Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan

Jacob Morgan
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The future of work isn't coming. It's already here — and it's moving fast. Future Ready is the podcast for leaders who want to stay ahead of AI, workplace transformation, and the forces reshaping how organizations operate and compete. Hosted by Jacob Morgan, futurist and bestselling author, this is where strategy meets reality. Every week, two formats in one feed: honest, unfiltered conversations with the CEOs, CHROs, and senior executives actually building the future of work — and sharp, no-fluff daily briefings that take the most important developments in artificial intelligence, AI agents, leadership, hybrid work, and organizational strategy and tell you exactly what they mean for your business. No hype. No filler. Just the insights, frameworks, and real-world playbooks that help you lead smarter, build resilient teams, and make better decisions in a world that won't slow down. If you're serious about leading what's next — this is your podcast. Subscribe to Future Ready wherever you listen.

  1. Why Companies Only Talk About AI Fear And Never the Opportunity

    23H AGO

    Why Companies Only Talk About AI Fear And Never the Opportunity

    March 12, 2026: Companies are failing to communicate the real promise and potential of AI to their people. Sam Altman stood in front of BlackRock and admitted nobody knows what to do about the labor-capital shift AI is creating. At Morgan Stanley's TMT Conference, the dominant investor question was what AI means for the next generation of workers — and the anxiety in that room is trickling down into every organization. Axios published data showing white-collar job cuts have been compounding for three years, giving employees every reason to be pessimistic. Gen Z is bringing parents to job interviews and planning early retirement in their 40s — two symptoms of a generation that has stopped believing the employment system will work for them. And Fast Company makes the case that women over 50 are the most undervalued workforce asset in the AI age — a missed opportunity hiding in plain sight.

    43 min
  2. You Might Also Like: Science Will Win

    1D AGO · BONUS

    You Might Also Like: Science Will Win

    Introducing Living Longer with Cancer: Rethinking Survivorship from Science Will Win. Follow the show: Science Will Win What comes after a cancer diagnosis and treatment? In this episode of Science Will Win, host Dr. Raven Baxter explores one of the most important, and often overlooked, chapters for cancer patients: survivorship. As five-year survival rates climb to 70%, more people than ever are living with and beyond cancer. But longer survival brings its own complex challenges, and our care systems are still catching up. You'll hear from experts and advocates working at the intersection of medicine, policy, and community. We’ll discuss what it really takes to support people through this transition — when the clinical benchmarks have passed and it’s time to go back to “normal life”. From patient care plans and workplace disclosure to mental health, this episode makes one thing clear: survivorship demands dignity, support, and a whole new kind of care. Featured guests: – Tina Deignan, Commercial President, Pfizer Oncology – Shelley Fuld Nasso, CEO, Cancer Nation – Rebecca Nellis, Executive Director, Cancer and Careers – Bob Riter, Breast Cancer Patient & Advocate Dive into the episode here: 00:00 – The ongoing battle with cancer 03:43 – Rethinking survivorship 05:32 – The five-year survival myth 07:00 – The history of the term "survivor" 09:36 – Bob’s journey with breast cancer 11:38 – Lost in transition and survivorship care plans 14:25 – The intersection of cancer and work 18:49 – Rethinking how work gets done 20:00 – Disclosure and improving company culture 20:59 – The swivel technique 23:19 – Controlling your narrative 25:11 – Standardizing long-term survivorship care through policy 27:08 – Lack of access to care leads to disparities in survival rates 29:48 – Bob's second journey with cancer  32:21 – Takeaways and peek into our final episode Check out our YouTube channel (@Pfizer) to watch the full interview with Raven & Bob Riter on his cancer journey. Season 6 of Science Will Win is created by Pfizer and hosted by Dr. Raven Baxter. It’s produced by Acast Creative Studios. Hosts in this podcast series were compensated for their time. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

  3. Amazon Workers Say AI Is Making Their Jobs Harder, Oracle Confirms AI Layoffs, and the Safety Net Isn't Ready

    2D AGO

    Amazon Workers Say AI Is Making Their Jobs Harder, Oracle Confirms AI Layoffs, and the Safety Net Isn't Ready

    March 11, 2026: Amazon corporate workers say the company's AI push is creating more work, not less — with surveillance dashboards tracking every click and promotion criteria now tied to AI adoption. Oracle's Larry Ellison became one of the first Fortune 500 CEOs to explicitly confirm on an earnings call that AI tools are reducing his headcount — while the company carries $100 billion in debt and negative free cash flow. A new UBS report finds 63% of U.S. entrepreneurs are planning to exit their businesses in the next five years, an exit wave nobody is connecting to AI-driven workforce disruption. And as layoffs accelerate, the unemployment insurance system — unchanged since FDR built it in 1935 — is failing to reach 75% of the workers it was designed to protect.

    38 min
  4. Hired to Train Your Replacement, Bosses Stealing AI Time, and the CEO Headcount Formula Nobody's Talking About

    3D AGO

    Hired to Train Your Replacement, Bosses Stealing AI Time, and the CEO Headcount Formula Nobody's Talking About

    March 10, 2026: AI is generating real, measurable productivity gains at major companies. Workers aren't seeing any of it. A new survey of 100 major CEOs finds only 9% plan to cut jobs because of AI this year — but buried inside that optimistic headline is an admission about ROI that changes the entire picture. China just launched the most ambitious society-wide AI employment push in history, betting that the technology creates more jobs than it destroys with 300 million retirements on the horizon. Fortune has the one metric CEOs are now using to quietly recalculate how many humans they actually need — and most employees have never heard of it. And Mercor, a $10 billion startup, is paying doctors, lawyers, and investment bankers hundreds of dollars an hour to train the AI that may eventually replace them.

    48 min

  5. 4D AGO

    How Lumen Is Preparing Leaders for Humans + AI Agents (w/ EVP & CPO Ana White)

    While many companies focus only on buying new AI tools, the real secret to success often lies in changing how leaders think and act to drive a massive business turnaround. In this episode, Anna White, EVP and Chief People Officer at Lumen, joins the show to discuss how a major networking company is transforming its business through a deep focus on leadership and AI. We explore how leaders must shift from being "knowers" to "learners" by embracing curiosity and a growth mindset. The discussion covers practical steps like launching an AI literacy academy for all employees, using "Dare to Lead" training to build courage, and managing the risks of "work slop" by ensuring human judgment always checks AI work. We also dive into real examples of AI pilots, such as the GoalPro tool for aligning targets, and examine how to prepare for a future hybrid workforce where humans manage AI agents. This conversation offers a clear roadmap for HR leaders handling the complex mix of culture change and digital transformation. ---------- Start your day with the world's top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: ⁠⁠https://greatleadership.substack.com/ Future-ready organizations are built, not hoped for. My latest book, -The 8 Laws of Employee Experience shows how. Order here: 8exlaws.com

    52 min
  6. The February Jobs Disaster, the Uber Culture War, and Why Enterprise AI Is Still Mostly Hype

    6D AGO

    The February Jobs Disaster, the Uber Culture War, and Why Enterprise AI Is Still Mostly Hype

    March 6, 2026: The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February — and the headline number is almost the least interesting part of the story. When you break down where the losses actually came from, you get a picture far more complicated than the AI-took-our-jobs narrative dominating social media right now. Healthcare, tech, federal government, manufacturing, transportation — each sector tells a different story, and together they reveal a labor market being squeezed from multiple directions at once: AI, tariffs, Baby Boomer retirements, post-pandemic correction, and a geopolitical shock that just sent oil past $87 a barrel. Meanwhile, the Fed is openly questioning whether it even has the tools to respond — because cutting rates doesn't create jobs for people whose skills have structurally shifted out of demand. Also this week: Uber's CEO says don't come here if you want to coast — and why that lands so differently in this economic moment. A new survey reveals that 90% of companies have AI chatbots but almost none have integrated AI into real workflows — and that gap is driving some dangerous workforce decisions. And the Bank of England just started war-gaming what happens if AI triggers a full economic shock.  Watch on YouTube ----- Start your day with the world's top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: ⁠⁠https://greatleadership.substack.com/ Looking for what actually moves the needle on performance and retention? It's in The 8 Laws of Employee Experience. Order here: 8EXlaws.com

    43 min
  7. Anthropic Built an Early Warning System for AI Job Loss, Here's What It's Already Detecting

    MAR 6

    Anthropic Built an Early Warning System for AI Job Loss, Here's What It's Already Detecting

    March 5, 2026: The company making AI (Anthropic) just published real data on what AI is actually doing to jobs — and the finding that should concern everyone isn't layoffs. It's that the hiring door for workers aged 22 to 25 has quietly dropped 14% in AI-exposed fields since ChatGPT launched. Today we cover four stories: Stanford's Erik Brynjolfsson on why minimum wage increases are accelerating robot adoption. Anthropic's brand new labor market study — and why you should read it with a critical eye. The February job cut numbers, which look better than January but hide a more troubling signal. And Vinod Khosla predicting today's five-year-olds will never need jobs — a claim we push back on hard. The data is in. It's more complicated than either side wants to admit.   Watch the full episode on YouTube   ----- Start your day with the world's top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: ⁠⁠https://greatleadership.substack.com/ Stop patching problems and start designing an intentional workplace. The 8 Laws of Employee Experience gives you the how. Order your copy: 8EXlaws.com

    48 min
  8. AI Is Hiring, Gen Z Is Struggling, Your Meetings Are Fake, and Our Schools Are Broken

    MAR 4

    AI Is Hiring, Gen Z Is Struggling, Your Meetings Are Fake, and Our Schools Are Broken

    March 4, 2026: The ECB just released new data showing companies that use AI are hiring, not firing — but the full story of what happened to bank tellers reveals why that optimism has a shelf life. USAA CEO Juan Andrade says Gen Z won't be as well off as Boomers and Gen X, and the numbers are stark: entry-level job postings down 29% globally, Gen Z financial insecurity up 18 points in a single year, and an average net worth of negative $22,000. Slack cofounder Stewart Butterfield says most of what passes for work in large organizations isn't actually work — he calls it hyper-realistic worklike activities, and the data shows it's costing U.S. companies $37 billion a year in ineffective meetings alone. And a neuroscientist who testified before the U.S. Senate says Silicon Valley convinced schools they were broken when they weren't, spent $30 billion putting screens in classrooms, and produced the first generation in modern history to score lower on cognitive tests than their parents — and now AI in classrooms is about to repeat the exact same mistake. Watch the full episode on Youtube ----- Start your day with the world's top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: ⁠⁠https://greatleadership.substack.com/ If you lead people, you design experiences—do it on purpose with The 8 Laws of Employee Experience. Order now: 8EXlaws.com

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The future of work isn't coming. It's already here — and it's moving fast. Future Ready is the podcast for leaders who want to stay ahead of AI, workplace transformation, and the forces reshaping how organizations operate and compete. Hosted by Jacob Morgan, futurist and bestselling author, this is where strategy meets reality. Every week, two formats in one feed: honest, unfiltered conversations with the CEOs, CHROs, and senior executives actually building the future of work — and sharp, no-fluff daily briefings that take the most important developments in artificial intelligence, AI agents, leadership, hybrid work, and organizational strategy and tell you exactly what they mean for your business. No hype. No filler. Just the insights, frameworks, and real-world playbooks that help you lead smarter, build resilient teams, and make better decisions in a world that won't slow down. If you're serious about leading what's next — this is your podcast. Subscribe to Future Ready wherever you listen.

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