...

Javed Khan is SVP and GM at Cisco Collaboration, a multi-billion dollar division inside of Cisco, a worldwide leader in IT, networking, and cybersecurity solutions. Prior to his current role, Javed ran Cisco's Cloud Calling business as the VP and General Manager and before that he led the Webex Meetings business unit.  Just like many organizations around the world, when Covid first started becomin...

Collaboration has never been more important than it is now. We are living in a globalized world where boundaries don't seem to exist anymore. And because of this, we're now seeing more diversity in the workforce. We are also seeing more and more remote workers. According to a study by Upwork, 63% of employers have remote teams. That is why collaboration is crucial in the future of work. Organizati...