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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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14:27

Using technology to democratize how employers find...

Work In Progress ·

2023/02/28

Last month, I attended the annual Consumer Electronics Show, CES in Las Vegas, and there I met innovators with tech solutions for workforce challenges, including Stephen Bailey. He's the co-founder and CEO of ExecOnline and my guest on this week's Work in Progress podcast. ExecOnline is a leadership development platform that uses technology to democratize how companies build their talent and grow careers. Forbes magazine named the company as "a tech company to watch." Bailey starts by

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14:27

Using technology to democratize how employers find...

Work In Progress ·

2023/02/28

Last month, I attended the annual Consumer Electronics Show, CES in Las Vegas, and there I met innovators with tech solutions for workforce challenges, including Stephen Bailey. He's the co-founder and CEO of ExecOnline and my guest on this week's Work in Progress podcast. ExecOnline is a leadership development platform that uses technology to democratize how companies build their talent and grow careers. Forbes magazine named the company as "a tech company to watch." Bailey starts by

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17:01

Ensuring that employer-provided education benefits...

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2023/02/21

In this episode of Work in Progress, Guild Education's Terrence Cummings joins me to discuss his new role as the company's chief opportunity officer. A lot of this work has been underway at Guild for some time with Cummings leading the way for the last few years, he explains. It's now being more formalized and elevated with the new leadership role. Cummings will be working to ensure tangible and meaningful outcomes such as pay raises and promotions for both Guild’s "learner community" – at

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17:01

Ensuring that employer-provided education benefits...

Work In Progress ·

2023/02/21

In this episode of Work in Progress, Guild Education's Terrence Cummings joins me to discuss his new role as the company's chief opportunity officer. A lot of this work has been underway at Guild for some time with Cummings leading the way for the last few years, he explains. It's now being more formalized and elevated with the new leadership role. Cummings will be working to ensure tangible and meaningful outcomes such as pay raises and promotions for both Guild’s "learner community" – at

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18:34

SLEI: Latino entrepreneurship is thriving, but faces...

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2023/02/16

My guest on this week's Work in Progress podcast is Bárbara Gómez, Ph.D., the associate director of the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI). Dr. Gómez joins me to discuss the eighth annual State of Latino Entrepreneurship (SOLE) report released this morning. Gómez is one of the principal investigators of the new SLEI report which shows that Latino-owned businesses (LOBs) continue to outpace the growth rates of white-owned businesses (WOBs) – and U.S. businesses in general – in

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18:34

SLEI: Latino entrepreneurship is thriving, but faces...

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2023/02/16

My guest on this week's Work in Progress podcast is Bárbara Gómez, Ph.D., the associate director of the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI). Dr. Gómez joins me to discuss the eighth annual State of Latino Entrepreneurship (SOLE) report released this morning. Gómez is one of the principal investigators of the new SLEI report which shows that Latino-owned businesses (LOBs) continue to outpace the growth rates of white-owned businesses (WOBs) – and U.S. businesses in general – in

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12:47

DEIA: Technology’s a big part of getting to a job,...

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2023/02/07

My guest this week on the Work in Progress podcast is Mike May, who holds the title of chief evangelist at GoodMaps, a tech company helping the visually impaired navigate large venues such as convention centers, universities, hotels, and rail stations. "We take the outdoor navigation that everybody's used to and turn it into turn-by-turn navigation with GPS indoors. We do outdoors, but for most people, you lose your route and your directions once you go inside," explain May. May and I met at

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12:47

DEIA: Technology’s a big part of getting to a job,...

Work In Progress ·

2023/02/07

My guest this week on the Work in Progress podcast is Mike May, who holds the title of chief evangelist at GoodMaps, a tech company helping the visually impaired navigate large venues such as convention centers, universities, hotels, and rail stations. "We take the outdoor navigation that everybody's used to and turn it into turn-by-turn navigation with GPS indoors. We do outdoors, but for most people, you lose your route and your directions once you go inside," explain May. May and I met at

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16:52

‘We need a new system for education beyond high...

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2023/01/31

Lumina Foundation has long advocated for the goal of 60% of Americans earning college degrees or other high-quality credentials beyond high school by 2025. In this episode of Work in Progress, Courtney Brown, vice president of strategic impact and planning for Lumina Foundation, joins me with an update on the nation's progress toward that goal. "We advocate for learning beyond high school. We talk about high-quality learning and that includes any degree – associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, or

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19:53

Have tech skills? The health care industry wants you!

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2023/01/24

In this episode of Work in Progress, Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society, joins me from CES 2023 – the Consumer Electronics Show – earlier this month to discuss how technology is changing the skills needed in one of the most in-demand industries: health care. From nurses accessing digital medical records to checkups via Zoom to interpreting flows and streams of data, nearly everyone who's recently received health care has been touched by digital health care, even if that

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11:36

What we learned at CES about how tech is changing the...

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2023/01/17

For this episode of Work in Progress, I headed to Las Vegas for CES 2023, the huge Consumer Electronics Show. As usual, there were thousands of cool new consumer products on display, including a wireless OLED TV at the LG booth, all kinds of at-home health care products, and a robot that was roaming the showroom floor apparently on its own. That was all very interesting, of course, but I was mostly there to talk to business and workforce development leaders about how all this tech innovation

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23:08

What makes a job a good job and does your job make...

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2023/01/10

In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast, I'm joined by Maureen Conway, Aspen Institute VP and Executive Director of the Institute's Economic Opportunities Program to discuss what makes a job a good job. The Aspen Institute's Economic Opportunities Program is focused on policies, strategies, and ideas that help people across the county build better livelihoods and better lives. One of the primary areas it focuses on is how do people do that in the context of the labor market and getting

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20:06

Here’s what hot at CES 2023 and what it means for the...

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2023/01/03

In this episode of Work in Progress, Gary Shapiro, president & CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), joins me to talk about the world’s biggest tech event – the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 – underway this week in Las Vegas. More than 100-thousand people are expected at CES to get a look at what’s ahead for us in 2023 and beyond from more than 1,000 exhibitors. "What we're going to see is the growth of so many categories such as digital health and EV (electric vehicles)

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21:10

Employers are offering education benefits to attract...

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2022/12/20

In this episode of Work of Progress, Dr. Jill Buban, general manager and VP of EdAssist by Bright Horizons, joins me to discuss the impact of employer-offered education benefits on closing the labor shortages in health care and other industries. Industry experts have been sounding the alarm about the staffing shortages in health care for decades, and that shortage has evolved into a crisis following COVID, particularly in nursing and allied health care. New research from EdAssist by Bright

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A no-cost apprenticeship and credential prepare...

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2022/12/15

An apprentice program is leading to new careers for members of the Missouri National Guard by taking their work experiences in the service and translating them into a nationally-recognized credential. The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (DHEWD), the Governor's office, and the Missouri National Guard worked together to create the program. “What we see is often the experiences that an individual might have in the Guard don't fully translate out into the private

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Transition from military to civilian life can be...

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2022/12/08

Wraparound services provide veterans with a more comprehensive portfolio of resources that can facilitate a more successful transition to civilian life, including access to education, workforce development programs, and community engagement. The U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, and the U.S. Department of Labor have all put tremendous effort into the transition experience for service members who are leaving the military, but these federal agencies still cannot

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Sustainable asphalt is building better roads by...

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2022/12/08

Michelle Dronet works as a quality assurance administrator for Blacklidge Emulsions, Inc. in Gulfport, Mississippi. Blacklidge is an advanced asphalt emulsion company that builds durable, safe, and smooth roads with cutting-edge, sustainable, and environmentally-friendly asphalt. “I am basically the [Department of Transportation] liaison between any government agencies and our company,” says Dronet. “I ensure we remain in compliance, our product stays in spec, so we can fulfill our customers

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13:10

These 4 in-demand skills are spreading so fast,...

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2022/12/06

In this episode of Work in Progress, Matt Sigelman, president of the Burning Glass Institute, joins me to discuss the how changing skills are disrupting the way we work, and what every job seeker and employer should do next. In a report released December 1, How Skills are Disrupting Work, the Burning Glass Institute looks at how fast-emerging skills are disrupting the labor market. "These four skills – AI / machine learning, cloud computing, product management, and social media – are now required

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Military spouse entrepreneurs create a work-anywhere...

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2022/12/03

Founded in 2016 by military spouses Liza Rodewald and Erica McMannes, Instant Teams is a talent marketplace that uses skill-based hiring to provide remote work opportunities and career continuation to a significantly underserved talent pool: military spouses. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the unemployment rate for military spouses has hovered over 20% for the last decade – more than five times the national average. There are approximately 12 million active duty and veteran

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