In HRchat 188, we hear from Jeff Wald, Co-Founder of WorkMarket, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to organize, manage, and pay freelancers. Jeff is also the author of the new best selling book, The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations.
Listen to the Interview to Get Jeff’s Insights:
- What inspired Jeff’s latest book?
- What lessons can we learn from the past three industrial revolutions and the current state of the labor market?
- How will we renegotiate the social contract to ensure fairness for workers, set clear rules for companies, and provide stability for society?
- What is the future of work for HR and leaders?
- What are some of the big pros and cons to a future where companies and employers are relying more heavily on technology?
- How will AI continue to augment and evolve the roles of HR pros?
- What has COVID-19 done to accelerate the change of traditionally human-operated functions in the office and human ways to communicate?
More About Jeff Wald
Jeff began his career in finance, serving as Managing Director at activist hedge fund Barington Capital Group, a Vice President at Israeli venture firm GlenRock and various roles in the M&A Group at JP Morgan. He is an active angel investor and startup advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors.
In addition to WorkMarket, Jeff has founded several technology companies, including Spinback, a social sharing platform (purchased by salesforce.com).
Jeff is the author of The Birthday Rules and The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. He is also a Producer of the Tony Award Winning Best Musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Slava’s Snowshow and the full-length feature Inez & Doug & Kira which has won best picture at various film festivals. Jeff is a regular writer in Huffington Post and Forbes and speaks widely at conferences and on television on startups and labor issues. Jeff was named “One of the 100 Most Influential People in Staffing” by the Staffing Industry Analysts in 2017 & 2018.
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