Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPassion, purpose, and plan: Guiding students toward success at work
Season 1 Episode 20
The largest charter school network in the US, KIPP, is preparing young people, K–12, to lead what CEO Richard Barth calls “choice-filled lives.” This…
7 years, 6 months ago
Larry Summers: urban-rural inequality and the importance of work
Season 1 Episode 19
Examining the realities of rural America, Larry Summers concludes that the problem is not just one of providing people with incomes—it’s about the ve…
7 years, 6 months ago
Retraining road-trip: New skills for older workers
Season 1 Episode 18
From South Carolina, to Appalachia, to Wisconsin, Professor Willy Shih set out across the country to understand the plight of older workers coping wi…
7 years, 7 months ago
Bridging the employer-educator divide
Season 1 Episode 17
America’s skills ecosystem is broken. Employers are confounded by workforce development institutions. Middle skills employees can’t get the training …
7 years, 7 months ago
How advanced technology is lifting the business of cranes
Season 1 Episode 16
Panu Routila, the CEO of Konecranes, which makes port cranes and industrial lifting equipment, discusses how technology is transforming the business …
7 years, 7 months ago
How Vodafone’s CEO is using AI to transform the way the company works (rebroadcast)
Season 1 Episode 15
In a re-release of our first episode, Vittorio Colao, who stepped-down as CEO of Vodafone in October of 2018, discusses the sweeping changes technolo…
7 years, 8 months ago
The gift of global talent: Why talented people are the world’s most precious resource
Season 1 Episode 14
In a special episode, Professor Bill Kerr talks with co-host Professor Joe Fuller about his new book on global talent. Talent, Bill argues, is the wo…
7 years, 8 months ago
Work without borders: How digital platforms are transforming the way firms get things done
Season 1 Episode 13
As the world gets smaller, the talent pools available to firms are getting much, much bigger. By bringing employers and workers together and solving …
7 years, 9 months ago
Why employers should care about care
Season 1 Episode 12
As demographics change, caregiving responsibilities have become an increasingly integral part of employees' lives. Joe speaks with Care.com CEO Sheil…
7 years, 9 months ago
High school to JP Morgan in seven seconds: How businesses gain an edge by providing ladders of opportunity
Season 1 Episode 11
There is a deep chasm separating the millions of Americans with limited access to college degrees from professional life. Gerald Chertavian, founder …
7 years, 10 months ago