The Tightrope With Dan Smolen

Dr. Dan Hill is employing learning pods, working groups of six people, to help organizations deliver content, develop critical skills, facilitate teamwork, and foster leadership. We believe that Dr. Hill’s learning pods will positively influence the future of work. “So, I was already leaning towards this idea of six people. A [work team] should be no … Continue reading Learning Pods and the Future of Work →

Teaching in the pandemic age will certainly change how students learn and the future of work for teachers. “I think that [the pandemic] has built a conversation of what public school will look like going forward.” – Maggie Hansford, Prince William Education Association President Maggie Hansford represents public school teachers, students, parents, and guardians in … Continue reading Teaching in the Pandemic Age →

Will Sarni sees the future of work in water. “When I started my career, I worked for a gentleman, David Miller. The name of the company was Geraghty & Miller, and, he said ‘[If] you want a career in water, it will last forever, it will last a lifetime, because it is a public health … Continue reading The Future of Work in Water →

Maurice Small supports food justice and the future of work. “We have to begin to plant orchards in our cities. We have to begin to train each other on how to graft and cross-pollinate plants so we can have food. We have to do these things, because [if we don’t] we’re going to end up … Continue reading Food Justice and the Future of Work →

Moses Small has embarked on a new career doing the meaningful work of TV news. Growing up as an adopted African-American child of white parents, Moses often felt “otherness.” “I remember being a really little kid. My parents would give me $20 for the convenience store. And then, in a couple of instances, a person … Continue reading The Meaningful Work of TV News →

Is Never Normal the future of work? Author and business futurist Greg Verdino believes that the answer is YES. “Leaders need to become more comfortable with how to manage [people] remotely, and, I think, [have always had] this problem in that they hire adults and treat them like children.” – Author and Business Futurist Greg … Continue reading Never Normal is the Future of Work →

New York Times best-selling author Daniel Pink writes that autonomy, mastery, and purpose drive our pursuit of meaningful work. About this episode: “[The idea] that if you simply dangle money in front of people and they will perform better is a fundamentally erroneous proposition.” – Daniel Pink Daniel Pink inspires our future of work and … Continue reading The Drive for Meaningful Work →

Typical entrepreneurs focus on winning funding rounds and scaling revenue. However, one woman is now guiding the Resilient Entrepreneur to make the world a better place. About this episode: “[You] can have a business plan on paper, but then the first day that you start your business, everything changes. So, the skills of how: flexible … Continue reading Guiding the Resilient Entrepreneur →

Can work make you healthy? It’s a provocative question with an interesting answer. “I truly believe that work as a medium is the purest way, and perhaps the only way, to think about actually discovering health.” – Denise Brouder, Founder of SWAYworkplace As an executive in the financial services sector, Denise Brouder discovered that work … Continue reading Can Work Make You Healthy? →

Serial entrepreneur Isar Meitis’ tribal lessons foster meaningful work. About this episode:  “In my core, I’m a teacher. If there was a great way to make a living as a teacher, I’d be a teacher. I thrive when I teach.” – Isar Meitis, Founder of the e-tribe Isar Meitis‘ life story and experience are truly … Continue reading Tribal Lessons Foster Meaningful Work →

Discover how a radio deejay’s meaningful work is rewarded with a global following for 1970’s-era Disco music. About this episode: We travel across-the-pond to chat with Russell White, a London-based executive recruiter who doubles as a radio deejay or presenter playing 1970s-era Disco music. During the day, Russ places professional talent in executive jobs for … Continue reading A Radio Deejay’s Meaningful Work →

Virtual professionalism is critical to doing meaningful work. About this episode: “Not only are we at an inflection point, what [it feels like to me] is an acceleration of catch-up, because the world is moving in this direction, anyway.” – Adrienne Shoch, Workforce Engagement Expert Workforce engagement expert Adrienne Shoch of five to one takes The … Continue reading Virtual Professionalism and Meaningful Work →

Student leadership and meaningful work go together. About this episode: “We’re all leaders in some way, shape, or form.” -Courtney Owens, Assistant Director of Student Leadership; Ithaca College Office of Student Engagement Student leadership leads to meaningful work. Coincidentally, leadership programming prepares college students for success doing work that protects the planet and empowers people … Continue reading Student Leadership and Meaningful Work →

About this episode: “What I do, on a day in and day out basis, is that I am there for them [and just build] relationships and become a trusted companion.” -Mike Shochet, Lead Chaplain of the Fairfax County, Virginia Police We are well into June 2020, a month informed by the grotesquely shocking death of … Continue reading Is Police Work Meaningful Work? →

About this episode: “One of the things that [companies] haven’t done that we start to see is tell you ‘Hey, take a moment and take stock of your life. Where are you? Where do you want to be? And, how do we help you get there?’” -James Sinclair, Chief Executive of EnterpriseAlumni In 2020, a … Continue reading Alumni Communities and Meaningful Work →

Homes and Hops: a realtor becomes the ambassador for her city’s craft brewers. About this episode: “Studies have shown that [craft] breweries have a positive impact on residential real estate sales. And over the past 5 years, we’ve had several breweries pop up in our area.” -Lisa Resnick, Realtor, Craft Brewers Ambassador, and Host of … Continue reading Homes and Hops →

Summer Camp: Where Fun and Friendship Lead to Meaningful Lives and Careers About this episode: “We see a lot of people do well in their [adult] careers who, coincidentally, did well in their careers at camp. I have no data, other than the anecdotal experiences of the time [we spent] there. But you see people … Continue reading Summer Camp →

Onboarding helps people achieve success in the work from home age. About this episode: “Forty percent of new leaders fail in their first 18 months, defined as getting fired, forced out, or quit. [Our work over the last 18 years] has reduced that failure rate from 40 percent to less than 10 percent.” -George Bradt, … Continue reading Onboarding Helps People Achieve Success →

Water expert Will Sarni explains why water matters to work. “When I started my career, I worked for a gentleman, David Miller. The name of the company was Geraghty & Miller, and, he said ‘[If] you want a career in water, it will last forever, it will last a lifetime, because it is a public … Continue reading Why Water Matters to Work →

Read people with facial coding. You can use it on Zoom. About this episode: “Even a person born blind emotes the same way as you or I. [It is hard-wired into the brain] and the face is the only place on the body where the muscles attach right to the skin.” – Dan Hill, Ph.D. … Continue reading Read People with Facial Coding →