HBS Managing the Future of Work podcast

HBS Managing the Future of Work

Artificial intelligence. Robotics. The Gig Economy. Globalization. The world is changing at a dizzying pace in ways that will have a profound effect on the economy, jobs and the flow of talent. How will firms cope with the changes ahead and what steps do they need to take today? Each episode features faculty from the world’s leading business school interviewing CEOs, technologists and experts on the bleeding edge discussing how to survive and thrive by managing the future of work.

Artificial intelligence. Robotics. The Gig Economy. Globalization. The world is changing at a dizzying pace in ways that will have a profound effect on the economy, jobs and the flow of talent. How will firms cope with the changes ahead and what steps do they need to take today? Each episode features faculty from the world’s leading business school interviewing CEOs, technologists and experts on the bleeding edge discussing how to survive and thrive by managing the future of work.

 

#258

Fiverr's Micha Kaufman on the post-AI gig economy

The talent platform's co-founder and CEO returns to the MFW podcast with an update on the ... more

03 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:06

03 Dec 2025


#257

Wells Fargo's Bei Ling on culture change and learning agility

The bank's head of HR lays out the talent strategy underpinning its post-regulatory growth... more

19 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:01

19 Nov 2025


#256

Guest Episode: Joseph Fuller on the TechWolf podcast

The Managing the Future of Work co-chair and podcast co-host examines AI's implications fo... more

29 Oct 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:48

29 Oct 2025


#255

Reading and riding the AI wave: John Winsor on the value of flexibility

As data center investments, stock prices, and vanishing entry-level jobs grab headlines, b... more

15 Oct 2025

31 MINS

31:36

15 Oct 2025


#254

How web data is fueling the robot revolution

Bright Data's Or Lenchner on the evolving ground rules for harnessing the web's data. Char... more

01 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:14

01 Oct 2025


#253

EY's Dan Diasio on consulting's AI challenge

How to get past AI fatigue and anxiety to a more expansive view of the technology's potent... more

17 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:39

17 Sep 2025


#252

JFF's Maria Flynn on getting to good jobs

What will it take to increase opportunity amid mounting economic uncertainty? The prominen... more

04 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:13

04 Sep 2025


#251

Redefining success: Harrison Keller on the Texas higher-ed model

The Lone Star State’s experiment in outcomes–based funding rewards schools that produce “c... more

13 Aug 2025

43 MINS

43:23

13 Aug 2025


#250

BuildOps' Alok Chanani on rewiring commercial contracting

Admin and logistics can be weak links in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical firms.... more

30 Jul 2025

37 MINS

37:48

30 Jul 2025


#249

Cisco's alignment strategy: Coordinating workforce and operations

The benefits of cross-function collaboration, with Francine Katsoudas, executive vice pres... more

16 Jul 2025

36 MINS

36:13

16 Jul 2025


#248

Designing Equitable Workplaces

The Harvard Kennedy School's Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi on the logic behind a systems-le... more

02 Jul 2025

43 MINS

43:08

02 Jul 2025


#247

ETS’s Amit Sevak makes the case for continuous assessment

The flagship firm is pushing the boundaries of testing, from K-12 through career. What are... more

18 Jun 2025

37 MINS

37:09

18 Jun 2025


#246

Vanguard's skills strategy for tech transformation

Can the shareholder-owned discount brokerage giant parlay its investments in enterprise an... more

04 Jun 2025

30 MINS

30:17

04 Jun 2025


#245

Shake Shack’s test kitchen: Developing a good jobs and automation combo

Shake Shack Chief Growth Officer Steph So and HBS professor Chris Stanton join Bill Kerr t... more

21 May 2025

39 MINS

39:36

21 May 2025


#244

Upwork’s Hayden Brown on bridging volatility with contingency

"Freelance by choice" can sound like a rationalization—or putting on a brave face—but has ... more

08 May 2025

29 MINS

29:05

08 May 2025


#243

ManpowerGroup’s Jonas Prising on the new global talent equation

The staffing giant’s chairman and CEO lays out the opportunities and risks in the fast-cha... more

23 Apr 2025

47 MINS

47:24

23 Apr 2025


#242

Redrawing the map to tech careers: Per Scholas CEO Plinio Ayala on skills, mobility, and AI

After decades preparing workers from underserved communities for well-paid tech jobs, the ... more

09 Apr 2025

34 MINS

34:15

09 Apr 2025


#241

Erik Brynjolfsson on how AI is rewriting the rules of the economy

The Stanford economist unpacks AI’s impact on work and productivity, its limitations, and ... more

26 Mar 2025

36 MINS

36:00

26 Mar 2025