The Next Chapter

Michael Hartmann
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After decades of climbing the career ladder, many leaders arrive at a familiar question: What’s next? For some, the answer is board service. For others, mentoring, volunteering, or finally making space for passions and priorities that took a back seat during the "busy" years. But stepping into this next chapter of life is no longer as simple as slowing down. The world is changing fast, reshaped by technology, shifting expectations, and new ways of working, living, and leading. The Next Chapter is a new podcast series exploring what comes after the executive title and what it means to stay relevant, purposeful, and fulfilled in a world being rewritten in real time. Through candid conversations with leaders, thinkers, and changemakers, we’ll explore reinvention, contribution, and the opportunities and challanges that come with starting again.

Episodes

  1. Jul 8

    AI Is Reshaping the Workplace but For Whose Benefit?

    In this final episode, my colleagues and I explore how AI is reshaping the workplace and what it means for organizational redesign, workforce reskilling, and the future of education. We also examine the new competitive "moats" organizations will need to build, the "bridges" they'll need to cross, and how senior leadership teams, together with their board directors, can prepare their people and businesses to thrive in an AI-enabled world.

  2. Jul 6

    Board Dynamics: Embracing AI for Better Decision Making

    In this episode, my colleagues and I discuss how board directors and senior executives in Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK are experimenting with AI tools, offering a few positive use case examples as well as several cautionary tales that speak to the challenge of both under- and over-leveraging a rapidly evolving technology.

  3. Jul 2

    The Global AI Adoption Landscape

    In my new podcast series, The Next Chapter, my guest co-host and I are joined by leading AI governance voices from the U.S., UK, and Australia - Nicolas Darveau-Garneau, Luke Hussey, and Shirley Chowdhary - to explore one of the defining leadership questions of our time: How can board directors and senior executives, many of them non-digital natives, move beyond simply understanding AI’s risks and opportunities to actively accelerating responsible AI adoption in their organizations? And, just as importantly, what does AI mean for their own continued relevance, contribution, and growth? Our first episode tackles some of the biggest opportunities and challenges shaping AI adoption in the workplace, with a particular focus on the Canadian business sector, drawing on insights from my recently released AI governance study. The next two episodes will dive deeper into: • Board Dynamics: How AI can enhance decision-making at the board table - July 7th. • The Future of Work: How AI is reshaping organizations, roles, and the workforce itself - July 9th. This is a conversation about governance, leadership, and reinvention because in a world being rewritten in real time, staying relevant may be the most important chapter of all. Study here: https://publuu.com/flip-book/link/4967749

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After decades of climbing the career ladder, many leaders arrive at a familiar question: What’s next? For some, the answer is board service. For others, mentoring, volunteering, or finally making space for passions and priorities that took a back seat during the "busy" years. But stepping into this next chapter of life is no longer as simple as slowing down. The world is changing fast, reshaped by technology, shifting expectations, and new ways of working, living, and leading. The Next Chapter is a new podcast series exploring what comes after the executive title and what it means to stay relevant, purposeful, and fulfilled in a world being rewritten in real time. Through candid conversations with leaders, thinkers, and changemakers, we’ll explore reinvention, contribution, and the opportunities and challanges that come with starting again.

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  • Creator
    Michael Hartmann
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Michael Hartmann
  • Show Website
    The Next Chapter