HBS Managing the Future of Work

Harvard Business School

  • 34 minutes 40 seconds
    Siemens' Judith Wiese on engineering a global workforce transformation

    The multinational's head of HR and sustainability explains how the firm's investment in   continuous skills building positions it to handle AI disruptions, demographic shifts, job redesign, and workflow changes. Also, industrial AI, defining core skills, and co-determination.

    25 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 33 minutes 43 seconds
    Units of work: Riipen's Dana Stephenson on experiential learning

    The challenge is orchestrating projects that deliver business, educational, and employment value. The Canadian firm's co-founder and CEO breaks down the process. 

    11 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 34 minutes 38 seconds
    Executive recruiting: Tom Monahan on algorithmic power brokers and adaptability

    Corner office churn is up as demands multiply. Heidrick & Struggles' CEO explains what CVs leave out and why flexibility and organizational fit matter more as AI and global volatility undercut the predictive power of past performance. Also, AI-enhanced recruiting and lifelong learning.

    25 February 2026, 5:26 pm
  • 31 minutes 44 seconds
    Bank of America's Josh Bronstein on hiring for the long-term

    The bank's head of global talent, an HBS grad, explains the value of cultivating careers, keeping churn low, hiring from within, and focusing on local markets and communities. Also, AI adoption, skills-based hiring, the pivotal role of managers, and training leaders to navigate turbulence.  

    11 February 2026, 11:00 am
  • 51 minutes 16 seconds
    HBS Project on Managing the Future of Work 2025 Year in Review, 2026 Preview

    Managing the Future of Work co-chairs and podcast co-hosts, Joe Fuller and Bill Kerr, share highlights and insights from 2025 and look ahead to 2026. Top podcasts, research, trends, and a forthcoming book on managing the future of work.

    29 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 17 minutes 27 seconds
    HBS Skydeck: Can tech solve health care’s workforce crisis?

    Presenting an episode of the HBS Skydeck alumni podcast highlighting the work of Lissy Hu (MD/MBA). How AI tools and training can help address labor shortages and skills gaps.

    21 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 37 minutes 48 seconds
    How HubSpot sells and supports its own AI transformation

    The CRM vendor's Helen Russell and Jon Dick unpack the organizational and process changes, HR and skills strategy, and cultural shift. Mandates backed by tools, training, and engagement.

    17 December 2025, 11:00 am
  • 30 minutes 6 seconds
    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 market for contingent work as AI changes supply and demand and raises the stakes for skills development.

    3 December 2025, 11:00 am
  • 36 minutes 1 second
    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 push and AI adoption.

    19 November 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Guest Episode: Joseph Fuller on the TechWolf podcast

    The Managing the Future of Work co-chair and podcast co-host examines AI's implications for HR, spells out the competitive stakes in early adoption, and unpacks the technology's disruptive potential for jobs, organizations, and markets. Also, the rise of the CHRO, skills-based hiring, and more.   

    29 October 2025, 10:00 am
  • 31 minutes 36 seconds
    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, businesses are grappling with AI use cases and workforce strategy. The veteran serial entrepreneur and Harvard Business School executive fellow assesses the organizational and talent implications.

    15 October 2025, 9:45 pm
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