Ep 99: Ira Wolfe, The Workplace Futurist

SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar

If there was a crystal ball for what the future of jobs, work, and the workplace would look like, it would lie in the head of Ira S. Wolfe. Meet the man who describes himself as a ‘millennial trapped in a Baby Boomer body’ and who says he is both ‘fascinated and terrified of VUCA-level change’! Ira has emerged as one of the top 5 Global Thought Leaders in the Future of Work and HR. He is a workplace futurist, recruitment marketing strategist, employee selection expert, author (of several books), TEDx speaker, virtual keynote speaker and podcaster. Vinay finds out more from this visionary thinker on what happens ‘when the shift hits your plan’. Hit play!

[03:19s] Ira’s journey into talent & HR

[08:35s] Underscoring the need for the right skills today

[11:31s] The biggest change in the workforces over the last two to three decades

[22:57s] ‘Recruitment in the age of Googlization’

[50:35s] Ira’s top skill to thrive in the post-pandemic era

Check out Ira’s books:

Create Great Culture in a Remote World ; Recruiting in the Age of Googlization Edition 2.0 ; Recruiting in the Age of Googlization More books here

Find out more about Ira and his work at www.irawolfe.com

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