Companies are looking for a different kind of leader now, one who has strong soft skills and can guide rather than rule over staff. New technologies also mean training can be personalized and delivered remotely.
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Hiring and employment are getting more expensive, forcing Canadian employers to make tough salary and hiring decisions with significant implications for workers.
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Grad school might sound tempting, but the payoff to your career (and bank account) depends on a few factors.
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Diva International CEO Carinne Chambers-Saini talks about the rise of a small family business in Kitchener, the challenges of its rapid ascent and the future of sustainable feminine care.
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Facing the looming threat of AI and an uncertain economy, some job seekers are eyeing more hands-on industries—which are eagerly recruiting.
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Since its Canadian launch, total streaming hours in Toronto have skyrocketed 3,800 per cent, total subscribers are up 722 per cent, while hours-per-viewer have jumped 410 per cent.
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Ask AI caught up with Jared Lindzon, leading freelance journalist (BBC, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, New York Times, TIME, Toronto Star, Globe & Mail) and top observer of the trends and forces that are shaping job skills, careers, the essence of modern work itself.
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.
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.
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 […]
Read moreSuccessful 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 […]
Read moreOn June 12, 2019 I had the honour and privilege of addressing the 2019 graduating class of Centennials College’s School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design as their convocation speaker. In preparing for my 8-minute address I spent weeks considering what makes this moment such a unique time for the industry; how the conversation about […]
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