The Edge of Work
The Edge of Work provides new insights and ideas to help leaders navigate the changing world of work. In each episode, we’ll talk to leaders, practitioners, and innovators to explore new ideas for attracting and developing talent, leadership, and workplace culture, all to help you lead and succeed in a changing world of work.
Episodes
153 episodes
Talent Strategy at RSM: A Conversation with Ty Beasley (Chief Talent Officer, RSM)
Ty Beasley is the Chief Talent Officer at RSM, a leading professional services firm. During this conversation, Al and Ty spend time exploring the evolving world of talent management in professional services. Ty shares stories from h...
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Four Transformative Trends Shaping HR in 2025 with Kelly Jones (Chief People Officer, Cisco)
Kelly Jones is the Chief People Officer at Cisco, where she is shaping the future of work and redefining HR in the age of AI. In this episode, Kelly shares insights from her recent blog post on the four transformative trends shaping HR in 2025,...
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Live From Transform: Heather Dunn (Brex) on Building Next Gen Leaders and a Talent Flywheel
Heather Dunn is the Chief People Officer at Brex, a modern day financial platform. In this conversation, Heather shares her insights from participating at Transform on the "Next Gen Leader" panel and how Brex is rethinking leadership developmen...
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Building a Future-Ready Workforce: Inside New York Life’s Talent Strategy with Tina Gupta
Tina Gupta is the SVP of Talent Management at New York Life Insurance Company, where she leads efforts to transform how employees develop and grow within the organization. In this episode of The Edge of Work, Tina shares insights into ...
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Live From Transform: Designing Work for Trust, Flexibility, and AI: A Conversation with Brian Elliott
Brian Elliott is the CEO of Work Forward and an expert in the workplace strategy space. In this conversation, Brian shares insights from his work with organizations on flexible work, the ongoing return-to-office debate, and how trust impacts pr...
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The Future of Work and HR: AI, Skills, and Leadership with Betsy Summers
Betsy Summers is a Principal Research Analyst at Forrester Research, covering HR and the future of work. In this episode, Betsy joins host Al Dea to explore the rapidly evolving workplace landscape, from AI’s impact on jobs to the shifting role...
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Wild Courage: How to Thrive and Your Career and Lead with Jenny Wood
Jenny Wood is a former Google Executive and the author of Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It. In this episode, Jenny shares her inspiring journey of launching the groundbreaking "Own Your Career" initiative at Google, a mo...
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Live From Transform: Conversations Across the HR Ecosystem (Part 1)
This week, we are live in Las Vegas with 4,000 other professionals across the HR and people ecosystem at the Transform Conference. In this episode, we share two of our interviews with leaders across the HR Ecosystem to find out what’s on their ...
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Work in Progress: Artificial Intelligence and Leadership Development
In this special episode of The Edge of Work, host Al Dea launches a new segment called Work in Progress. In this episode, he is joined by returning guests Shonna Waters and Angela Cheng-Cimini to explore the intersection of AI...
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How Great Teams Work with David Burkus
David Burkus is a Leadership and Teamwork expert, keynote speaker, and author of Best Team Ever. During this conversation, David shares key insights from his book Best Team Ever on what makes teams thrive in today's workplace....
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Leadership and The AI Mindset with Conor Grennan
Conor Grennan is the Dean of Students at NYU Stern and the Co-Founder and CEO of AI Mindset, an AI consulting firm. In this episode, Conor shares his insights on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the workplace, leadership, and talent dev...
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Couples That Work: A Conversation with Jennifer Petriglieri
Jennifer Petriglieri is the associate professor at INSEAD and author of Couples That Work: How Dual-Career Couples Can Thrive in Love and Work. During this conversation, she joins The Edge of Work to discuss the challenges and...
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How to Lead From Anywhere
In this episode of The Edge of Work podcast, host Al Dea explores the concept of 'lead from anywhere'. Al shares insights from a virtual keynote, emphasizing that leadership isn't only a formal title but an action that everyone can practice.&nb...
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Grow My Way: Empowering Careers and Embracing AI at Thomson Reuters
Chris Louie is the Head of Talent Development at Thomson Reuters, where he leads initiatives in talent acquisition, learning and development, and diversity and inclusion. During the conversation, Chris shares his journey from financ...
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Best Hits: The People Growth Equation: Aligning Employees, Managers, and Organizations Around Career Development
Note: This is a replay of a top performing episode from 2024In today's workplace, career development is critical for attracting, engaging, and retaining talent. Employees expect a job with opportunities for growth and advanceme...
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Best Hits: AI, Learning & Development, and the Workplace with Christopher Lind
Note: This is a replay of a top performing episode from 2024Christopher Lind, is a Chief Learning Officer, and the writer of the Future-Focused Newsletter and host of the Future-Focused Podcast. A longtime leader in the learning...
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Best Hits: Evolving and Empowering Managers For a Changing World of Work with Adam Hickman
Note: This is a replay of a top performing episode from 2024Adam Hickman is the Vice President of Learning and Org Development at Partners Federal Credit Union, a Walt Disney Company. In addition to this role, Adam is an author ...
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5 Work Insights for Leaders in 2025
In this solo episode, host Al Dea explores five key themes shaping the workplace in 2025. From the power of "People Smarts" and enhancing social capital to making talent development a core leadership capability, Al highlights the critical strat...
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Unlocking Leadership Potential: Lessons in Leadership Development with Andrew Barry
Andrew Barry is the CEO of Curious Lion, a Leadership Development Consulting Firm. During this conversation, Andrew discusses how leaders can embrace uncertainty and adapt to a fast-changing workplace. Andrew shares personal insights from navig...
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Best Hits: The Power of Intentional Collaboration and Social Capital in Today’s Workplace, with Dr. Michael Arena
Note: This is a replay of a top performing episode from 2024Dr. Michael Arena is an author, researcher, and co-founder of Connected Commons and former talent executive at companies including General Motors, Bank of America and A...
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Best Hits: Reinventing Your Career in a Changing World of Work with Herminia Ibarra
Note: This is a replay of a top performing episode from 2024Herminia Ibarra is a Professor at London Business School and the author of Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career. Herminia's ...
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Scaling Coaching for Organizational Impact with Nicole Forward
Nicole Forward is an executive development leader with extensive experience in building and scaling coaching inside of organizations. During this conversation. Nicole shares her journey of building coaching functions from the ground up and prov...
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Unlocking Manager Excellence at ServiceNow with Stefani Okamoto
In this episode, Stefani Okamoto, Director of Manager Excellence at ServiceNow, shares her journey in transforming leadership and management practices. Drawing on her experience spearheading manager excellence at leading organizati...
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Human Skills for a Technology Driven World: Inside Deloitte’s Learning Transformation with Chief Learning Officer Anthony Stephan
Anthony Stephan is the Chief Learning Officer at Deloitte. With responsibility for developing over 180,000 employees globally, Anthony has spent the past two years in his role embarking on transforming the learning business at Deloitte to evolv...
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