Your Work Friends | Fresh Insights on the Now and Next of Work
We break down the now and next of work. You stay ahead.
Its not just you - work is bonkers. Burnout is high, trust is low, and everything is changing at breakneck speed.
Friend-to-friend? We get it. We're in it. And we're here to guide you through it.
We’re two leadership insiders—and real-life friends—who’ve led teams, sat in the tough seats, and know first hand how fast, complex, and personal work has become.
Every week, we break down what’s happening at work and to work, taking you behind the scenes of what's happening now, and preparing you for what you'll see in 6 months. We're bringing you breaking news, workplace trends, and interviews with top experts shaping the future of work. We cover what’s changing so you don’t get left behind.
Join us for smart, unfiltered (with the occasional f*bomb or two) conversations about how work is evolving and what you can do about it.
Great for:
• Employees rethinking their careers and trying to navigate what comes next
• People leaders shaping culture and driving change while getting the work done
• Orgs wanting to build smarter, more profitable, more human workplaces
• Anyone craving more honest and practical conversations about the future of work
Topics we cover:
Future of work, leadership, workplace culture, team dynamics, change management, human-centered strategy, layoffs, burnout, performance, career growth, workplace news, workplace humor, and more.
Your Work Friends | Fresh Insights on the Now and Next of Work
Latest Episodes
The Work Friendship Advantage w/ KPMG's Sandy Torchia
Work friends can feel like a bonus, something nice if it happens and irrelevant if it doesn’t. We don’t buy that, and the research doesn’t either. Today we dig into what workplace friendships actually do to performance and culture, using three ...
Modern Work: Monitored, Misled, and Laid Off
California's Warning Sign on AI Layoffs, Long-Term Unemployment & The Rise of Emotional SurveillanceThe headlines say the labor market is healthy.So why are so many people spending months—or even years—trying to find work?...
What the Hell is Going on with Work Right Now? w/ HR Brew's Adam DeRose and People Managing People's David Rice
What the hell is happening at work right now?After a spring packed with HR, AI, leadership, and future-of-work conferences, we sat down with Adam DeRose (HR Brew) and David Rice (People Managing People) for an honest conversation about w...
From Cigarettes to Smoke-Free: What Real Transformation Actually Takes w/ Philip Morris International's Dr. Kaleen Love
From cigarettes… to smoke-free.What does real organizational transformation actually take?In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Kaleen Love, U.S. Chief People and Culture Officer at Philip Morris International, to explore what it ...
AI: Magic or Miss? Potential. Cheap Labor. Productivity Mirage. Brain Fry.
AI: Magic or MissAI has officially become the corporate answer to everything.Need more productivity? AI.Need fewer people? AI.Need to sound innovative on an earnings call? Definitely AI.But underneath all the...