Dr. John Boudreau, future of work pioneer and former Cornell professor, discusses the new definition of work
Dr. John Boudreau is a luminary in the future of work academic community. He has published more than 50 books and articles. His scholarly research is published in Management Science, Academy of Management Executives, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Personnel Psychology. Features on his work have appeared in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Fast Company and Business Week, among others. Dr. Boudreau helped establish and then directed the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS), at Cornell University, where he was a professor for over 20 years, before his current position as Research Director for the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California.Thanks to friend of the podcast David Creelman for the intro to Dr. Boudreau!Listen and learn...How Dr. Boudreau got his start as an academic in HRTechWhat inspired Dr. Boudreau to make work life better for employees everywhereHow Dr. Boudreau defines work (the most enlightened definition we've heard)How to build high-functioning teamsWhy diverse teams don't perform betterHow alternative work and workers are redefining the labor forceWhy jobs don't equal work and degrees don't equal jobsWhat does it mean to be human when your colleague is a botWhy ATM machines led to more human bank tellers being hiredAbout the rise of internal talent marketplacesWhich skills AI will never automateReferences in this episode...Mark McCrindle on AI and the Future of WorkBryan Talebi from Ahura on AI and the Future of WorkKamal Ahluwalia from Eightfold on AI and the Future of WorkWork without Jobs, Dr. Boudreau's most recent bookThe Center for Effective Organizations Using AI as a co-pilot for songwriting