WORK! Exploring the future of work, labor and employment.

Cornell ILR School
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WORK! Exploring the future of work, labor and employment. Podcast

Work is all around us, it defines us. The future of work impacts nearly every person on our planet. The ILR School at Cornell University is at the center of work, labor and employment – influencing policy and practice on the most pressing issues facing employees and employers. ILR School Dean Alex Colvin is the host of our series, “Work: Exploring the future of work, labor and employment,” featuring discussions with experts on key world of work topics.  Web Accessibility 

  1. 12/15/2021

    Navigating New Work-Life Realities – Carla Grant Pickens & Vanessa Bohns

    Carla Grant Pickens, IBM’s vice president of leadership Development & Succession and Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, as well as Vanessa Bohns, ILR associate professor and author of the book, “You Have More Influence Than You Think,” join ILR Dean Alex Colvin to discuss the unique challenges that companies have faced during COVID, and how both employers and employees can adapt moving forward. Fill out this short questionnaire to provide feedback, or to suggest a...

    34 min

  2. 05/03/2021

    #WFH? Employee choice or employer voice? – Spencer Levy

    Spencer Levy ’92, the chairman of Americas Research and senior economic adviser for CBRE, joins ILR Dean Alex Colvin to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the world of work. Fill out this short questionnaire to provide feedback, or to suggest a guest or topic for a future episode. Learn more about ILR by visiting us on the web at ILR.Cornell.edu!

    27 min

  3. 03/01/2021

    Star Employees – Rebecca Kehoe

    Rebecca Kehoe, CALS ’05, M.S. ’08, Ph.D. ’10, associate professor of human resources studies at the ILR School, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss her research around “star” employees and their effects on co-workers and employers. Learn more about Kehoe’s most recent study regarding star employees: https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/pros-and-cons-working-star Fill out this short questionnaire to provide feedback, or to suggest a guest or topic for a future episode. Learn more abo...

    23 min

  4. 01/26/2021

    Frustratingly Optimistic – Tony Byers

    Tony Byers, director of Diversity & Inclusion Programs at the ILR Center for Advanced HR Studies, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin examine the increased emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and what individual employees can do to improve their workplaces. Learn more about Cornell’s Diversity & Inclusion Program: https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/programs/professional-education/topic/diversity-and-inclusion Fill out this short questionnaire to provide f...

    24 min

  5. 12/21/2020

    The Fight Against Forced Arbitration – Tanuja Gupta

    Tanuja Gupta, one of the original organizers of Googlers for Ending Forced Arbitration, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin examine the role her group played in ending the practice at her company, as well as getting the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act passed in Congress. Fill out this short questionnaire to provide feedback, or to suggest a guest or topic for a future episode. Learn more about ILR by visiting us on the web at ILR.Cornell.edu!

    20 min

  6. 11/20/2020

    “Just the Facts” – Juliana Feliciano Reyes

    “Philadelphia Inquirer” labor reporter Juliana Feliciano Reyes and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss the role that cities like Philadelphia are playing, through initiatives such as the Fair Workweek law, to secure workers’ rights.Fill out this short questionnaire to provide feedback, or to suggest a guest or topic for a future episode. Learn more about ILR by visiting us on the web at ILR.Cornell.edu!

    19 min

  7. 10/23/2020

    “Just the Facts” – Julia Reichert

    Academy Award-winning American documentary filmmaker Julia Reichert and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss Reichert’s Oscar-winning film, “American Factory,” as well as the recent upturn in union activism, the rise of B Corps and the future of work. To learn about Reichert’s connection to the ILR School, read: ILR Expertise Utilized by Academy Award Winner Fill out this short questionnaire to provide feedback, or to suggest a guest or topic for a future episode. Learn more about ILR by v...

    37 min

  8. 10/13/2020

    “Just the Facts” – Eduardo Porter

    Eduardo Porter, economics reporter at The New York Times, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss how technology, service sector jobs and Universal Basic Income could affect the future of work. Fill out this short questionnaire to provide feedback, or to suggest a guest or topic for a future episode. Learn more about ILR by visiting us on the web at ILR.Cornell.edu!

    14 min
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Work is all around us, it defines us. The future of work impacts nearly every person on our planet. The ILR School at Cornell University is at the center of work, labor and employment – influencing policy and practice on the most pressing issues facing employees and employers. ILR School Dean Alex Colvin is the host of our series, “Work: Exploring the future of work, labor and employment,” featuring discussions with experts on key world of work topics.  Web Accessibility 

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