Work is Weird Now
Work is Weird Now
Podcast Description
Welcome to Work is Weird Now—the podcast that explores the mysteries and oddities of work in the modern age. If you’re at a mid-career impasse, questioning your career choices, looking for inspiration, or just wondering what on earth is going on —you're in the right place.Meet your hosts: Alice Phillips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-phillips-17847b7/Dan Emery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-emery-08869b3a/
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This podcast covers a plethora of themes related to modern work dynamics, including AI's impact on employment, the rise of mass entrepreneurialism, gender dynamics in leadership, and mental health in the workplace. Notable episodes explore topics like the biases in AI affecting women and the significance of neurodiversity in fostering inclusive workplaces.
Welcome to Work is Weird Now—the podcast that explores the mysteries and oddities of work in the modern age. If you’re at a mid-career impasse, questioning your career choices, looking for inspiration, or just wondering what on earth is going on —you’re in the right place.
Meet your hosts:
Alice Phillips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-phillips-17847b7/
Dan Emery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-emery-08869b3a/
This episode features Ben Legg — former Google Europe COO and co-founder of The Portfolio Collective — as we dive into why portfolio careers are becoming the new normal. Ben explains the shift from single-employer dependence to earning through a mix of consulting, fractional roles, creative projects and more.
We unpack the four types of portfolio professionals, the mindset shift toward life design, why organisations aren’t prepared for a fractional workforce, and the real realities behind going solo. Ben also explores how AI expands what’s possible for one-person businesses and what children will need to learn now to thrive in a portfolio-driven future.
We close with a look inside The Portfolio Collective, a global community of 15,000+ people building sustainable, flexible and fulfilling portfolio careers.
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