The Word Café Podcast with Amax

S1 Ep. 83 The Much Ado About Work

July 13, 2022 Amachree Isoboye Afanyaa Season 1 Episode 83
The Word Café Podcast with Amax
S1 Ep. 83 The Much Ado About Work
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Show Notes

Covid-19 has had an unprecedented impact on the global economy and somehow has redefined the landscape of work. The traditional way of working, which entailed moving to a particular place called an office before work can take place, has been transformed. Technology has proven that work can be done from anywhere given the right tools.

One voice that has been big on this for a while now is Jesuthasan Ravin. In a recent interview with INSIDER, he opined that the future of work had become an all-encompassing buzzword, representing everything from automation to working remotely. 

https://www.businessinsider.com/ravin-jesuthasan-puts-work-first-instead-of-technology-2022-6?r=US&IR=T

But at its core, the future is about breaking jobs down to their essential duties. That's according to Ravin Jesuthasan, the global leader for transformation services at the consulting firm Mercer who has written several books on the future of work.

"It's essentially going to a much more granular level of analysis than just this thing called a job," he told Insider. 

We are honored to have him on this episode of the Word Café Podcast.

Ravin Jesuthasan, global thought leader, futurist, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author on the future of work, automation, and human capital
He is a recognized global thought leader, futurist, and author on the future of work, automation, and human capital. He has led numerous research projects for the World Economic Forum, including its ground-breaking studies; Shaping the Future Implications of Digital Media for Society, Creating a Shared Vision for Talent in the 4th Industrial Revolution, and HR 4.0. He is a regular participant and presenter at the World Economic Forum's annual meetings in Davos and Dalian/Tianjin and a member of the forum's Chief Human Resources Officer community

 
 He has been a featured speaker on the topics mentioned earlier at conferences in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America. He has also been featured and quoted extensively by leading business media, including CNN, BBC, The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, CNBC, Fortune, FT, The Nikkei (Japan), Les Echoes (France), De Telegraaf (Netherlands), Valor Economico (Brazil), Business Times (Malaysia), Globe and Mail (Canada), South China Morning Post, Dubai One TV and The Australian among others. He is a frequent guest lecturer at universities worldwide, including Oxford University, Northwestern University, Caltech, and the University of Southern California.
 
 He was named to the Thinkers 50 Radar Class of 2020. I have also been recognized as one of the top 25 most influential consultants in the world by Consulting Magazine, one of the top 8 future of work influencers by Tech News, and one of the top 100 HR influencers by HR Executives. He is the author of Transformative HR, Lead The Work: Navigating a World Beyond Employment, Reinventing Jobs: A 4-Step Approach to Applying Automation to Work, and the Wall Street Journal bestseller; Work Without Jobs: How to Reboot Your Organization's Work Operating System. He has authored over 200 articles, including 15 for the Harvard Business Review and the Sloan Management Review. My article in the HR People and Strategy Journal entitled Performance Management as a Business Discipline received the Walker Award for the most original and valuable contribution to the HR profession.

Jesuthasan works with tech leaders and other business stakeholders to find opportunities for innovation. Thinking about jobs on a task-by-task basis leaves more room for innovating, according to Jesuthasan. In his eyes, understanding the essential duties of a job can best help stakeholders decide if artificial

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