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Around a thousand years ago, a mathematician and inventor named Sissa created chess. He showed it to the ruler of the land, who was so impressed that he offered Sissa any reward he wanted. Sissa said, “I would like you to put one grain of rice on this chessboard and then keep double the amount of grain for each subsequent square.” The ruler quickly agreed and told his advisors to figure out how much rice they would need to pay off Sissa. As it turns out, we don’t even have enough rice in the world today to meet the amount required. Sissa then became the new ruler of the land. At first glance, doubling a grain of rice on a chessboard seems like it will lead to very gradual and small growth. However, when you get to the second half of the chessboard, the doubling accelerates at a hockey stick growth pattern, meaning it’s no longer gradual growth but a massive increase from each square to the next. When we talk about the rapid pace of change, this is where most leaders, technologists, and futurists believe we ar

Chip Heath is a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and New York Times best selling author of the Switch and Made to Stick. He has a new book out called Making Numbers Count; The art and science of communicating numbers. Chip has worked with various clients, including Google, Gap, The Nature Conservancy, and the American Heart Association. Today, we are talking about his new book Making Numbers Count, how he got involved with some of the work he’s doing, how he got to be a professor, why Chip turned to write books, and how his life led him to where he is now. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.com  Let's connect on social! Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmorgan8 Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacobmorgan8 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jacobm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FuturistJacob

Magnus Carlsen is the current world chess champion. He is considered the greatest chess champion to ever live. What makes Magnus Carlsen great is his ability to think outside of chess principles and conventional ideas. He challenges traditional chess wisdom. When in positions where it looks like he's lost, he somehow finds a way to save the game. He does this because he can see things other people struggle to see. When we think about the future of work, we need this same mentality. To challenge convention and to come up with new ideas. We must accept that the game has changed. We have to challenge our outdated notions of what it means to be an employee, what it means to be a leader inside of an organization, and even what it means to work. Now is the time for us to think beyond what we're used to. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.com  Let's connect on social! Linkedin: http://www.linked

Jacques van den Broek is the global CEO of the internationally acclaimed Dutch multinational human resources consulting firm Randstad. Randstad has been known globally for helping people secure jobs even in this ever-changing world. With the rapid rise of technological advancements, jobs have become less available for people as it is now slowly being replaced with Artificial Intelligence. What are Jacques’s thoughts on “technology slowly replacing humans?” Will there be a time when humans will no longer have a place in companies? Tune in and listen as Jacques and I dive into one of the biggest debates in human resources, leadership insights, and why optimism is crucial in this ever-changing world! --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.com  Let's connect on social! Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmorgan8 Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacobmorgan8 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com

Today, there's noise and distractions all over the place. Being able to stand out and clearly share our ideas, points of view, and perspectives has never been more important. Without strong communication skills, a great proposal might get lost in the shuffle, an amazing candidate might not get hired for an organization, or a brilliant idea might never be heard. Think about how much information and data you are competing against every day. There is a lot of stuff out there that pulls our attention in many different directions. That is why communication is a crucial skill to have in order to be successful in the new world of work. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.com  Let's connect on social! Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmorgan8 Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacobmorgan8 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jacobm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FuturistJacob

Sheryl Palmer is the CEO of Taylor Morrison, a National Homebuilder and Land Developer who dares to challenge the status quo. Taylor Morrison’s reputation is something one should never underestimate. From holding the title of America’s Most Trusted Home Builder by Lifestory Research for six years running, recognized by Fortune Magazine as World’s Most Admired Companies and Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work, their dedication, passion, and work ethics speak for itself. Sheryl Palmer is also featured in my book, The Future Leader, as someone who inspires me a lot and the figure who exhibits what a great leader should look like. Today, we will be talking about the corporate world and what made Sheryl who she is today. We uncover her leadership and business insights, what changed in Cheryl as a leader, and her tips on keeping things in perspective. Tune in to this exciting and inspiring episode with Sheryl Palmer! --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience

It's very easy for us to become burned out in this new world we live in. We're surrounded by technology at our fingertips, and it’s easy to get exhausted because we’re constantly multitasking. Studies show that multitasking actually takes you 25% longer to complete both tasks. Multitasking isn't your friend. It does come down to being able to prioritize and figuring out what you should be working on and what can wait. Everyone wants things from you all the time--your friends, your boss, your coworkers, your spouse. These requests come in digitally and in person. Learning to say no and taking more control over our lives is crucial to success. A lot of us have a hard time saying no because we’re conditioned from an early age to say yes. It feels awkward to say no to people. But saying no is one of the best ways to prevent burnout. Learn to value your time. Saying no also allows you to build self-esteem and confidence. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee e

Sondre Rasch is the co-founder and CEO of SafetyWing which offers health insurance for remote teams and nomads. They have people all over the world where you can have a dashboard, you can add employees, or contractors anywhere and any country. Also, Sondre was previously the founder of SuperSlide (YC W16) and policy advisor for the Government of Norway. He worked in the government for a while, enhancing the social safety net and now working to deliver the ideal social safety net to the rest of the world. Today, we're talking about his company, SafetyWing, and how remote work is helping a lot of companies save money while also increasing productivity. We look at why companies choose freelancers, how to construct a successful virtual team, how to lead effectively, and much more. -------------------- This episode is sponsored by SafetyWing. SafetyWing is your home country online. They are building a global social safety net for remote workers worldwide: from health insurance and remote retirement to a truly bord

Having a growth mindset is crucial to succeed in the future of work. There are a few things you can do to embrace this mindset: ✅View challenges as opportunities. Most people view challenges as opportunities to fail and as things they can't overcome. Instead, you should view any challenge you face as an opportunity to grow. You can do this by taking on more challenging tasks. Don't just play it safe. You can also find a creative path around your obstacles. Try to explore new ways of overcoming your challenges. ✅ Don't be afraid to ask for help. Don't be scared to bring in other people to help you accomplish your tasks. ✅ Set short-term and long-term goals for yourself. Setting goals allows you to work backwards to make sure you're taking the right steps to get where you want to be. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.com  Let's connect on social! Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobm

Krister Ungerböck is a #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling author of the book, 22 Talk SHIFTs: Tools to Transform Leadership in Business, in Partnership, and in Life.  Krister Ungerböck is a leadership communication expert, keynote speaker, and former CEO of a global tech company. His work has appeared in NPR, Forbes, Inc., HR.com, Chief Executive, Recruiter.com and Entrepreneur. Prior to exiting corporate life at age 42, Krister was CEO of one of the largest family-owned software companies in the world. In today’s podcast we are talking about language.  More specifically Talk Shifts.  A powerful book reveals tools that people can use to communicate more authentically and improve listening skills. It explains how emotional intelligence can drive connection, growth and performance. Additionally, his lessons are equally applicable in the workplace and in the home. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknew

It’s time to start setting boundaries for yourself, the same way you set boundaries for other people. I have set 7 rules for myself that help me become more productive every day: 1.❌Don’t check email or social media until 4:00 p.m. every day. 2.❌Don't take meetings with people who just want to pick my brain. I get a lot of these requests every week, and if I start saying yes, it will snowball. 3.❌No television in the bedroom, and no technology during mealtimes. 4.✅Be healthy. I try to eat healthy and make time to exercise. 5.❌No calls or meetings before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. 6.✅Always make time for family. 7.❌NO meetings or calls on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays. How about you? What are your boundaries? --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.com  Let's connect on social! Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmorgan8 Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacobmorgan8 Twitter: http://www.tw

David Allen is widely recognized as the world’s leading expert on personal and organizational productivity. The Getting Things Done Method rests on the idea of moving items of interest, relevant information, issues, tasks and projects out of the mind, by recording them externally, and then breaking them into actionable work items. And this allows attention to be focused on taking action on tasks instead of recalling them. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.com  Let's connect on social! Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmorgan8 Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacobmorgan8 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jacobm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FuturistJacob

It doesn't matter what industry you're in. Chances are, there will always be people around you who are used to doing things the old way. So what can you do to battle that entrenched way of thinking? Jim Heppelmann, CEO of PTC, gave me some really useful advice for how you can fight rooted thinking: The first thing that Jim did was make change a part of the company’s brand. In other words, he would create slogans, like Take a Fresh Look that became part of the organization's core values. The second piece of advice Jim gave me is that if you want to battle entrenched thinking, you need to lead by example. If you want to unlock creative ways of solving problems, it's got to start with you. As a leader, you should be taking a fresh look and asking questions. The third piece of advice Jim gave me is to celebrate change, even if change led to failure. If you have somebody in your organization who's trying to do something new, reward the behavior, don't just focus on the result. You can't innovate unless you make mi

For years, I’ve been interviewing leaders and experts on this podcast, The Future of Work with Jacob Morgan. But for some reason, everything felt different in 2021. These experts’ advice and insights became more real and critical to success as organizations and leaders faced unprecedented challenges and change every day. The future of work is here, and we need to do everything we can to adapt and prepare.  Clearly, you have the same mindset as you listened to the podcast. Here are the top 10 podcast interviews of the year with incredible leaders from around the world. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.com  Let's connect on social! Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmorgan8 Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacobmorgan8 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jacobm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FuturistJacob

I've had the opportunity to talk to a lot of great leaders around the world. And I noticed that there are three things that a lot of these great leaders typically do. ✅Take time for themselves Successful business leaders spend time exercising, journaling, meditating, or enjoying quiet time. Whatever it is they do, they always take time for themselves. This is when they get a chance to think big picture and create the vision where they want to go. ✅Have goals Every leader I’ve interviewed has goals. These can be daily goals or big-picture goals for themselves and where they want the organization as a whole to go. ✅Spend time with other people Leaders don’t just spend time with peers and executives. They spend time with people on the front line and with customers. If you want to be a successful leader, make sure you're spending time with people, learning from them, getting feedback from them, and listening to their insights. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and emp

Katy Milkman is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, host of Charles Schwab's popular behavioral economics podcast Choiceology, and president of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making. In addition, she is the co-founder and co-director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative, a research center to advance the science of lasting behavior change. She's also the author of a top-rated book called How to change the science of getting from where you are to where you want to be. Today we are talking about her research and exploring insights from economics and psychology that can be harnessed to change consequential behaviors for good enhancing leadership skills to unleash employee potential.  Learning techniques to change behavior around financial decision making, health decision making and around educational outcomes. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.co

Mike Ettling, the CEO of Unit4, a software company with around 2700 employees in 26 countries that designs and delivers enterprise software and ERP applications including finance management, accounting, talent management, and student management modules. Today we are focusing on how leaders can create a sense of purpose and meaning for their employees. __________________ This episode is brought to you by my friends at Unit4 a cloud based enterprise software company which is built around a single premise. Give your people the means to focus on what matters, and the people they serve will benefit. If you want to free your people so that they can focus on the things that matter check out Unit4.com or better yet take a list to the speech their CEO Mike Ettling gave by visiting www.unit4.com/experience4u --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.com  Let's connect on social! Linkedin: http://www.lin

My dad taught me an important lesson: we should all enjoy our mistakes. It can be hard to have this positive outlook on life, but everyone should learn how to enjoy their mistakes. Here are some tips on how to start doing it: Realize mistakes are common. A lot of people forget that nobody is perfect. When you realize that mistakes are common and everybody makes them, it removes some of that pressure from you. Remember failure is just a state of mind. Failure is ultimately how you think about the mistake that you made. Realize that it happened and that you should move on and progress and go on to the next thing. Focus on what you learn. Instead of viewing something as a failure, why don't you ask yourself what you learned. Enjoy, laugh, share, and move on. ------------------ This episode is sponsored by Namely. Whether you have 50 or 1,000 employees, Namely HR helps you maintain a great experience for the entire employee lifecycle. They offer onboarding, performance management, intuitive benefits enrollment, a

Erica Dhawan, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and the best-selling author of a very timely book called Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance. She is best known as the leading authority on 21st-century collaboration and teamwork in a digital-first workplace. Today we are focusing on how digital body language is all the new cues and signals that have replaced traditional body language. Humans rely on body language to connect and build trust, but with most of our communication happening from behind a screen, traditional body language signals are no longer visible. ------------------ This episode is sponsored by Namely. Whether you have 50 or 1,000 employees, Namely HR helps you maintain a great experience for the entire employee lifecycle. They offer onboarding, performance management, intuitive benefits enrollment, and much more - all on one connected platform. Learn more about making the switch to Namely by going to Namely.com today! --------------------- Get the lates

Be a perpetual learner if you want to future-proof your career. Being a perpetual learner means understanding and acknowledging that you can’t rely on educational institutions or organizations to teach you everything you need to know to be successful. A perpetual learner is somebody who takes learning into their own hands. They take their growth and development into their own hands, and they learn how to learn. They acknowledge that what they learned in the past is not necessarily going to carry them forward in the future. Here are three daily practices of perpetual learners: They ask questions Why is something being done like this? Is there a better way for us to do this? Can we be more efficient with this? Can we save money without having to do this? They make time to figure out the answer to questions. They apply the things they learn in their lives and their organization. Do you do these practices yourself? --------------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee