Your Work Friends | Fresh Insights on the Now and Next of Work

Send us Fan Mail New Week, New Headlines: Burnout turns deadly at Microsoft, the U.S. job market flatlines, “job huggers” cling to stability, and Salesforce cuts while Google opens 20,000 apprenticeships. What it all means for how you work, earn, and lead. This week we’re covering four stories shaping how you work, earn, and lead: Dying at Work. A Microsoft employee died on campus at 35. What it r...

Send us Fan Mail New Week, New Headlines: your fast-track through the now + next of work. This week we’re covering four stories shaping how you work, earn, and lead: Your rights at work just changed. From overtime pay to union protections, the federal floor is gone—and what that means depends on where you live and who you work for. Women are missing from IPOs. 88% of companies going public this su...

Send us Fan Mail The future of HR isn’t just about people, it’s about how business, technology, and strategy come together. In this episode of Your Work Friends , we sit down with JP Elliott , host of The Future of HR Podcast and creator of the Next Gen HR Accelerator , to talk about how HR is evolving inside the world’s biggest companies. JP has partnered with leaders at Amazon, American Express,...

Send us Fan Mail Oxford professor Karthik Ramanna joins us to unpack how to lead with humility and temperance in the age of outrage—so you can build trust, lower the temperature, and keep your team thriving in polarized times. Outrage is everywhere—at work, online, even in our group chats. So how do you lead when everyone’s on edge? In this episode, we sit down with Oxford professor and Age of Out...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we’re breaking down three headlines that could reshape the American workplace: 📉 The job market cool-down continues, with new JOLTS data showing longer unemployment durations and more people dropping out of the job hunt altogether. ⚖️ The Modern Worker Employment Act could redefine what it means to be an “employee”—and put traditional full-time roles at risk. ✝️ A new...

Send us Fan Mail Is your brain still working even when you're not? You're not alone—and it's probably costing you more than you think. In this episode of Your Work Friends , we sit down with Dr. Malissa Clark—organizational psychologist and author of Never Not Working —to unpack how hustle culture, job insecurity, and digital overload are making it harder than ever to truly disconne...

Send us Fan Mail What if we stopped designing jobs like checklists—and started designing them like products employees want to buy? In this episode of Your Work Friends , we talk with Dart Lindsley , CEO and co-founder of 11 Fold, the creator of Multi-Sided Management and he's the host of the Work for Humans podcast, Dart breaks down why it’s time to stop treating employees like “inputs” and s...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Your Work Friends , we’re diving into two hot topics shaking up the future of work.   1️⃣ The surprising new jobs AI is creating and why your taste and creativity might be the most valuable skills you bring to the table. First, we explore 22 new jobs AI is expected to create — and why your taste (yes, your vibe, your style, your point of view) could become your bigges...

Send us Fan Mail AI isn't replacing leaders. But it is revealing what kind of leader you really are. In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Jacqueline Carter —author, of " More Human "  researcher, and senior partner at  Potential Project —to unpack what it actually means to be a more human leader in the age of AI. We dive into: ✅ The 3 skills every modern leader needs (an...

Send us Fan Mail The truth about creating workplace culture that actually drives results (not just good vibes) We sat down with Joan Burke, legendary CHRO and board member and founder of the CPO Forum, who built the iconic "work of your life" culture at DocuSign, Marketo, and Responsys. This conversation reveals exactly how to create cultures where people do their best work - and why it&...

Send us Fan Mail The uncomfortable truth about your job security that no one's talking about : Employment is dead.  We sat down with Deborah Perry Piscione , Josh Drean , authors of "Employment is Dead:How Disruptive Technologies Are Revolutionizing the Way We Work," and founders of the Work 3 Institute. This conversation kinda blew our minds. They break down why traditional 9-to-5...

Send us Fan Mail Well friends, we're getting deep today - and we mean DEEP. Ever feel like you're just going through the motions at work? Like you could disappear tomorrow and nobody would really notice? Yeah, we've all been there. This episode might just change how you show up everywhere. We sat down with Zach Mercurio, researcher and author of "The Power of Mattering," a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we hang out with Lareina Yee , senior partner at McKinsey and absolute powerhouse who's helping crack the code on women's career advancement. As co-founder of the Women in the Workplace Study and co-author of " The Broken Rung, " Lareina breaks down the shocking truth about the earliest career barrier holding women back (hint: it starts way ear...

Send us Fan Mail We're breaking down two massive workplace crises the US can't ignore.  We dive deep into the Wall Street Journal's shocking exposé on 110-hour workweeks pushing bankers to hospitalization and burnout, while examining the devastating impact of tariffs that threaten the very existence of America's small business backbone. Listen for: The brutal reality of 110-hou...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we hang out with David Rice, Executive Editor at People Managing People, and we're getting real about what it feels like to be a manager. Now.  We got REAL about why managers are in total crisis mode these days. David doesn't hold back on why management has become basically "an experience akin to being sabotaged" (his exact words. And, we agree...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with John Winsor, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School’s Digital, Design, and Data (D³) Institute, Open Assembly Founder and Author of many books including Open Talent: Leveraging a Global Workforce to Solve Your Biggest Challenges, We dug into how the open talent revolution is transforming how we work. John unpacks why both companies and worker...

Send us Fan Mail What makes great leaders different—and how do you measure it? In this episode, we sit down with former DocuSign CEO Dan Springer to unpack the Ego Equation: (Skills ÷ Ego) ^ Work = Success . Dan shares leadership lessons from decades in tech, including how ego almost derailed his career and what changed after a layoff turned into a leadership awakening. Listen for: The Ego Equatio...

Send us Fan Mail Well, the work news just doesn't stop friends. Here's what's brewing.  Incivility is costing companies billions, tariffs are threatening half a million jobs, and that perfect candidate you just interviewed? They might be an AI deep fake! In this episode, workplace experts (us, Francesca & Mel - hello!) break down: ⏰ 2:15 Workplace Incivility: The $766 BILLION p...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we're talking with Dr. Margie Warrell who shares game-changing strategies for women navigating corporate America's evolving landscape. As DEI initiatives face unprecedented scrutiny, Warrell reveals how women can cultivate unshakable confidence without constantly proving their worth. Discover actionable insights on: Building "courage muscles" th...

Send us Fan Mail Well, AI isn't just making waves—it's creating tsunamis! AI agents are here, and they're nothing like the ChatGPT you've been using. Meanwhile, employee engagement has hit rock bottom, and Harvard is making a $200K promise that could change higher education forever. In this episode, workplace experts (us, Mel & Francesca) break down: ⏰ 3:15 AI agents: Clip...

Send us Fan Mail Well, daylight savings time isn't the only thing that doesn't have us sleeping. Kidding! Record-breaking CEO departures are sending shockwaves through the business world. Meanwhile, half of young professionals feel unprepared for their careers. What's really happening in today's workplace? In this episode, workplace experts (us, Mel & Francesca) l break dow...

Send us Fan Mail Most of Us Are Hiding Something at Work—And It's Exhausting In today's workplace, most of us are hiding something—whether it's aspects of our identity, personal struggles, or even our true ambitions. But at what cost? In this live episode, we dive deep into belonging, unhiding, and workplace authenticity with Ruth Rathblott, TEDx speaker and bestselling author, and...

Send us Fan Mail Burnout is at an all-time high. Engagement is at an all-time low. And work? Well, it’s not working for a lot of us. In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer Moss , workplace culture expert and author of Why Are We Here? , to talk about why so many of us feel unfulfilled at work—and what leaders actually need to do to fix it. We bust the biggest myths about workplace wellbeing, t...

Send us Fan Mail Think the economy is run by tech bros and Wall Street suits? Think again. Women now control 85% of consumer spending and 60% of America's personal wealth, making them the most powerful economic force in the market. In this eye-opening episode, we dive into Bank of America's latest report on the "She Economy" and explore how women are outpacing men in income gro...

Send us Fan Mail What's actually happening with AI in the workplace, and how can you stay ahead of the curve? In this can't-miss episode, we're joined by two powerhouse experts: Carol Scott, Senior Director at Microsoft and founder of The Action Imperative, and Teresa Fesinstine, founder of People Power AI and former Fortune 500 HR executive. They cut through the noise to reveal wha...