Future Of Work Podcast

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Allwork.Space’s podcast series dives into the future of work; it really is as simple as that. Our hosts and guests explore how and why work is changing through thought-provoking discussions that dissect the impact this has on work, life, and the future.

  1. 6d ago

    Dr. Jay Harrison: What Are Your Behavioral Blind Spots Costing Your Team?

    About This Episode Most organizations already collect behavioral data on their people. It arrives through hiring assessments, culture exercises, offsites and executive coaching, and then it tends to sit in a snapshot that nobody uses again. On this episode of the Future of Work Podcast, host Frank Cottle talks with Dr. Jay Harrison, co-founder and director of behavioral intelligence at Align Behavioral Intelligence, about what it takes to turn that data into everyday decisions.   Dr. Jay Harrison spent 15 years in professional hockey, including time as an NHL defenseman, before earning a Ph.D. in performance psychology and building a second career in mental health and performance. He and his team have worked with the NHL Players' Association, NASCAR, Major League Baseball organizations and military special operators. In this conversation he defines behavioral intelligence and behavioral visibility, breaks the cost of limited visibility into talent, time and teamwork, and uses his own exchange with Frank (one verbose, one direct) to show how understanding a difference can turn friction into a better working relationship.   The two also take on AI. Frank describes his companies' practice of putting "an angel on everybody's shoulder," with AI agents listed in the org chart as reporting to people, and Harrison argues that behavioral intelligence tools should help people accumulate more intelligence rather than replace their judgment. The episode closes with a practical question every leader can use: if you wanted to put a number on your behavioral blind spots, where would you look first?

  2. Oct 6

    Paul Fairhead: Can Hospitality Make the Office Worth the Commute?

    About This Episode   Office owners and employers have spent heavily to turn the beige office into something closer to a five-star hotel. Paul Fairhead, CEO of Infuse Hospitality and former CEO of Guckenheimer, argues that the design work is largely done and the hospitality work is not. In this episode of the Future of Work podcast, host Frank Cottle asks Paul what landlords, employers and flexible workspace operators get right and wrong about food, and why so many corporate cafeterias still sit empty.  Paul, a chef by training with more than 25 years in hotels, restaurants and corporate dining across Europe, Latin America and the U.S., lays out what he calls the food truck approach: small menus, executed well, available only here and only today. He explains why variety now matters more than consistency, how a coworking center with 20 members can borrow the same playbook as a 3,000-person building, and why direct relationships with neighborhood restaurants can beat delivery apps. The two also dig into the harder business questions, including how landlords price amenities into rent, why employees often don't see what their employer spends on a $1 cup of coffee, and how property owners can keep food programs flexible as tenant mixes change. Paul closes with the simplest place to start: coffee.

  3. Sep 22

    Dave Wright: Why Most Companies Get Zero ROI From AI

    About This Episode   Frank Cottle sits down with Dave Wright, Chief Innovation Officer at ServiceNow and co-author of Infinite: How Visionary Leaders Transform Today's Businesses into AI-Forward Companies, to dig into why so many companies are pouring money into AI and getting almost nothing back. Dave's argument: most companies aren't failing at AI because of the technology — they're failing because they're using it to automate the same broken workflows they already had, instead of rethinking the workflow itself. Frank pushes back with his own company's playbook: rewriting 130 job descriptions from scratch, doubling productivity with the same headcount, and giving guardrails to the people instead of the AI. The two also get into revenue-per-employee at AI-native companies, Ford's very public AI-quality-control stumble, why five generations of workers are adopting AI so differently, and whether "human-in-the-loop" is already outdated thinking.

  4. Sep 15

    Charlene Li: What Does It Actually Take To Win with AI?

    About This Episode  In this episode, Frank Cottle talks with Charlene Li — one of the most established voices in business transformation and disruptive leadership. A New York Times bestselling author of seven books, Li founded the disruptive analyst firm Altimeter Group, served as Chief Research Officer at PA Consulting, and now runs her own firm, Quantum Networks Group. She has advised 49 of the Fortune 100, spoken at the World Economic Forum, TED, and SXSW, and was named one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company. Her latest book, Winning with AI: The 90-Day Blueprint for Success, co-authored with Dr. Katia Walsh, is — in her words — not a technology book, but a leadership and strategy book.    The conversation starts where most AI conversations refuse to: identity. If the machine can do it, who are we? From there, Li dismantles the "AI-first" label, names the scarcity trap behind headcount-cutting AI strategies, and lays out the unglamorous groundwork — mindset, skill set, toolset, decision set — that lets companies move fast because they can move safely.

  5. Sep 1

    David Grossman: Why "Good" Leadership Isn't Good Enough Anymore

    About This Episode In this episode, Frank Cottle sits down with David Grossman — one of America's foremost authorities on leadership and change communication inside organizations. Grossman is founder and CEO of The Grossman Group, a trusted executive coach to the C-suite, and a six-time author whose award-winning Heart First series is applauded by leaders worldwide. His latest book, The Heart Work of Modern Leadership: 6 Differentiators of Exceptional Leaders (Amplify Publishing Group, 2026), is an Amazon Best Seller across four business categories. His commentary has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, Newsweek, the World Economic Forum — and Allwork.Space.   The conversation moves from The Grossman Group's research with The Harris Poll — which found AI to be the single biggest change-management issue in business today — into the surprising heart of his new book: it's not the bad leaders organizations should worry about. It's the good ones.

  6. Aug 25

    Jessica Knapp: Where Is the Flexible Workspace Industry Headed Next?

    About This Episode In this episode, host Frank Cottle sits down with Jessica Knapp, VP of Growth at WorkSpace Geek and one of the flexible workspace industry's most data-informed voices. Knapp brings a rare dual perspective — she has worked on both the operator and software sides of coworking, including as employee number one at OfficeRnD and across multiple CEO roles in SaaS, with experience spanning New Zealand to the United States. She spoke at GCUC 2025 on AI and coworking.  The conversation ranges across why institutional customers are moving into flex, the "amenities gone wild" trap, the lost service era of the industry, the untapped network effect of coworking, secondary-market growth, what AI frees operators to do, and her Monday-morning advice for every operator: look at your data, and amplify what's working.

  7. Aug 18

    Joe O'Connor: Can Working Less Actually Mean Achieving More?

    In this episode, Daniel Lamadrid interviews Joe O'Connor, a globally recognized researcher, consultant, and advocate for work time reduction. Originally from Ireland, O'Connor began studying compressed schedules in the Irish Public Service nearly a decade ago, where he discovered that employees who dropped to four days — at 80% pay — were delivering essentially the same output as their five-day colleagues. That finding led him to Parkinson's Law and, eventually, to leading the world's first coordinated private-sector four-day workweek pilot and the landmark post-pandemic trials in the UK, Ireland, and North America.   Today, O'Connor leads Work Time Revolution, advising hundreds of companies across industries and continents on redesigning work around shorter schedules and AI adoption. His book, Do More in 4 (Harvard Business Review Press), is the definitive playbook on making reduced work time operationally and commercially sustainable. Find him on LinkedIn, at worktimerevolution.com, or at domorein4.com.

  8. Aug 4

    The Future of Hybrid Work Requires Better Leadership with Ranya Nehmeh

    About This Episode  The debate over remote work versus office work continues, but many organizations are asking the wrong question. Instead of focusing on where employees work, leaders should be asking how work creates value and what conditions help people perform at their best.  In this episode of the Future of Work® Podcast, Frank Cottle speaks with HR strategist and leadership expert Ranya Nehmeh about why hybrid work remains one of the most misunderstood topics in business. Drawing from her research and her book In Praise of the Office, Ranya explains why flexibility alone is no longer enough. Organizations must intentionally design hybrid work around collaboration, mentoring, innovation, and business outcomes rather than arbitrary attendance policies.  Together, they explore leadership, change management, talent attraction, AI adoption, workplace flexibility, organizational culture, and why good managers ultimately determine whether any workplace strategy succeeds. Whether your organization is fully remote, hybrid, or office-based, this conversation offers practical guidance for building workplaces that balance employee expectations with organizational needs.

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Allwork.Space’s podcast series dives into the future of work; it really is as simple as that. Our hosts and guests explore how and why work is changing through thought-provoking discussions that dissect the impact this has on work, life, and the future.

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  • Creator
    Allwork.Space
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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