abrupt future. navigating the digital, distributed & disruptive workplace

Sebastian Krakowski is an Assistant Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics (House of Innovation) and a Digital Fellow at the Stanford Digital …

In our latest episode, we had a fascinating conversation with JR Keller, an Associate Professor of Human Resource Studies at Cornell University's …

In this episode of Abrupt Future, Benoit interviews Dr. Hayden J. R. Woodley, an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Western …

Join us on this episode as we dive into the complex world of algorithmic fairness in HR with Manish Raghavan, Assistant Professor of Information …

Alex Tamkin, a PhD student at Stanford University  and generative AI specialist, discusses the new era of pre-trained foundation models in AI. Unlike traditional machine learning models trained for specific tasks, these …

Professor Ann Majchrzak of the USC Marshall School of Business stresses the importance of innovation in addressing difficult societal challenges and …

Sarah Linkletter is COO at EPSI, a firm it specializes in human resources, talent assessment and consulting services, and a Ph.D student at the …

In this episode of Abrupt Future, Professor David Collings discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on talent management and the role of human …

Earlier this year,  I had the pleasure of speaking with Maaz Rana, co-founder and chief operating officer at Knockri. We talk about my experience with DEI and  “how I became a white person.” (I promise it makes sense).  …

On Product Management in HR & Employee Experience, a conversation with Jonathon Hensley, CEO of Emerge Interactive

• What is alignment and why it …

A conversation with Matthew Kopko,  Vice President of Public policy at DailyPay

• What is On-Demand Pay ? What problems is it solving?
• Will that  make …

A conversation with Roland Deiser, Executive Chairman at Center for the Future of Organization, Drucker School of Management (https://futureorg.org/)

Stephen de Groot is President & Co-Founder of Brivia and a leadership expert. 

• The Great Resignation -  challenges and opportunities
• The biggest …

In April 2020, I started this podcast to think through the different workforce, HR and organisational impacts of the global shift to remote work.  

The idea of remote working wasn’t new to me, but this was different …

Dustin W. Seale is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ London office and managing partner of Heidrick Consulting in Europe. He focuses on CEO and …

A conversation with Priya Radia, D&I Management Consultant at Included

How was Included created?
What is “Inclusion 3.0”
Do we still need to …

In this episode, Benoit Hardy-Vallee talks with Emma Leonis, Executive Director of HR Transformation at LACE Partners. She leads LACE’s thought leadership into the future of HR service delivery and operating models, …

In this episode, Benoit Hardy-Vallee talks to Liz Kislik. She is a management consultant, executive coach, author, and an expert in leadership, …

***We are very proud to announce that Abrupt Future was ranked no. 9 on that list of "Top Workforce Management Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021" by …

***We are very proud to announce that Abrupt Future was ranked no. 9 on that list of "Top Workforce Management Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021" by …

In this episode, Benoit Hardy-Vallee talks to Ira S Wolfe - President at Poised for the Future Company, Founder of Success Performance Solutions, and …

• The kind of task or activities that tend to be automated
• Where should leaders start
•  "Authenticious" Automation
• How people react to automation
• …

On military leadership, resilience and thinking, an interview with Richard Lawrence, 04/12,2021

While serving in the military, Richard was posted in Northern Island, Iran, and Afghanistan. Post leaving the Army, he …

James Kelley is the CEO & Co-Founder of qChange, a real-time end-to-end Leader Experience Solution that prompts, measures, grows, and predicts …

Jordan Boesch is the CEO and Founder of 7shifts, a labor-management platform used by about 16,000 restaurants across North America. 7shifts allows …

Mark A. Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. From tracking criminals and terrorists …

A conversation with Jeff Wald, Founder of Work Market (now an ADP company). Jeff has founded several other technology companies including Spinback …

A conversation with Graham Thornton, CEO of Change State and Podcast host at the Changing State of Talent Acquisition. 

• The evolution of Talent …

• A conversation with 2  of the authors of a new research report on how labour market could evolve by 2030.
• Context and drivers behind the “Ahead by a …

• In May, the Urban Analytics institute released a research report on “Telework during COVID-19 lockdown in Canada” that analyzes the prevalence of …

A conversation with  Shonna Waters, VP Behavioral Science, Professor, Author, Certified Leadership Coach at BetterUp. 

· How BetterUp uses behavioral science to help employees and organizations to grow

· Why resilience is …

 A conversation with Imran Mouna, Co-founder of InStage, a company who develop VR software to rapidly improve soft skills. 

· Background on launching InStage

· How to you use VR in learning

· The benefits for VR learning

· …

A conversation with Maaz Rana, co-founder & COO, and Maurice Forbes, HR Solutions Consultant, at Knockri (https://www.knockri.com/)

• Knockri is an …

A conversation with Dave Cook – PhD Researcher, Anthropology, UCL (University College London).

• What are “digital nomads” and what Dave learned about …

A conversation with Dr. Benjamin Granger, Sr. Principal | XM Catalyst XM Institute at SAP Qualtrics. 

• Definition and clarifications on Employee …

A conversation with Amir Salihefendić, Founder and CEO of Doist.  (https://doist.com)

• The backstory – how Amir came with Doist, what the experience …

A conversation Mariano Suarez-Battan, CEO or MURAL. 

The nature of imagination work

The story and use of MURAL

Remote vs in-person imagination work

Best …

A conversation with Laurel Farrer CEO of Distribute Consulting, Founder of the Remote Work Association and a Writer for Forbes magazine and other …

A conversation with Hailley Griffis, Head of Public Relations at Buffer, a fully distributed organization of 85 people living and working in 15 …