Résumé Botox, "Safe Jobs," AI Robots, and Demand for Construction Jobs
Feb 3, 2026: We start with the rise of "résumé Botox," where experienced professionals are removing years of experience just to get past hiring filters. Then we look at new data showing how Americans ...
3 Helmi 32min
How NRG Balanced Cultural Preservation and Strategic Growth During a High-Stakes Acquisition
What happens when activist investors call your multi-billion dollar acquisition the "single worst deal of the decade"? Most leadership teams would panic, but NRG Energy did the opposite: they doubled ...
2 Helmi 51min
Part 2: The Futurist Framework Every Leader Needs for an AI-Driven Future of Work
January 30, 2026: The future of work is accelerating—and for many leaders, it feels overwhelming. Political shifts, new laws, rapid advances in AI, rising ethical expectations, and changing employee d...
30 Tammi 30min
One Employee Replaces Teams At Meta, AI Writes the Code, & Companies Are Hiring Storytellers!?
January 29, 2026: Today a series of stories made it impossible to ignore how fast work is changing. Meta says AI now allows one employee to do the work of entire teams. Engineers at Anthropic and Open...
29 Tammi 23min
The Futurist Framework Every Leader Needs for an AI-Driven Future of Work
January 28, 2026: In today's episode, I zoom out to help you see what's really shaping the future of work. Before we talk about AI, leadership, or organizational strategy, we need to understand the fo...
28 Tammi 27min
Gartner Warns AI Will Make Decisions Worse — CEOs Keep Buying It Anyway
January 27, 2026: Executives say AI is making work more efficient. Employees say it's barely saving time. Gartner warns that overreliance on AI will actually lead to worse decisions. And one of the wo...
27 Tammi 28min
Why Using AI for Short Term Efficiency Might Be Accidentally Killing Your Future Leaders W/ Melanie Tinto, CHRO of Grainger
AI can handle entry-level tasks today, but at what cost to your future leadership? Many companies are accidentally "hollowing out" their talent pipeline by cutting junior roles, creating a massive gap...
26 Tammi 52min
Citi's 'Results Over Effort' Message Signals the End of Comfortable Work—Amazon Follows
January 23, 2026: In this episode of Future Ready Today, I unpack why Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser's blunt "results over effort" message is such an important signal—and why it marks the end of comfortabl...
23 Tammi 25min
