Archive - TheFutureOfLess[?]Work

Flexible Work Was the Promise. The Infinite Workday Is the Reality.

Microsoft’s Work Trend Index data reveals the rise of the Infinite Workday. This article explores why flexibility isn’t enough—and how to fix work’s…

Aug 3

July 2025

Entry Level Jobs Still Exist But the Skills to Get Them Have Changed

AI is changing what entry level jobs require. We trained young people for the wrong skills. It’s time to rethink education, experience, and the path to…

Jul 27

Interview Bias Is Real—Here’s What You Can Do About It

Career tips to overcome bias in interviews and client meetings—learn how to spot unspoken assumptions, name the elephant in the room, and own your…

Jul 20

When No One’s Climbing The Ladder—How Do We Grow Talent?

As the linear career path declines, organizations must rethink talent management, employee development and employee engagement with new workforce…

Jul 13 •

Where Company Culture Lives When It’s Not in the Office

Company culture is no longer built in offices. Learn how leaders can design belonging, trust, and connection across distance—for hybrid, remote, and…

Jul 6

June 2025

The Skills We Used to Teach Managers? Now Everyone Needs Them

As AI reshapes work, every employee becomes an Agent Boss. Here's why leadership skills must now be core to employee development—starting from day one.

Jun 29

Your Flexible Work Strategy Will Show Up In Your Earnings

How organizational culture and flexible work strategies shape innovation in your products, employee experience, and business results.

Jun 22

Microsoft Just Rewrote Work—Here’s the New Language

Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index introduces a new vocabulary for the AI era—terms like Frontier Firm, Agent Boss, and Intelligence on Tap that signal a…

Jun 15

AI at Work Needs Humans at the Wheel

AI is changing how we work—but replacing people isn’t the strategy. It’s about redefining work so humans stay essential, empowered, and in control.

Jun 8

Flexible Work Is Coming For Shift Jobs And Hourly Workers

The gig economy broke the one-job model. Now micro-shifts, poly-employment, and schedule autonomy are reshaping work for Gen Z and the shift economy.

Jun 1

May 2025

Being Nice Won’t Get You Promoted. Nosy, Bossy and Shameless Will.

In today’s fast-changing world of work, power skills like visibility, influence, and courage are essential for career growth. Jenny Wood’s Wild Courage…

May 25 •

Stop Calling It a Career Change. You Didn’t Start Over.

Think you started over because you changed careers? You didn’t. You’re not a junior. Build on transferable skills, power skills, and cross-functional…

May 18 •

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