As a speaker, consultant and facilitator, part of my job is staying up to date on the current research, trends and ideas about the workplace by reading what’s out there in the dialogue and discourse on the state of work. This is where I’ve often drawn inspiration for my own podcast and newsletter.
While there’s never been more access to content and information, sorting through all the of the noise to find the signals can be difficult. I’m not perfect by any means, but because I’ve tried my best to find the best content and ideas out there, I’ve developed some resources over the years to keep track of what I’ve found.
The following are a bunch of resources for anyone out there who is studying the current state of work as well as the future of work. While both of these topics are fairly broad and can be taken in a lot of different directions, I am confident that you can find something in here that resonates with you.
The Top Work Podcasts
- Work Appropriate with Ann Helen Peterson – From the Writer and Author Ann Helen Peterson, Anne brings on guests to talk about workplace challenges and how to solve them
- The Edge of Work with Al Dea – Shameless plug for my own podcast, but The Edge of Work is a podcast for leaders to help them navigate a changing world of work, and covers topics related to talent, leadership and workplace culture.
- Redefining Work with Lars Schmidt – In this podcast, Lars brings on business & HR leaders to explore new ideas to reinvent the workplace.
- Workplace Stories by Redthread Research – Hosted by Dani and Stacia from Readthread Research, this podcast explores various workplace topics and trends about what’s working in the workplace
- Workwell by Jen Fisher – A podcast hosted by Deloitte’s Chief Well-Being Officer covering issues and stories about well-being at work
- Managing The Future of Work – Hosted by Harvard Business School Professor Joseph Fuller, this podcast explores research and ideas about the future of work
- Brave New Work (The Ready) – Hosted by Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans, this podcast explores new ways of working that are more adaptive, responsive and human
- Work Life with Adam Grant – Hosted by one of the top Professors who made researching work cool, Adam explores various topics and stories about work and comes with research.
The Top Work Newsletters
- Dror Poleg – Dror is a former real estate exec turned writer, instructor and consultant. He writes a weekly (if not more frequent) newsletter on the future of work, cities and technology
- Charter – Charter writes a few editions of a newsletter each week that cover trends and topics related to what’s relevant in the workplace.
- New World Same Humans – David’s newsletter focuses at the intersection of the future of work, technology, and what it means for human beings.
- Cali Williams Yost – Cali is a workplace flexibility consultant and has been in this space for almost 3 decades. Her newsletter covers topics related to remote and flexible ways of working
- Workforce Futurist – Written by Andrew Spence, Andrew explores the future of work from his vantage point as a futurist
- Anita Lettink – Anita is writer and speaker on the future of work. Her newsletter covers the future of work, pay and HR tech topics
- Brian Heger – Brian is a talent management executive and puts out a weekly newsletter on research and articles related to talent and the future of work
Workplace & Future of Work Leaders To Follow
LinkedIn is a great place to find people and conversations about the workplace. Here are a list of professionals who regularly post and share thoughts on various work related topics that are worth checking out:
- Omar Ramirez – The intersection of work and place
- Jeff Schwartz – The future of work and talent mobility
- Kelly Monahan – The future of work and talent
- Lauren Pasquarella Daley – The Future of work, talent, and DEI
- Kaleem Clarkson Remote Work
- Annie Dean – Distributed/Remote Work
- Liz Wilke – Work Insights
- Nick Bloom – Remote Work
- Nick Lynn – Work Employee Experience
- Heather McGowan – The Future of Work
- Jeff Selingo – The Future of Work & Higher Education
- Danielle Farage – The Future of Work and Gen Z
Conclusion
This by no means is an exhaustive list – I would love your help in continuing to update and add to it, so if you have a podcast, newsletter or person we should add please let me know. I’d love to hear what you think!