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Work In Progress

The nature of work is changing rapidly and dramatically. Advances in technology are eliminating some jobs, transforming others, and, in some cases, creating jobs we never even imagined. In WorkingNation’s weekly podcast Work in Progress, we speak with leaders in business, education, government, and nonprofits about what’s being done to train and reskill American men and women to ensure they can compete for, and qualify for, good-paying, in-demand jobs today and in the future. Work in Progress is

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20:17

‘Apprenticeship is unlike any other training or...

Work In Progress ·

2023/11/07

In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast, I am joined by Ryan Craig, managing director of Achieve Partners, to discuss the role apprenticeship can and should play in developing a skilled workforce. A four-year college education has played a vital role in the economic growth and prosperity for many people in this country, but it has not been the silver bullet for everyone for a variety of reasons, with time and money being two of them. So, what is the alternative for employers desperate

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20:17

‘Apprenticeship is unlike any other training or...

Work In Progress ·

2023/11/07

In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast, I am joined by Ryan Craig, managing director of Achieve Partners, to discuss the role apprenticeship can and should play in developing a skilled workforce. A four-year college education has played a vital role in the economic growth and prosperity for many people in this country, but it has not been the silver bullet for everyone for a variety of reasons, with time and money being two of them. So, what is the alternative for employers desperate

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43:48

Don’t underestimate the value of investing in...

Work In Progress ·

2023/10/31

Workers over age 50 will soon represent 25% of our nation’s workforce. Yet, few reskilling and upskilling programs are built to meet the needs of older workers and connect them with employers. Earlier this month, WorkingNation collaborated with the Center for Workforce Inclusion and CWILabs on the Equity Summit 2023, a daylong event addressing the workforce needs of midcareer and older workers. In this panel – Recruiting, Training, and Retaining an Age Inclusive Workforce – we discussed

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43:48

Don’t underestimate the value of investing in...

Work In Progress ·

2023/10/31

Workers over age 50 will soon represent 25% of our nation’s workforce. Yet, few reskilling and upskilling programs are built to meet the needs of older workers and connect them with employers. Earlier this month, WorkingNation collaborated with the Center for Workforce Inclusion and CWILabs on the Equity Summit 2023, a daylong event addressing the workforce needs of midcareer and older workers. In this panel – Recruiting, Training, and Retaining an Age Inclusive Workforce – we discussed

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20:11

‘Resilient, creative, and tenacious,’ the competitive...

Work In Progress ·

2023/10/24

In this episode of Work in Progress, I speak with Diego Mariscal, CEO and chief disabled person of 2Gether-International (2GI), about how his organization is working to flip the narrative about the way people think about entrepreneurs with disabilities. "It's really important that we start to highlight the competitive advantage of disability as opposed to disability just as something that needs to be cured or fixed rather than celebrated and embraced," says Mariscal, who was born with cerebral

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20:11

‘Resilient, creative, and tenacious,’ the competitive...

Work In Progress ·

2023/10/24

In this episode of Work in Progress, I speak with Diego Mariscal, CEO and chief disabled person of 2Gether-International (2GI), about how his organization is working to flip the narrative about the way people think about entrepreneurs with disabilities. "It's really important that we start to highlight the competitive advantage of disability as opposed to disability just as something that needs to be cured or fixed rather than celebrated and embraced," says Mariscal, who was born with cerebral

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IBM’s neurodiversity advancement initiative supports...

Work In Progress ·

2023/10/17

In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by Nat Lyckowski, the global neurodiversity advancement leader for tech giant IBM. “Neurodiversity is a concept to respect and accept neurological differences as a natural part of human variation. Just like eye color or our height, it's part of who we are,” explains Lyckowski. Neurodivergent differences includes things like dyslexia, ADHD, autism, Tourette's, dyscalculia, and more. “It's basically people who think differently based upon the way

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IBM’s neurodiversity advancement initiative supports...

Work In Progress ·

2023/10/17

In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by Nat Lyckowski, the global neurodiversity advancement leader for tech giant IBM. “Neurodiversity is a concept to respect and accept neurological differences as a natural part of human variation. Just like eye color or our height, it's part of who we are,” explains Lyckowski. Neurodivergent differences includes things like dyslexia, ADHD, autism, Tourette's, dyscalculia, and more. “It's basically people who think differently based upon the way

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19:34

A guide to increasing the percentage of Black,...

Work In Progress ·

2023/10/03

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Dwana Franklin-Davis, CEO of Reboot Representation whose mission is to double the number of Black, Latina, and Native American (BLNA) women in the tech industry by the year 2025. I sat down with Franklin-Davis at the Aspen Latino Business Summit in Washington, D.C. in early September. Reboot Representation Tech Coalition was launched in 2018 by Pivotal Ventures, Melinda French Gates' incubation organization, which advocates for expanding

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19:34

A guide to increasing the percentage of Black,...

Work In Progress ·

2023/10/03

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Dwana Franklin-Davis, CEO of Reboot Representation whose mission is to double the number of Black, Latina, and Native American (BLNA) women in the tech industry by the year 2025. I sat down with Franklin-Davis at the Aspen Latino Business Summit in Washington, D.C. in early September. Reboot Representation Tech Coalition was launched in 2018 by Pivotal Ventures, Melinda French Gates' incubation organization, which advocates for expanding

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22:03

Increasing access to capital for Latina and Latino...

Work In Progress ·

2023/09/26

In this episode of Work in Progress, I discuss increasing access to capital for Latino entrepreneurs with Isabella Casillas Guzman, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and Nina Vaca, the founder and CEO of Pinnacle Group, a global IT staffing agency. I sat down with Guzman and Vaca at the Aspen Latino Business Summit in Washington, D.C. in early September. Small businesses are driving economic growth across the nation, according to the SBA's Guzman, noting more that

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22:03

Increasing access to capital for Latina and Latino...

Work In Progress ·

2023/09/26

In this episode of Work in Progress, I discuss increasing access to capital for Latino entrepreneurs with Isabella Casillas Guzman, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and Nina Vaca, the founder and CEO of Pinnacle Group, a global IT staffing agency. I sat down with Guzman and Vaca at the Aspen Latino Business Summit in Washington, D.C. in early September. Small businesses are driving economic growth across the nation, according to the SBA's Guzman, noting more that

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25:34

The New Technology State: How do we address the...

Work In Progress ·

2023/09/12

In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by William Raduchel, a pioneer in the tech industry and author of The New Technology State: How Our Digital Dreams Became Societal Nightmares – and What We Can Do About It. Bill Raduchel has been fascinated with technology since he was at summer camp that was trying to get teenagers interested in a career in STEM. "One of the things they did was show us a computer at the local Air Force base and it controlled the anti-aircraft missiles that

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25:34

The New Technology State: How do we address the...

Work In Progress ·

2023/09/12

In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by William Raduchel, a pioneer in the tech industry and author of The New Technology State: How Our Digital Dreams Became Societal Nightmares – and What We Can Do About It. Bill Raduchel has been fascinated with technology since he was at summer camp that was trying to get teenagers interested in a career in STEM. "One of the things they did was show us a computer at the local Air Force base and it controlled the anti-aircraft missiles that

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Honoring and remembering the lives lost and those...

Work In Progress ·

2023/09/11

Today, WorkingNation joins the rest of the nation in remembering the 2,977 lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honoring the thousands of first responders who became chronically ill as a result of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the crash of a commercial plane in Pennsylvania. Among those who died on that day 22 years ago was Akamai Technologies co-founder Danny Lewin, a friend and colleague to WorkingNation founder and CEO Art

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Honoring and remembering the lives lost and those...

Work In Progress ·

2023/09/11

Today, WorkingNation joins the rest of the nation in remembering the 2,977 lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honoring the thousands of first responders who became chronically ill as a result of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the crash of a commercial plane in Pennsylvania. Among those who died on that day 22 years ago was Akamai Technologies co-founder Danny Lewin, a friend and colleague to WorkingNation founder and CEO Art

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22:27

CoGen Challenge: Older and younger people working...

Work In Progress ·

2023/09/05

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Marci Alboher, vice president at CoGenerate, and Janet Oh, director of innovation at CoGenerate, a social-impact nonprofit dedicated to bringing older and younger people together to help create a more inclusive and prosperous future. CoGenerate today announced the launch of the CoGen Challenge to Advance Economic Opportunity, an initiative to elevate gogenerational models that can transform the economic landscape for people of all ages living

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22:27

CoGen Challenge: Older and younger people working...

Work In Progress ·

2023/09/05

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Marci Alboher, vice president at CoGenerate, and Janet Oh, director of innovation at CoGenerate, a social-impact nonprofit dedicated to bringing older and younger people together to help create a more inclusive and prosperous future. CoGenerate today announced the launch of the CoGen Challenge to Advance Economic Opportunity, an initiative to elevate gogenerational models that can transform the economic landscape for people of all ages living

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WorkingNation honors the American worker

Work In Progress ·

2023/09/04

During the height of the Industrial Revolution, the labor movement fought for decent wages and days off. As a result, economic conditions for working men and women have been dramatically improved over the last hundred plus years. President Grover Cleveland signed a national act in 1894 making the first Monday in September Labor Day, a federal holiday. Watch our animated video to learn more about the history of Labor Day.

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WorkingNation honors the American worker

Work In Progress ·

2023/09/04

During the height of the Industrial Revolution, the labor movement fought for decent wages and days off. As a result, economic conditions for working men and women have been dramatically improved over the last hundred plus years. President Grover Cleveland signed a national act in 1894 making the first Monday in September Labor Day, a federal holiday. Watch our animated video to learn more about the history of Labor Day.

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