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Future Work

A weekly column and podcast on the remote, hybrid, and AI-driven future of work. By FlexOS founder Daan van Rossum.

A Summer for Leaders to Relearn Joy

A Summer for Leaders to Relearn Joy

Daan van Rossum
July 4, 2025
3
min read
A Summer for Leaders to Relearn Joy

A Summer for Leaders to Relearn Joy

Burnout steals joy quietly. Most feel just 1 joyful hour a day. This summer, reset. Reconnect with what energizes you—and help your team do the same. Joy is not rare, just overlooked.
AI Is Creating Jobs We Never Imagined

AI Is Creating Jobs We Never Imagined

Daan van Rossum
June 27, 2025
3
min read
AI Is Creating Jobs We Never Imagined

AI Is Creating Jobs We Never Imagined

AI may take jobs—but it will invent new ones. Robert Capps maps future roles built on trust, integration, and taste. From AI auditors to world designers, human creativity becomes the edge.
What Comes After the Replacement Talk? New Jobs

What Comes After the Replacement Talk? New Jobs

Mia Tran
June 27, 2025
15
min read
What Comes After the Replacement Talk? New Jobs

What Comes After the Replacement Talk? New Jobs

AI may take jobs—but it will invent new ones. Robert Capps maps future roles built on trust, integration, and taste. From AI auditors to world designers, human creativity becomes the edge.
Vibe Teaming: The AI Collaboration Worth Trying

Vibe Teaming: The AI Collaboration Worth Trying

Daan van Rossum
June 20, 2025
3
min read
Vibe Teaming: The AI Collaboration Worth Trying

Vibe Teaming: The AI Collaboration Worth Trying

Vibe teaming invites AI into team convos from the start—co-creating drafts, freeing humans to think. It’s not just about tools, but reshaping how leaders guide collaboration.
 HR's New Model: Stop Serving, Start Building Products

HR's New Model: Stop Serving, Start Building Products

Daan van Rossum
June 13, 2025
3
min read
 HR's New Model: Stop Serving, Start Building Products

HR's New Model: Stop Serving, Start Building Products

HR as a product team, building end-to-end, user-centered solutions with the same mindset as tech.
"To Flatten the Trough, HR Must Become the Product Team" (Volker Jacobs)

"To Flatten the Trough, HR Must Become the Product Team" (Volker Jacobs)

Volker Jacobs says HR must become a product team—embedding AI, redesigning roles around users, and building trust through iterative transformation to flatten the trough of disillusionment.
DEI Means Designing Systems for Meritocracy

DEI Means Designing Systems for Meritocracy

Daan van Rossum
June 6, 2025
3
min read
DEI Means Designing Systems for Meritocracy

DEI Means Designing Systems for Meritocracy

DEI hasn’t failed—it’s been misunderstood. Denise Brouder reframes it as systems design, not politics, where fairness, leadership, and small acts drive lasting culture change.
Denise Brouder: DEI hasn’t failed, but it has lost its shared understanding

Denise Brouder: DEI hasn’t failed, but it has lost its shared understanding

Denise Brouder reframes DEI as a systems challenge, rooted in fairness, not politics, and driven by managers, small acts, and clear, inclusive principles at work.
Simon Sinek: AI Can't Struggle For You

Simon Sinek: AI Can't Struggle For You

Daan van Rossum
May 30, 2025
3
min read
Simon Sinek: AI Can't Struggle For You

Simon Sinek: AI Can't Struggle For You

Simon Sinek urges leaders to protect human traits AI can't replicate—courage, empathy, struggle, and connection—reminding us that true leadership means embracing imperfection, not avoiding it.
Dave Ulrich: 4Ps That Make HR Matter

Dave Ulrich: 4Ps That Make HR Matter

Daan van Rossum
May 23, 2025
3
min read
Dave Ulrich: 4Ps That Make HR Matter

Dave Ulrich: 4Ps That Make HR Matter

Dave Ulrich and David Green reveal why HR must shift from tasks to outcomes—using "so that" to link every initiative to customer, investor, and business value. A mindset reset for modern HR.
Moderna Merges HR & IT

Moderna Merges HR & IT

Daan van Rossum
May 16, 2025
3
min read
Moderna Merges HR & IT

Moderna Merges HR & IT

Moderna merged HR and IT under one leader to align talent and tech for AI readiness—signaling a shift from static roles to dynamic flows of work.
Moderna Merges HR & IT: Chief People & Digital Technology manages 3,000 AI's and 5,800 humans

Moderna Merges HR & IT: Chief People & Digital Technology manages 3,000 AI's and 5,800 humans

Moderna merged HR and IT under one leader to align talent and tech for AI readiness—signaling a shift from static roles to dynamic flows of work.
Remote Work: From Debate to Design, Finally

Remote Work: From Debate to Design, Finally

Daan van Rossum
May 9, 2025
3
min read
Remote Work: From Debate to Design, Finally

Remote Work: From Debate to Design, Finally

Remote work has moved past debate. At Running Remote 2025, leaders shared how to design for clarity, trust, and real impact—across AI, inclusion, leadership, and culture.
Insights from Running Remote 2025: No More Debates, Only Design

Insights from Running Remote 2025: No More Debates, Only Design

Remote work has moved past debate. At Running Remote 2025, leaders shared how to design for clarity, trust, and real impact—across AI, inclusion, leadership, and culture.
Microsoft: Every Role Is About to Shift

Microsoft: Every Role Is About to Shift

Daan van Rossum
May 2, 2025
3
min read
Microsoft: Every Role Is About to Shift

Microsoft: Every Role Is About to Shift

Microsoft says AI is now a utility—yet only those who redesign work, train every employee as an agent boss, and blend judgment with agents will lead the next decade of performance.
Gallup: Upgrade Managers to Coaches, Reclaim Trillions

Gallup: Upgrade Managers to Coaches, Reclaim Trillions

Daan van Rossum
April 25, 2025
3
min read
Gallup: Upgrade Managers to Coaches, Reclaim Trillions

Gallup: Upgrade Managers to Coaches, Reclaim Trillions

Gallup’s 2025 report shows global engagement and wellbeing have fallen to pandemic-era lows. Burned-out managers are the biggest driver—impacting team output, retention, and costing billions in lost productivity.
 Joy: The Most Underrated KPI

Joy: The Most Underrated KPI

Daan van Rossum
April 18, 2025
3
min read
 Joy: The Most Underrated KPI

Joy: The Most Underrated KPI

Companies are redesigning work for joy—with cats, zen rooms, and Focus Fridays—because happiness isn’t a perk anymore, it’s the new productivity hack.
Shopify Hiring: Prove AI Can’t First

Shopify Hiring: Prove AI Can’t First

Daan van Rossum
April 11, 2025
3
min read
Shopify Hiring: Prove AI Can’t First

Shopify Hiring: Prove AI Can’t First

Shopify CEO says employees must prove AI can’t do the job before requesting more headcount—AI is now the first teammate, not a future idea.
Build Teams That Think Like CEOs

Build Teams That Think Like CEOs

Daan van Rossum
April 4, 2025
3
min read
Build Teams That Think Like CEOs

Build Teams That Think Like CEOs

Build commercially-minded teams by promoting innovation, cross-functional collaboration, and psychological safety, boosting revenue, cutting costs, and improving retention.
Gartner: 4 Productivity Myths Killing Business

Gartner: 4 Productivity Myths Killing Business

Daan van Rossum
March 28, 2025
3
min read
Gartner: 4 Productivity Myths Killing Business

Gartner: 4 Productivity Myths Killing Business

Gartner reveals 4 productivity myths CEOs believe in, with HR involvement boosting productivity by 11%. Addressing them could increase productivity by 35%.
The One Trait Driving 1.9x Performance

The One Trait Driving 1.9x Performance

Daan van Rossum
March 20, 2025
3
min read
The One Trait Driving 1.9x Performance

The One Trait Driving 1.9x Performance

Gartner research indicates that organizations focusing on potential rather than just skill proficiency in hiring practices achieve up to 1.9 times better performance outcomes.
(Recap + Playbook) AI vs Humans in HR (With Dr. Rebecca Hinds and Anthony Onesto)

(Recap + Playbook) AI vs Humans in HR (With Dr. Rebecca Hinds and Anthony Onesto)

HR leaders must guide AI adoption by starting small, encouraging safe use, personalizing training, aligning tools with workflows, and fostering trust—turning innovation into human-centered progress.
Teams Are Overwhelmed, Learning is Key, and more from the FlexOS Network

Teams Are Overwhelmed, Learning is Key, and more from the FlexOS Network

Docebo, Starbucks, and Walmart CLO: As AI reshapes work, real-time, in-flow learning is key. Companies must shift to dynamic, skill-based growth—or fall behind.
Brandon Carson on AI, Learning, and the Great Workforce Reckoning: How Companies Can Transform into Learning Ecosystems—Now

Brandon Carson on AI, Learning, and the Great Workforce Reckoning: How Companies Can Transform into Learning Ecosystems—Now

Current Docebo CLO and former Starbucks and Walmart Learning Leader, Brandon Carson, explains why traditional learning models fail in the AI era—and the three key shifts organizations must make now.

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