Episode Details

How COVID-19 Accelerated the Future of Work

Episode 167 Published 4 years, 5 months ago

Description

In this episode of Start With A Win, Adam talks to Mark Sanborn, president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. Mark is an international bestselling author and award-winning keynote leadership speaker. He holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame.

The two kick off the conversation with a discussion about Mark’s newest keynote presentation, Leading the Future Workforce Now. It examines how COVID-19 actually accelerated the future trends that were inevitable in the workplace. Mark also shares insights into his national research project that was done into generational perspectives about the future, revealing that the younger generations are actually more optimistic about the future post-COVID versus pre-COVID.

They also explore additional takeaways from this past season of leadership in the face of constant change, including:

The importance of showing genuine care and and concern for your employees.
Taking the lessons we’ve learned from COVID and applying them to future unexpected events.
The need to communicate better, not more.
Forgoing the bare minimum and doing the maximum essentials.

Episode Links:

“Leading the Future Workforce Now” Presentation:

https://marksanborn.com/leading-the-future-workforce-now/

The Fred Factor book:

https://www.amazon.com/Fred-Factor-Passion-Ordinary-Extraordinary/dp/0385513518/?tag=marksanborn04-20

Fred 2.0 book:

https://www.amazon.com/Fred-2-0-Delivering-Extraordinary-Results/dp/141436220X/?tag=marksanborn04-20

The Fred Factor Online Training Experience:

https://marksanborn.com/fredfactor/

Connect with Mark:

https://marksanborn.com

https://twitter.com/mark_sanborn