Recent Publications

Fast Company

Fast Company

To fight burnout, companies are trying to give employees more time back

For employers looking to increase engagement, there are ways to make work more meaningful, and less frustrating.

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The Toronto Star

The Toronto Star

LCBO head speaks out on plan to sell 24-packs of beer — and how he feels about competing with corner stores

Wine, beer and cocktails are coming to an Ontario corner store near you, and George Soleas couldn’t be happier.

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Fast Company

Fast Company

This is the most common career regret, and it’s easy to avoid

New research suggests a common theme among top career-related regrets.

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The Toronto Star

The Toronto Star

‘Awful lot of baggage.’ Scouts Canada CEO looks to lead century-old institution out of the woods

Ahead of COVID, Scouting was in steady decline. And while numbers having been growing, says Liam Burns, ‘there’s no evidence the status quo is going to work.’

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail

Fear of losing flexibility has women less likely to change jobs, survey shows

Even as the pay gap narrows, employed women are less likely to feel their employer offers opportunities for career growth, yet they’re also less likely to look for a new job, largely out of fear of losing flexible work perks.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail

What you should consider when expanding a business abroad

Finding the right balance between adapting to a new market’s unique features while maintaining brand consistency is key to expanding globally

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Recent Speaking Engagements

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Algonquin College - Pembroke Campus |

AI’s Impact on Today’s Students and Tomorrow’s Workers

Future of work thought leader Jared Lindzon discusses how AI will impact today’s students and tomorrow’s workers by citing historic examples of previous eras of change, exploring how recent innovations have impacted our definition of work, and how AI will impact students, educators, employees and businesses.

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The Briefing |

How your work spaces could change in 2024

The 4-day work week, flexible working and co-working are all going to be major buzzwords this year. There’s also coworking, where we’re seeing moves towards creating spaces in suburban centres so that workers don’t need to commute as far.

In this episode Rhianna Patrick delves into all of this with Jared Lindzon, a freelance journalist who has been published in the BBC, Time Magazine and Fast Company.

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As a sought after public speaker I have delivered presentations on the future of work, hosted panels and debates with world renowned musicians, business leaders and tech pioneers, and am a regular guest on Toronto's Newstalk 1010 AM radio as well as "This Changes Things" on the Cheddar and Fusion TV networks across the United States.

Recent Blog Posts

August 14, 2019 ()

I was going to take my story on “How skydiving cured my depression” to the grave; then the Times offered to publish it

Just two days before my 30th birthday, on April 13th, 2018, I published the first and (thus far) only story for the New York Times. Whatever your opinion of the publication, it’s a big deal for any journalist to be recognized by the newspaper of record for the entire English speaking world. I can’t imagine many going through journalism […]

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June 22, 2019 ()

Alexis Ohanian is a Gem, and I’ve Got Three Loaves of Bread to Prove It

Successful tech entrepreneurs tend to be jerks. Alexis Ohanian is different. Take it from a guy who knows; Tony Fadell (Apple, Nest) once threatened me with a lawsuit and Chris Sacca (Lowercase Capital, Shark Tank) stood me up three times in the same week. With their meticulously crafted public personas, focus group tested authenticity, well […]

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