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The Business End of AgilityThe Future of Work - going beyond coping to thrivingIn this episode we are joined by the amazing Author and Speaker Kevin Empey to explore just what is the Future of Work, and what it means for organisations, leaders and individuals today. We cover a lot of ground - looking at everything from the relationship of Future of Work with Agility, to how organisations can bring the topic of Future of Work into their strategy, and right through to the competencies needed for individuals to be 'future-fit' in today's changing world.
Find out more about Kevin here https://workmatters.ie/
Kevin's book...2024-09-1549 min
IMI Talking LeadershipShaping the Future of Work with Kevin EmpeyHow has the workplace changed over the past several years? What challenges do organisations face when trying to pivot away from a remote working model? What role does AI play in the Future of Work? Kevin Empey discusses all of these topics.2024-06-2528 min
Changing World of WorkEpisode 8: Ravin Jesuthasan - Democratising work and skills developmentComing from a finance and management consultancy background, Ravin Jesuthasan has been applying his powers of analysis to the question of how people and organisations make decisions about work for almost two decades. In that time he has written books on transformative HR and the concept of work without jobs. In this episode, Ravin tells host Kevin Empey about how the 'job' has been a basic building block of organisations for over 140 years - but the pace of non-incremental evolutions in work design is changing how we see jobs and ourselves as workers.Jesuthasan believes that the...2024-04-1844 min
Changing World of WorkEpisode 4: Charles Handy - The benefits of the portfolio careerIrish author and philosopher specialising in organisational behaviour and management, Charles Handy has been rated among the Thinkers 50 as one of the most influential living management thinkers. Listeners might be familiar with his idea of the "portfolio career" and the "shamrock organisation" in which professional core workers, freelance workers and part-time/temporary routine workers each form one leaf of the "shamrock". In this episode, Charles speaks with host Kevin Empey about the twists and turns - many fortunate - that led him to his overarching theory of management, and how he sees the evolutions in leadership playing...2023-11-2752 min
Changing World of WorkIntroduction to Changing World of Work podcast from Irish Times TrainingA podcast about the world of work from Irish Times Training.Conversations with national & international guests as they look at the current trends and future innovations which affect workers and our workplaces. Hosted by Kevin Empey, founder and Managing Director of WorkMatters, a leadership and organisation development firm focused on supporting business leaders, HR leaders and their employees thrive in the changing world of work.To find out more, visit www.irishtimestraining.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-09-0600 min
NHRDN - HR Bandit022 - 2023 Work Trends Report, Work’s PR Problem & PrideAlmost halfway through the year and our best mix yet! The Work Trends report for 2023 is out. Work continues to get a bad rap despite workers being happier at work than ever before. And it would be a sin to record an episode during Pride month and not talk about how to be a good ally. Join Ankita as she chats with Kevin Empey about top picks from this year's report, Work's PR problem, allyship and mid-year goals.
https://pulse.microsoft.com/en-ie/work-productivity-en-ie/na/fa2-microsoft-ireland-work-trend-index-2023/
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/will-ai-fix-work#3x3...2023-06-2939 min
The UTV PodcastView From Stormont: How would an Irish Unity referendum work?A special report from Eden Wilson. She examines modern life south of the border. She hears how society has been changing. We ask if the Republic is a place to which some Unionists could give allegiance.As demands grow for a border poll, we examine how that might all work with the DUP Peer Lord Weir, former Ulster Unionist leader Lord Empey and Former SDLP Leader Mark Durkan.Analysing all of the issues involed will be our Political Editor Tracey Magee, University of Liverpool Professor Peter Shirlow, Allison Morris from the Belfast Telegraph, commentator Sarah Crieghton...2023-06-0645 min
AI, Agile & The Future of Work: ALI LabsJourneys with Organisational and HR Agility Niamh McNamara & Fabiola Eyholzer - Agile-Lean Ireland RevistedSend us a textRecorded on Wednesday, June 24, 2020We are delighted to invite you to our next virtual meetup on Organizational and HR Agility.Our guest speakers for this session are highly experienced Agile HR practitioners, leaders, and experts, who will share with us their experience and learnings, particularly with regard to organisational and HR agility in these Covid times - and beyond.Speakers:Niamh McNamara is currently an Enterprise Product Owner & Global Process Owner Performance Management at Novartis. Niamh was previously Head of People & Organization Novartis Global...2023-05-271h 12The UTV PodcastView From Stormont: A week in Washington DCThe St Patrick's celebrations are well underway in the US and many of our political leaders are there. Tracey Magee has the very latest from Washington.As we wait to hear if the DUP will sign up to the Windsor Framework, we're joined by two of the major architects of the Good Friday Agreement, former deputy First Minister Mark Durkan and Lord Empey.Sarah Clarke has an exclusive sit down interview with Northern Ireland's top female Prosecutor. Marianne O'Kane tells her that prosecuting domestic abuse offenders is a top priority.And our commentators are...2023-03-1445 min
Hosting HR with HR Recruitment SolutionsHR: Past, Present & Future. 2023 EditionJoin us as we look back at HR’s recent past, discuss today’s challenges and the future of work and what that means for the HR profession.
We’ll be diving into all sorts of HR issues from the pandemic's affects on the HR profession? Should HR be activists? What does ChatGPT and AI mean for the future of HR? What skills does HR need to meet the challenges in the future of work? Is HR in its golden age? And so much more. Our expert panel will give you lots of learned insights, inspiration and key tak...2023-02-221h 17
CarmichaelThrive in the future of work: A conversation with author, Kevin EmpeyIn this podcast we speak to organisational change specialist and author Kevin Empey about the key trends in the world of work, the key challenges for the individual and for the organisation and what should individuals and organisations be doing to be ready and to adapt to these challenges Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-11-0236 min
Building Better Cultures104 | Future of Work - What Now? | Kevin EmpeyOn this episode of Building Better Cultures we’re checking in with Kevin Empey, Managing Director of WorkMatters, who first shared thoughts about pandemic fall-out back in March 2021 (Ep 61) Kevin details various models going forward and where the priorities must lie for leaders invested in cultivating agility as well as sustainability. The need for onsite collaboration and innovation is real, but so are the advantages virtual workers have seen in skipping their commutes. Are hybrid solutions a brilliant compromise or the source of confusing mixed messages? Finding the right balance will require leaders to develop experiential metrics as...2022-06-0245 min
SpodKast9 - "What are some blockers to organisational agility ?" - with Kevin EmpeyMindset: a key enabler and also a blockerAbout Kevin EmpeyKevin is the founder and Managing Director of WorkMatters, a leadership and organisation development consulting firm focused on supporting business leaders, HR leaders and their employees prepare for the changing world of work.Kevin is the author of "Thrive in the Future of Work"Know more about Kevin at LinkedInSubscribe to upcoming YouTube channel2022-02-0801 min
SpodKast8 - "What enablers of organisational agility do you see ?" - with Kevin EmpeyMindset: a key enabler across the organisation, team, individual and leadership lensesAbout Kevin EmpeyKevin is the founder and Managing Director of WorkMatters, a leadership and organisation development consulting firm focused on supporting business leaders, HR leaders and their employees prepare for the changing world of work.Kevin is the author of "Thrive in the Future of Work"Know more about Kevin at LinkedInSubscribe to upcoming YouTube channel2022-02-0802 min
SpodKast4 - "What does Personal agility mean to you?" with Kevin EmpeyQualities that Personal agility includes, building the Resilience in an individual.Learning mindsetChange-abilitySelf-leadershipCollaboration and relationship managementPurposefulnessAbout Kevin EmpeyKevin is the founder and Managing Director of WorkMatters, a leadership and organisation development consulting firm focused on supporting business leaders, HR leaders and their employees prepare for the changing world of work.Kevin is the author of "Thrive in the Future of Work"Know more about Kevin at LinkedInSubscribe to upcoming YouTube channel2022-02-0303 min
SpodKast2 - "What is organisational agility?" with Kevin EmpeyKevin's perspective on Organisational agilitySense, Respond and Ambidexterity: qualities that come up when we talk about what is organisational agility.About Kevin EmpeyKevin is the founder and Managing Director of WorkMatters, a leadership and organisation development consulting firm focused on supporting business leaders, HR leaders and their employees prepare for the changing world of work.Kevin is the author of "Thrive in the Future of Work"Know more about Kevin at LinkedInSubscribe to upcoming YouTube channel2022-02-0201 min
Building Better Cultures73 | Adapting to the Future of Work: Insights and Strategies From Industry Experts & Ireland TogetherFriends of the Building Better Cultures podcast, Ireland Together (www.IrelandTogether.ie) ran a series of mini-conferences focused on the next great reset—returning to the workplace. They asked Scott to facilitate a discussion on the Future of Work—what we will do, how we will do it and where we will work from. The panelists today are thought leaders in their own right, and during this discussion, they offer their insights into how work will be shaped by trends going forward. Our featured speakers are: Denise Black, Head of HR at Invest NI; Gillian French, CPO at C...2021-06-2945 min
The Wisconsin WrestlerFlashback Episode-Coaching Advice from 2020 State Champion CoachesSend us a textNo podcasts planned for two weeks? No problem, that's what filler episodes are for! Fortunately for us, we have plenty of good material to present to our listeners and this week we are releasing a compilation of our 2020 State Champion Coach Interviews where they talk about their philosophies and advice they would give their younger selves/new coaches. In this episode you get great sound bites from Coleman coach Kevin Casper, Wrightstown coach Matt Verbeten, and Stoughton coaches Bob Empey and Dan Spilde! Timestamps for each coach below:Kevin Casper (Coleman): 2:002021-06-0959 min
Building Better CulturesThe Future is Now: Workplace opportunities in a post-pandemic worldIn this inaugural episode of the Building Better Cultures podcast, Scott invites listeners to consider the brave new world that has suddenly arrived, thanks to Covid19. While pandemic upended lives around the globe, it also has presented myriad opportunities on every level of society – and perhaps most especially among information and other workers whose “new normal” offers all kinds of positive change. Featuring Kevin Empey, the visionary behind the leadership and organisational consulting firm WorkMatters, this episode deconstructs the good, the not-so-good and the abundantly possible that await us in a post-pandemic world. Flexible hybrid workplaces, increased empath...2021-03-2946 min
The Workplace Podcast in association with YellowWoodEpisode 20: The future of work with Kevin EmpeyKevin Empey, a future of work pragmatist, consultant and author joins our host William Corless to discuss the future of work. In this episode we discuss what the future of work holds for us covering aspects such as: agility, disruption, lessons from the past and implications for the HR function.
2021-03-1254 min
Irish HR and Employment Law DevelopmentsShaping the Post Covid World of Work with Kevin EmpeyKevin Empey of WorkMatters shares his experience of helping organisations to shape their ‘Future of Work’ models for the more blended, post-Covid world of work we are all facing. While it will be some months before most employers open up their workplace to all employees, planning has already commenced in shaping what the new, blended world of work will look like and how it will be delivered. Over the past year, WorkMatters has been supporting organisations work through and plan what their “Future of Work” will look like in reality and what is needed to prepare their organisat...2021-02-1847 min
Accountancy Ireland PodcastFuture of work - January 2019In the January 2019 Accountancy Ireland Podcast, we consider what the future of work might hold for organisations and their people. We speak to Kevin Empey from WorkMatters, John Fitzgerald from Harmonics Group and Kieran Moynihan from Board Excellence about what the future of work will mean for your career.2019-01-2528 min
Good Boss Bad Boss PodcastGood Boss Bad Boss Podcast Episode 3 Kevin EmpeyMerry Christmas everyone! In this episode I speak with the very brilliant Kevin Empey. Kevin is an expert in leadership and organisational agility and founder of Workmatters. As you'll hear he began his career a lot like most of the population; lost and seeking true meaning. He did find his feet thankfully and after 25 years working in people strategy he ended up as a partner and director of Willis Towers Watson where he helped define the Future of Work practice in Ireland. Personally, I am really grateful to Kevin for getting me involved with Jobcare where I coach and...2018-12-1556 min