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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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19:58

American Opportunity Index: What makes a company a...

Work In Progress ·

2023/08/29

In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by Joseph Fuller, professor at Harvard Business School and co-head of the school's Managing the Future of Work Project, and Rajiv Chandrasekaran, head of strategy at the Schultz Family Foundation. Everybody benefits from an upwardly mobile workforce, So, how is corporate America doing when it comes to creating a culture of advancement for workers within their businesses, particularly those without a four-year college degree? That’s the

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19:58

American Opportunity Index: What makes a company a...

Work In Progress ·

2023/08/29

In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by Joseph Fuller, professor at Harvard Business School and co-head of the school's Managing the Future of Work Project, and Rajiv Chandrasekaran, head of strategy at the Schultz Family Foundation. Everybody benefits from an upwardly mobile workforce, So, how is corporate America doing when it comes to creating a culture of advancement for workers within their businesses, particularly those without a four-year college degree? That’s the

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22:10

Accelerating Black representation in the tech...

Work In Progress ·

2023/08/22

On this episode of Work in Progress, I'm discussing increasing representation of Black talent in the tech industry and the new career exploration tool Black Genius Academy with Rachelle Olden, head of Google's Tech Equity Collective, and Ruben Harris, co-founder and CEO of Career Karma. Black talent is underrepresented in some of the fastest-growing jobs in the country. According to a report from McKinsey, Black talent makes up 12% of the U.S. workforce, but only 8% of the tech industry. Tech

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22:10

Accelerating Black representation in the tech...

Work In Progress ·

2023/08/22

On this episode of Work in Progress, I'm discussing increasing representation of Black talent in the tech industry and the new career exploration tool Black Genius Academy with Rachelle Olden, head of Google's Tech Equity Collective, and Ruben Harris, co-founder and CEO of Career Karma. Black talent is underrepresented in some of the fastest-growing jobs in the country. According to a report from McKinsey, Black talent makes up 12% of the U.S. workforce, but only 8% of the tech industry. Tech

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18:35

AI and education: ‘We don’t have 20 years to get this...

Work In Progress ·

2023/08/16

In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast, I'm joined by Alex Kotran, the co-founder and CEO of The AI Education Project (aiEDU) to discuss preparing K-12 students for the impact of artificial intelligence on the way we learn, work, and live. While AI – more precisely ChatGPT – seems to be the word of 2023, aiEDU has been focused on the issue of artificial intelligence and education for the past few years. The nonprofit advocates for a nationwide adoption of AI studies in the classroom,

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18:35

AI and education: ‘We don’t have 20 years to get this...

Work In Progress ·

2023/08/16

In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast, I'm joined by Alex Kotran, the co-founder and CEO of The AI Education Project (aiEDU) to discuss preparing K-12 students for the impact of artificial intelligence on the way we learn, work, and live. While AI – more precisely ChatGPT – seems to be the word of 2023, aiEDU has been focused on the issue of artificial intelligence and education for the past few years. The nonprofit advocates for a nationwide adoption of AI studies in the classroom,

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17:04

‘Our world requires innovation. Innovation needs...

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2023/07/25

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Jayshree Seth, chief science advocate and corporate scientist for global manufacturing company 3M. Seth's role at the company is two-pronged. As a corporate scientist, she uses her engineering skills to solve complex problems and, in her words, "find solutions that stick." (It is 3M after all!) As the chief science advocate, she works with people of all ages – including young girls and women and individuals from underrepresented

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17:04

‘Our world requires innovation. Innovation needs...

Work In Progress ·

2023/07/25

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Jayshree Seth, chief science advocate and corporate scientist for global manufacturing company 3M. Seth's role at the company is two-pronged. As a corporate scientist, she uses her engineering skills to solve complex problems and, in her words, "find solutions that stick." (It is 3M after all!) As the chief science advocate, she works with people of all ages – including young girls and women and individuals from underrepresented

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14:42

Democratizing access to wealth to improve economic...

Work In Progress ·

2023/07/18

In this episode of Work in Progress, Joanna Smith-Ramani, co-executive director of the The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (FSP), and I discuss how we, as a society, can improve financial security and democratize access to wealth to improve economic equity across our country. Every day, more than 50 million Americans live in or near financial crisis. Financial instability has gone mainstream, threatening our economy and our democracy. Last month at the Aspen Ideas Festival, I sat

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14:42

Democratizing access to wealth to improve economic...

Work In Progress ·

2023/07/18

In this episode of Work in Progress, Joanna Smith-Ramani, co-executive director of the The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (FSP), and I discuss how we, as a society, can improve financial security and democratize access to wealth to improve economic equity across our country. Every day, more than 50 million Americans live in or near financial crisis. Financial instability has gone mainstream, threatening our economy and our democracy. Last month at the Aspen Ideas Festival, I sat

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19:03

‘We have a labor market desperate for skilled people’

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2023/07/05

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Andy Van Kleunen, founder and CEO of the National Skills Coalition. We sat down in the "Bucky Dome" on the Aspen Institute campus at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss what is being done to upskill workers to fill the 10.1 million open jobs across the country. Since 2000, the National Skills Coalition (NSC) has been advocating for what it describes as "a national commitment to inclusive, high-quality skills training so that more people have

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19:03

‘We have a labor market desperate for skilled people’

Work In Progress ·

2023/07/05

In this episode of Work in Progress, I am joined by Andy Van Kleunen, founder and CEO of the National Skills Coalition. We sat down in the "Bucky Dome" on the Aspen Institute campus at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss what is being done to upskill workers to fill the 10.1 million open jobs across the country. Since 2000, the National Skills Coalition (NSC) has been advocating for what it describes as "a national commitment to inclusive, high-quality skills training so that more people have

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13:56

Taylor: If employers don’t invest in their employees,...

Work In Progress ·

2023/06/21

In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by Johnny C. Taylor, president and CEO of SHRM – the Society for Human Resource Managment – from their annual conference held last week in Las Vegas. There was a lot of talk at the annual conference about skills-based hiring and skills training, notably from guest speaker former president Bill Clinton and from the SHRM leadership, including Taylor. "We shouldn't require a college degree if the job doesn't require it. There are a lot of benefits

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13:56

Taylor: If employers don’t invest in their employees,...

Work In Progress ·

2023/06/21

In this episode of Work in Progress, I'm joined by Johnny C. Taylor, president and CEO of SHRM – the Society for Human Resource Managment – from their annual conference held last week in Las Vegas. There was a lot of talk at the annual conference about skills-based hiring and skills training, notably from guest speaker former president Bill Clinton and from the SHRM leadership, including Taylor. "We shouldn't require a college degree if the job doesn't require it. There are a lot of benefits

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25:01

‘Where you live should not dictate your economic...

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2023/06/13

In this episode of Work in Progress, Daniel Cervantes, SVP of National Expansion & Strategic Initiatives for Skills for America's Future, and Camille DeCicco, director of Social Impact for Discover Financial Services, join me to discuss the national expansion of an eleven-year-old Chicago-area nonprofit that works with local employers to put unemployed and underemployed residents to work in good jobs. Skills for Chicagoland's Future launched in 2012 with what they call a "jobs-first workforce

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25:01

‘Where you live should not dictate your economic...

Work In Progress ·

2023/06/13

In this episode of Work in Progress, Daniel Cervantes, SVP of National Expansion & Strategic Initiatives for Skills for America's Future, and Camille DeCicco, director of Social Impact for Discover Financial Services, join me to discuss the national expansion of an eleven-year-old Chicago-area nonprofit that works with local employers to put unemployed and underemployed residents to work in good jobs. Skills for Chicagoland's Future launched in 2012 with what they call a "jobs-first workforce

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12:10

Changing hearts and minds to create economic mobility

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2023/06/06

In this episode of Work in Progress, I speak to Gerald Chertavian, founder and CEO of Year Up, a nonprofit helping young adults in underrepresented communities get started in livable wage careers on a pathway to economic mobility. Year Up has three interconnected strategies – providing targeted skills training and connections to livable-wage employment for students and alumni; empowering others to serve and support young adults; and changing systems that perpetuate the opportunity gap. Since

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12:10

Changing hearts and minds to create economic mobility

Work In Progress ·

2023/06/06

In this episode of Work in Progress, I speak to Gerald Chertavian, founder and CEO of Year Up, a nonprofit helping young adults in underrepresented communities get started in livable wage careers on a pathway to economic mobility. Year Up has three interconnected strategies – providing targeted skills training and connections to livable-wage employment for students and alumni; empowering others to serve and support young adults; and changing systems that perpetuate the opportunity gap. Since

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29:15

How the COVID pandemic shaped expectations of today’s...

Work In Progress ·

2023/05/30

In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast, a deeper dive into a new report on how the pandemic changed what lower-wage earners expect from a job, what they are doing to improve their economic mobility, and the impact it is having on the workforce today. One of the tasks of the U.S. Federal Reserve System is to take the pulse of economic conditions to better understand the economic health of the country. Capturing the full picture of today’s labor market means looking beyond the data and

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29:15

How the COVID pandemic shaped expectations of today’s...

Work In Progress ·

2023/05/30

In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast, a deeper dive into a new report on how the pandemic changed what lower-wage earners expect from a job, what they are doing to improve their economic mobility, and the impact it is having on the workforce today. One of the tasks of the U.S. Federal Reserve System is to take the pulse of economic conditions to better understand the economic health of the country. Capturing the full picture of today’s labor market means looking beyond the data and

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