Mouthwash

In the last episode of Mouthwash season four, we’re exploring what the metaverse means for the future of work. From play-to-earn to play-to-learn, the metaverse offers a new dynamic for employers, employees and customers alike. Where are we right now though? What’s the real timeline to change? Someone who knows is Esther O’Callaghan of Hundo.careers, they’re the ones training Gen Alpha and future generations to explore new worlds of work. Strap in. ABOUT ESTHER (@HundoCareers)From being the first female DJ/producer to own a specialist vinyl store in Manchester to building the world's first on-chain campus powered by its own token for Gen Z (with some waitressing, window cleaning, and IronMan training in between), it’s been an incredibly unique journey. Esther is part of the first all-female De-Fi delegation to the European Parliament and has over 20+ years of experience across UK Govt, Local Authority, NDPBs, CSR, ESG, ED&I, the arts, culture, music, and third sectors. After dedicating her life to tackling youth unemployment, resulting in hundreds of thousands of children and young people supported nationally and worldwide, Esther’s hundo.careers is upskilling a generation of young people in web3 and metaverse, enabling them to work, earn and learn, wherever they are in the world.Find out more about Hundo here. SPONSOR: Season 4 of Mouthwash is proudly sponsored by Workplace from Meta. To make your place of work a great place to work, visit workplace.com/human

‘The great resignation’ is a term that highlights a period when large swathes of people are giving up their old jobs and moving to pastures new. Is this really the case though? The data is conflicting, to say the least. What’s really going on? In this episode of Mouthwash we’ll be talking about the future of job hunting, trends now and what employers are really looking for you to demonstrate when they are looking to hire. ABOUT DR. PAWEL (@PawelAdrjan)Pawel Adrjan is Head of EMEA Research at the global job site Indeed, where he develops actionable insights on the labour market to help businesses and policymakers make better decisions. During his time at Indeed, he has led innovative research on the transformation of the world of work and has collaborated with leading economics think tanks and international organisations. His analyses feature regularly in the media.Over the last two decades, Pawel has worked in Europe and the US, holding senior positions in risk management at Goldman Sachs and Barclays in New York and London. He is a Research Fellow in Economics at Regent’s Park College, Oxford, and a member of the Research Advisory Board at Open For Business, a coalition of global companies dedicated to LGBT+ inclusion.Pawel holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Warwick, as well as a PhD in Economics from the University of Oxford. Find out more about Pawel here.SPONSOR: Season 4 of Mouthwash is proudly sponsored by Workplace from Meta. To make your place of work a great place to work, visit workplace.com/human

Live events, meetings and generally keeping in touch with people changed over the pandemic. We’ve never used streaming technology so heavily and we’re only now getting signs that Zoom isn’t ok for our health, let alone events. On this episode of Mouthwash we’re looking at the future of streaming when it comes to the workplace…and beyond. What’s changing? What’s coming next?ABOUT JAKE (@jake_ward101)Jake is the Business Development Director at Groovy Gecko, responsible for managing key accounts, as well as further expanding the company’s reach into new markets and territories.He has worked in the streaming industry for over twenty years and in that time has produced the first webcast from the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, developed video strategies for major high street names, and even created the first live interactive drama on Facebook. Jake came to Groovy Gecko from Broadview Communications, where, in his role as Director of Accounts, he developed both a wide range of content programming, including over 50 live interactive programmes for BT, and managed major accounts including National Grid, ACCA, BT, IBM, and Cisco.Find out more about Jake here.SPONSOR: Season 4 of Mouthwash is proudly sponsored by Workplace from Meta. To make your place of work a great place to work, visit workplace.com/human

Gender has a pivotal role in the workplace. From pay gaps to promotions, healthcare to harassment gender is still a huge issue when it comes to the world of work. How will it change now we’re working in more hybrid and remote scenarios? Is the world of work about to get fairer? On this episode of Mouthwash we’ll be exploring the effects the pandemic has had on future gender roles in the office and beyond. ABOUT PROF. CLAUDIA (@pikagoldin)Claudia Goldin is the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University and was the director of the NBER’s Development of the American Economy program from 1989 to 2017. She is a co-director of the NBER's Gender in the Economy Study Group. An economic historian and a labor economist, Goldin's research covers a wide range of topics, including the female labor force, the gender gap in earnings, income inequality, technological change, education, and immigration. Most of her research interprets the present through the lens of the past and explores the origins of current issues of concern. Her recently-completed book Career & Family: Women's Century-Long Journey toward Equity (Princeton University Press) will be released October 2021.She is the author and editor of several books, among them, Understanding the Gender Gap: An Economic History of American Women (Oxford 1990), The Regulated Economy: A Historical Approach to Political Economy (with G. Libecap; University of Chicago Press 1994), The Defining Moment: The Great Depression and the American Economy in the Twentieth Century (with M. Bordo and E. White; University of Chicago Press 1998), Corruption and Reform: Lesson’s from America’s Economic History (with E. Glaeser; Chicago 2006), and Women Working Longer: Increased Employment at Older Ages (with L. Katz; Chicago 2018). Her book The Race between Education and Technology (with L. Katz; Belknap Press, 2008, 2010) was the winner of the 2008 R.R. Hawkins Award for the most outstanding scholarly work in all disciplines of the arts and sciences.Goldin is best known for her historical work on women in the U.S. economy. Her most influential papers in that area have concerned the history of women’s quest for career and family, coeducation in higher education, the impact of the “Pill” on women’s career and marriage decisions, women’s surnames after marriage as a social indicator, the reasons why women are now the majority of undergraduates, and the new lifecycle of women’s employment. Find out more about Prof. Claudia here.SPONSOR: Season 4 of Mouthwash is proudly sponsored by Workplace from Meta. To make your place of work a great place to work, visit workplace.com/human

Culture is a part of work that can build a company or destroy it. Much derided, heralded and sought after, having a good culture is imperative to handle uncertain times. David Burkus is an expert in building cultures, changing them and focusing on this important and often ignored part of businesses. On this episode of Mouthwash, we’re exploring why that is and what’s changing with business culture as businesses develop how they are organised. ABOUT DAVID (@davidburkus)One of the world’s leading business thinkers, David Burkus’ forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are helping leaders and teams do their best work ever.He is the bestselling author of four books about business and leadership. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into dozens of languages. His insights on leadership and teamwork have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Fast Company, the Financial Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, CNN, the BBC, NPR, and CBS This Morning. Since 2017, Burkus has been ranked as one of the world’s top business thought leaders by by organizations like Thinkers50, Global Gurus, and LeadersHum. As a sought-after international speaker, his TED Talk has been viewed over 2 million times. He’s worked with leaders from organizations across all industries including Google, Stryker, Fidelity, Viacom, and even the US Naval Academy.A former business school professor, Burkus holds a master’s degree in organizational psychology from the University of Oklahoma, and a doctorate in strategic leadership from Regent University.Find out more about David here.SPONSOR: Season 4 of Mouthwash is proudly sponsored by Workplace from Meta. To make your place of work a great place to work, visit workplace.com/human

Hybrid working is a reality already fro millions, but a lot more are undergoing the biggest work experiment of their lives. Ultra smart cookie, Julia Hobsbawm, believes we are living through a unique moment in the history of work which, if understood and handled correctly, can provide a springboard for the biggest transformational change in the workplace for a century. We’ll delve into this and other areas on this episode of Mouthwash. ABOUT JULIA (@juliahobsbawm)Julia Hobsbawm is an entrepreneur, writer, and consultant who addresses the challenges of the hyper-connected age, in particular remedies of what she has called Social Health for organisations.She is Chair of The Workshift Commission and is Founder and Chair of the content and connection business Editorial Intelligence. Her bestselling book The Simplicity Principle: Six Steps Towards Clarity in a Complex World was published in 2020 and won two US Awards for Best Business Book and Best Self-Help Book of 2020. Her previous books include Fully Connected: Social Health in an Age of Overload which was shortlisted for Management Book of the Year.Awarded an OBE for services to business, her articles are amongst the most downloaded on the Strategy + Business site and she is an adviser to the British Academy’s Future of the Corporation project.She regularly speaks to global audiences in government, private and public sectors. Julia is a founding trustee in the UK of OurBrainBank, a patron of Saving Faces: Facial Surgery Research Foundation, patron of The Zoe Education Trust, and is the Founder of the Social Capital Network.Find out more about Julia here.SPONSOR: Season 4 of Mouthwash is proudly sponsored by Workplace from Meta. To make your place of work a great place to work, visit workplace.com/human

Leadership has been truly tested during the pandemic. From pulling people together to tearing them apart, the pandemic has shown us the best (and worst) from leaders imaginable. What lessons can be learned and taken forward? What behaviours should we lose? Are we destined to live in a remote surveillance workplace? How is trust in the workplace? All these questions, and more, will be explored on this episode of Mouthwash. ABOUT DIANA (@dianawudavid)Diana Wu David is the author of Future Proof: Reinventing Work in the Age of Acceleration, a book about how to adopt more agile mindsets and practices to prepare yourself for success in a fast-changing world, across a 100-year life. Diana is an adjunct professor of leadership at Columbia Business School's EMBA Global Asia and for the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma. A former Financial Times executive, Diana now works with CEOs and board directors to enhance their leadership agility, influence, collaboration and resilience. Her clients have included the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, the World Bank, Expedia, Asia Development Bank and Credit Suisse. She began her career and leadership education as an assistant to Dr. Henry Kissinger.Read the first two chapters of Future Proof: Reinventing Work in the Age of Acceleration for free here.Find out more about Diana here.SPONSOR: Season 4 of Mouthwash is proudly sponsored by Workplace from Meta. To make your place of work a great place to work, visit workplace.com/human

Organisations change all the time, but are they organising themselves differently now? How? Why not!? What have smart organisations changed? Made sure to keep? What does a strong organisation look like? How much trust do businesses have in their people? On this episode of Mouthwash, we’re questioning the future - and purpose - of the post-pandemic organisation. ABOUT EMILY (@emilyrlogan)Emily works for NOBL, the top change management consultancy, and is a future-focused systems thinker. Passionate about people-first businesses, meaningful professional relationships, interpersonal and group dynamics, and creative change management, Emily is working with some of the biggest names in the business world. Find out more about Emily here. SPONSOR: Season 4 of Mouthwash is proudly sponsored by Workplace from Meta. To make your place of work a great place to work, visit workplace.com/human

Coworkers come in all shapes, sizes and ages. How do we bridge the gap? Is it really a gap or is something deeper at play? It’s not easy getting on with everyone at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic. While some are parachuting out, others are struggling to learn new technologies and skills…others are being replaced. On this episode of Mouthwash, we’re talking about you, your coworkers and we’re going in for some hard truths…ABOUT ELIZA (@drelizafilby)Dr Eliza Filby is a writer, speaker and consultant who specialises in ‘Generational Intelligence’ helping companies and services understand generational shifts within politics, society and the workplace. Eliza has worked with a variety of organizations from VICE media to Warner Brothers, from the UK's Ministry of Defence to the Royal Household, with banks such as HSBC, Barclays, BYMellon in Canada and Macquarie in Australia. She has spoken at the EU’s Human Rights Forum on teenagers and technology; the Financial Times CEO forum on the future of work and to the UK’s House of Lord’s Select Committee on intergenerational unfairness. Find out more about Eliza here. SPONSOR: Season 4 of Mouthwash is proudly sponsored by Workplace from Meta. To make your place of work a great place to work, visit workplace.com/human