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About the podcast
About the podcast
Sophie addresses current business conditions and explores ways to navigate the disruption. She shares informative insights and interviewing leading innovators who are providing or benefiting from transformative solutions that will allow companies to emerge with sustainable models, mindsets, and business practices.
Find out how to transition to more effective, productive, and supportive new ways of working—across locations, generations, and platforms—as we harness these challenging circumstances to drive significant, multidimensional changes in all our working lives.
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LATEST EPISODE
Flexibility for Fixed-Site Jobs Pt II: A Top Down & Bottom Up Approach
Trond Undheim, futurist, speaker, entrepreneur, venture partner, and the author of a new book, Augmented Lean in this second episode gets to the practical details of how flexibility can be achieved in manufacturing plants after a 50 year innovation hiatus. Trond draws on his industrial tech background, understanding of manufacturers’ realities, and recognition of frontline workers’ expertise to develop flexible, augmented environments. He recommends balancing inputs from both employees on the shop floor and management to “hack and govern” new solutions. Trond acknowledges these are long term paradigm shifts. Read more
Recent Episodes
Flexibility for Fixed-Site Workers Employing Human-Centric Innovation
Trond Undheim, futurist, speaker, entrepreneur, venture partner, and author of a new book “Augmented Lean”. Trond draws on his technology-focused background across public, academic, and private sectors to discuss the need and solutions for workplace flexibility for frontline manufacturing workers. Acknowledging the paradigm shift to employ a human-centric approach, integrating employees’ inputs, Trond highlights sophisticated new software which improve frontline experiences and overall results. These solutions optimize processes and augment workers rather than emphasize machine automation. Read more
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Our Learning Journeys: To Attract, Hire, Empower, Develop, and Retain Talent
Jen Fox, VP People Experience and Culture at Justworks, discovered her passion for training and developing people early on. She shares learnings from her experiences at Nordstrom and Starbucks as well as working independently as a coach. Jen continues her journey at Justworks supporting new career pathways and navigating new work arrangements, empowering their employees to help figure it out. Read more
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Earlier Episodes
Going “Remote First”: Automate, Communicate, and Document
with Robert Keane
August 19, 2022
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Creating A “Human First” Business: Insights, Inclusion, and Impact
with Ali Azeem
August 12, 2022
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Rising Millennial Leaders: Insider Tips, Insights & Issues
with Jenn DeWall
August 7, 2022
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Tackling Underlying Issues: Straight Forward, but Not Simple, Solutions
with Dominic Price
June 24, 2022
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How Empathy Enables the Transformation of/at Work
with Sophie Wade
June 10, 2022
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The Evolving Roles of Leaders and Revisiting Holacracy
with Pascal Dulex
May 26, 2022
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Self Expertise, Avoiding Burnout, and Focusing on “How” to Work
with Dr. Amanda Crowell
May 13, 2022
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Transforming Career Trajectories for Women of Color at Work
with Deepa Purushothaman
April 30, 2022
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Making Hybrid Work – Focusing on the Employee Experience
with Reid Hiatt
March 25, 2022
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Careers in transition: Why are you leaving?
with Claire Harbour
March 11, 2022
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Adapting Product Design and Innovation for the Future of Work
with Kapil Kane
February 25, 2022
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The Great Resignation, Burnout, & How to Fix It
with Susan Inouye
February 11, 2022
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How A/Synchronous & Distributed, Digitalized Work is Optimized
with Neil Miller
January 28, 2022
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How Transforming Work Relationships Improves Outcomes
with David Nour
January 14, 2022
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2021’S ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS: EMOTIONS, EXCUSES, AND INSIGHTS
with Sophie wade
December 24, 2021
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The Hybrid Customer Journey and Creating Compelling Experiences
with YuChiang Cheng
December 10, 2021
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How Decentralized Organizations Profit from a Human-Centric Approach
with Mikael Sorensen
November 26, 2021
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Inclusive Employee Experiences Start with Leaders
with Gena Cox
November 12, 2021
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The Office of the Future — Shaping a More Human Experience
with Matthias Hollwich
October 29, 2021
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How Purpose and Values Make a Difference in Business
with Lisa Morton
October 15, 2021
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Shifting Skills and Scope for Growth and Resilience
with Jeremy Fleming
October 8, 2021
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Remote & Hybrid Models – Realities, Recommendations, Rewards, & Risks
with Laurel Farrer
September 17, 2021
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The Empathy Factor Driving Small Business Success in the New Era of Work
with Ramon Ray
August 27, 2021
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How to Succeed as a Remote Leader: Inclusion, Innovation, & Iteration
with Sacha Connor
July 23, 2021
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Marketing Internally to Effect Change, with Empathy
with Neil Bedwell
June 25, 2021
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Triggering Trust and Engagement through Anonymity and Action
with Paul Reid
May 28, 2021
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The Unbundling and Re-bundling of Jobs in the Future of Work
with Laetitia Vitaud
April 23, 2021
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Skills versus Jobs: Talent Mapping, Mobility, and Management in the Future of Work
with Muriel Clauson
March 26, 2021
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Reforming Capitalism, Promoting Human Capital Strategy, and Embracing the Future of Work
with Matthew Bishop
February 26, 2021
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2021: Forecasting and Planning a Foundational Year
with Rob Tercek
January 29, 2021
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Reframing Leadership: Shifting from Transactional to Inclusive
with Simone Sloan
December 18, 2020
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Transforming with Empathy: From Awareness to Application
with Michael Ventura
November 20, 2020
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On-Demand vs Remote Workers: Regulation, Opportunities, & Skills
with Jeff Wald
October 23, 2020
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Leaning into Diversity and Inclusiveness with Empathy
with Karyn Twaronite
August 28, 2020
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The Integral Role of Empathy in Leadership and Business
with Norman de Greve
June 26, 2020
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Leading with Empathy Through Uncertainty and Change
with Sophie wade
June 12, 2020
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Adapting Our Systems and Ourselves for a Reset at Work
with Gary A. Bolles
May 22, 2020
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Navigating Change: From Disruption to Sustainability
with Sophie Wade
March 13, 2020
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NEW BOOK "EMPATHY WORKS"
How to Compete in the New Era of Work
We are in a period of change. The new world of work is significantly more digitized and decentralized than before. We need to orient ourselves differently to be successful, shifting from transactional to human-centric management, mindsets, and methods to deal with the faster pace of business developments, continuing uncertainties, more complex issues, and an increase in multidimensional projects. Sophie shows you why empathy is a critical corporate value, mindset, and skill for improving engagement and productivity, and achieving sustained growth as we emerge from the pandemic.
Learn more“With an engaging style, thoughtful research, and wisdom, Sophie articulates the most critical skill of great leaders and companies – how they listen to, empathize with, and react to their employees and customers. A highly recommended read for leaders and aspirational leaders of tomorrow.”
NORMAN DE GREVE
Chief Marketing Officer, CVS Health
SOPHIE IN THE NEWS
Remote Work Junkie: Top 50 Remote Work Experts & Leaders to Follow
“Sophie Wade is on the curated list of the top experts and leaders that contribute to and innovate the remote work space.” August 2022
Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast: Empathy is the Master Leadership Skill
“Zoë Routh interviews Sophie Wade” August 2022
Winning Teams Podcast: When Empathy is a Key Competitive Advantage
“John Murphy interviews Sophie Wade” July 2022
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