The Boss Rebellion‪™‬ Free Agent Source

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black consider the future of employment and the work week in light of artificial intelligence. Differences of opinion as to the potential impact. The #bossrebellion doubles down on its side of the equation.
Discussed
Human labor as a valueJob losses not only offshoreGlobal economic ecosystem at riskProsperity requiring intelligence
Talent
Steve Pruneau: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/ Asher Black https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/ Management Consulting Firm: https://freeagentsource.com/ The Boss Rebellion https://bossrebellion.com/ 

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black consider changing attitudes about job fulfillment and the value of life in an organizational structure have changed. Differences of opinions. Shared view = a #bossrebellion will be required engage the newest workforce generation as it strives to align life goals with work context.
Discussed
The cost of failed accountability (2008 Financial Crisis)The locus of value in a work relationshipIs the vagabond response sustainable or more of the same?

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black discuss the bid for creators to get compensated by AI firms for teaching AI (voluntarily or otherwise). Reddit's bid for compensation from ChatGPT and Bard. Acknowledging the economic value of creative intelligence is a central concept in the #bossrebellion
Discussed:
Reddit wants to get paid by AIThe Monetary Value of Learning & DevelopmentThe Intellectual Property vs. Teaching ArgumentWriters Are on Deck, Musicians Next, Visual Artists Take NoteA New Business Model For Twitter and Facebook

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black discuss the impact of layoffs on the profitability of a firm, its shareholder value, the fiscal cost of lost morale, and resetting when it's time to hire again. Facebook's "Year of Efficiency". Acknowledging the human wavelength and the revenue value of a firm's emotional life are central concepts in the #bossrebellion
Discussed:
Emotions equal profitSubstituting business abstractions for human emotionsSelective application of efficiency and profitThe fallacy of severing permanent relationshipsSouthwest and the Airline Space Analogy

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black discuss terrible jobs, the "do everything I don't want to do" role, and the disparity between executive privilege and the meniality of jobs in which one is expected to toil for pay but not joy or aspiration. Acknowledging the emotional realities of work is a central concept in the #bossrebellion
Discussed:
The two tiers of work culture - aspiration and joy vs. menial grindLeadership privilege and self-awarenessThe problem of scope creep and attritionTerrible jobs vs. the job as an adventureEmploying the whole personInteresting challenges vs. unreasonable onesThe leader acknowledging his/her own emotional needs
RESEARCH LINKS
NYtimes: "High-Profile Art Couple Offers Worst Job Ever" http://rb.gy/oi7okw
TALENT
Steve Pruneau: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/
Asher Black https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/
Management Consulting Firm: https://freeagentsource.com/
The Boss Rebellion https://bossrebellion.com/

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black discuss Patreon founder Jack Conte's initiative to help creators make money and how eliminating friction and the middle man is key to aligning one's business model with one's purpose as well as filling an enormous cultural and economic need in the #bossrebellion
Discussed:
Eliminating the middle man / friction in a commercial ecosystem Bringing one's whole self / creative intelligence / creative energy to work Removing the separation between one's own interests and the business does Being an artist and creator first - the Jack Conte example (Patreon) Eliminating dependency on others Aligning one's business model with one's purpose The value of direct relationships The competition to help creators make money as a second Renaissance Making what I want vs. what makes me happyThe predatory character of many existing models
RESEARCH LINKS
Interview with Patreon founder Jack Conte:
https://www.theverge.com/22543655/patreon-ceo-decoder-
interview-jack-conte

TALENT
Steve Pruneau: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/
Asher Black https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/
Management Consulting Firm: https://freeagentsource.com/
The Boss Rebellion https://bossrebellion.com/