Ep 120: Inventing the Future of Work with Meg Bear

About this episode

Meg Bear discusses the future of work and the importance of intellectual humility and collective intelligence in the AI era.

Meg Bear is an award-winning global executive, board member, advisor, investor, podcaster, and keynote speaker who has taken the stage at TEDx, SXSW, Davos, the World Economic Forum, HR Technology Conference, Unleash, and beyond. As co-host of the Meg and Amy Show and a board advisor at NovaWorks and Papaya Global, she brings the rare combination of deep operator experience and forward-looking strategic vision that makes this conversation genuinely worth your time. Meg joins Bob to explore what it truly takes to lead and develop talent in the AI era, opening with a sharp critique of "founder mode" thinking and making the case that intellectual humility and collective intelligence are what sustainable organizations are built on. The discussion spans workforce disruption, the risks of AI-driven headcount cuts without strategic vision, and why psychological safety is the foundation for building genuinely adaptive teams. Keywords Meg Bear, SAP SuccessFactors, founder mode, grower mode, intellectual humility, collective intelligence, human potential, skills-based hiring, psychological safety, learning agility, talent marketplace, workforce planning, total talent, NovaWorks, Papaya…

People in this episode

Host: Bob

Guest: Meg Bear

Topics covered

• future of work
• AI in talent development
• workforce disruption
• psychological safety
• collective intelligence
• intellectual humility

Keywords

• founder mode
• human potential
• skills-based hiring
• learning agility
• talent marketplace
• AI readiness
• human experience management
• agentic AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAP SuccessFactors, NovaWorks, Papaya Global

Books & works: Meg and Amy Show

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