Episode 309 – Alexandra Levit – The Workforce of the Future

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Alexandra Levit

Alexandra Levit, author of, ‘Humanity Works: Merging Technologies and People for the Workforce of the Future’

This week, we speak with Alexandra Levit. Alexandra conducts primary workplace research on behalf of several Fortune 500 companies. She is a former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and a writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes. Alexandra has authored many books, but Alexandra’s latest book, Humanity Works: Merging Technologies and People for the Workforce of the Future hits store’s shelves on October 28th. Check it out!

To find out more about Alexandra, head over to her site at: humanityworksbook.com.

We discuss:

  • In preparation of the future workforce, where do you think the education model is going?
  • Do high school and college students have the ‘soft skills’ they need to be successful in the workforce?
  • Does the next generation have to be invested in technology education moving forward?

Episode 302 – Mike Rognlien – What Does it Mean to be Truly Fulfilled?

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Mike Rognlien

Mike Rognlien, author of, ‘This Is Now Your Company: A Culture Carrier’s Manifesto’

This week we interview Mike Rognlien. Mike spent most of his career in tech. He worked at Facebook, where he built their first-ever professional and manager development programming. He also partnered with COO Sheryl Sandberg to build Facebook’s Managing Unconscious Bias course. He is an expert facilitator that focuses on leadership, strengths, and talking about the tough stuff.

Mike is the author of, This Is Now Your Company: A Culture Carrier’s Manifesto.

We discuss:

  • What do you have to do to enjoy where you work?
  • Where do you start to go down the right path of ‘enjoying what you do’?
  • How do you think you go about cultivating curiosity?
  • Why did you write your book and what do you hope to change in the world?

Episode 259 – Dr. Richard Wolff – Capitalism is Broken. Here is the Solution.

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Dr. Richard Wolff

Dr. Richard Wolff, author of, ‘Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism’

Our guest this week believes capitalism is broken, and he makes a pretty good argument to support this. He explains how capitalism as a system has spawned deepening economic crisis alongside its bought-and-paid-for political establishment. Neither of these outcomes serves the needs of our society.

Our guest this week believes he has the solution – a cure for capitalism.

In this episode, world renowned economist, Dr. Richard Wolff, offers a fair critique of capitalism and advocates for a worker cooperative based economy. This solution requires the institution of genuine economic democracy, starting with workers directing their own workplaces, as the basis for a genuine political democracy. According to Dr. Wolff, what most people don’t realize is that worker cooperatives are actually larger than conventional businesses, survive at least as long as other businesses, and have more stable employment. Tune in and get your smart people economics fix!

Dr. Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is currently a visiting professor at the New School for Social Research in New York. Wolff is the author of many books, including his newest, Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism. He is also the founder of Democracy at Work, a 501(c)3 organization that conceives, creates, and distributes content aimed at demonstrating why, and how, democratizing the workplace is a feasible solution to a new and better economic system.