Welcome to The Future of Less Work

A weekly thought-letter exploring the shifting ground beneath how we live, lead, and work.

Each Sunday, I connect the dots between global trends and real-life decisions—what’s changing, why it matters, and what to do about it. From AI to autonomy, from skills to systems, I write to help you see what’s next—and step into it with clarity.

Who is this for?

If you track the big picture—you’ll find signals in the noise. I write about workforce transformation, technology, purpose, and culture shifts in ways that make them actionable, not abstract.

If you’re navigating your own career—you’ll find frameworks, prompts, and perspective to help you move forward in a world where the old maps no longer work.

If you lead people or shape organizations—you’ll get strategic insight that bridges the future of work with the reality of HR, leadership, and organizational life.

A bit about me:

I’m Nirit Cohen—an HR strategist, Forbes columnist, and host of The Future of Less Work podcast. After decades in global leadership roles across HR, strategy, and M&A, I now help people and organizations make sense of the seismic shifts redefining work.

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Why Subscribe?

Free subscribers get:

• The weekly thought-letter, drawing from my Forbes columns and podcast conversations

• The “Your Turn” section with reflective questions and prompts

• Full access to new ideas, frameworks, and stories as they unfold

Paid subscribers get all of that, plus:

• Behind-the-scenes reflections and what I’m exploring next

• Bonus tools and frameworks from my work with global clients

• Invitations to live conversations, Q&As, and future-of-work roundtables

• A front-row seat to shaping this conversation with me

This isn’t a newsletter. It’s a companion to the questions we’re all asking:

What does meaningful work look like now?
How do we stay relevant—and human—in a fast-moving world?
And how do we build careers, organizations, and systems that work better—for all of us?

If that resonates, subscribe and join the conversation.

Let’s build The Future of Less Work together.

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