Coursera's Greg Hart: From MOOCs to skills for the AI economy
The online learning giant aims to be a general-purpose skills engine on a global scale. President & CEO Greg Hart explains the delivery mode...
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HBS Managing the Future of Work
Artificial intelligence. Robotics. The Gig Economy. Globalization. The world is changing at a dizzying pace in ways that will have a profound effect on the economy, jobs and the flow of tale...
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20 of 277 episodesPenny Pritzker on workforce: Coalition building, innovation, and scaling what works
Are existing institutions up to the task of preparing the labor force for emerging jobs while also addressing longstanding issues of partici...
The power of experience: AARP CEO Myechia Minter-Jordan
How an aging workforce and longer, more complex careers increase the benefits of a well-managed multigenerational workplace. The ROI of disp...
SkillsRight's Debbie Dyson on refining the post-AI talent equation
The CEO of the former OneTen explains the skills-first hiring catalyst's new formula: workforce intelligence and advising plus talent supply...
Why time away may be the future of work
As careers last longer and AI accelerates workplace change, should extended career breaks become part of workforce strategy? Harvard Busines...
From the archive: Cal Newport on slow productivity and next-wave AI
We present Joe Fuller’s 2025 conversation with the Georgetown computer scientist, New Yorker contributor, and longtime student of knowledge...
RBC's Kelly Bradley on Disclosure, Disruption, and Developing Talent
The Royal Bank of Canada CHRO explains how the bank's early AI investments are reshaping talent, leadership, and work. Also: RBC's strategic...
Steve Odland on governing AI in an age of uncertainty
The Conference Board's president and CEO sees AI as less a technological challenge than a managerial one, exacerbated by increasing global v...
HBS Skydeck: Boosting Community College Outcomes
We present a recent episode of the HBS SkyDeck alumni podcast featuring Aarti Dhupelia (MBA 2005), CEO of One Million Degrees. The nonprofit...
Darnell Epps on opening career pathways
Demand for skilled-trades workers remains high, yet many graduates of vocational programs struggle to land jobs. The founder and CEO of Thur...
Sal Khan on retooling workforce development and redesigning college
The Khan Academy founder and HBS grad returns to discuss AI disruption—preparing for The Great Reskilling and challenging the status quo in...
Workforce Competitiveness: Business Roundtable's Kristen Silverberg
BRT's president and COO on policy and planning for multiple AI scenarios, work-based learning, skills-based hiring, and the ROI of employer...
Siemens' Judith Wiese on engineering a global workforce transformation
The multinational's head of HR and sustainability explains how the firm's investment in continuous skills building positions it to handle AI...
Units of work: Riipen's Dana Stephenson on experiential learning
The challenge is orchestrating projects that deliver business, educational, and employment value. The Canadian firm's co-founder and CEO bre...
Executive recruiting: Tom Monahan on algorithmic power brokers and adaptability
Corner office churn is up as demands multiply. Heidrick & Struggles' CEO explains what CVs leave out and why flexibility and organizational...
Bank of America's Josh Bronstein on hiring for the long-term
The bank's head of global talent, an HBS grad, explains the value of cultivating careers, keeping churn low, hiring from within, and focusin...
HBS Project on Managing the Future of Work 2025 Year in Review, 2026 Preview
Managing the Future of Work co-chairs and podcast co-hosts, Joe Fuller and Bill Kerr, share highlights and insights from 2025 and look ahead...
HBS Skydeck: Can tech solve health care’s workforce crisis?
Presenting an episode of the HBS Skydeck alumni podcast highlighting the work of Lissy Hu (MD/MBA). How AI tools and training can help addre...
How HubSpot sells and supports its own AI transformation
The CRM vendor's Helen Russell and Jon Dick unpack the organizational and process changes, HR and skills strategy, and cultural shift. Manda...
Fiverr's Micha Kaufman on the post-AI gig economy
The talent platform's co-founder and CEO returns to the MFW podcast with an update on the market for contingent work as AI changes supply an...