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Whether you’re the boss, the deputy or on your way up, we’re shaking up the way the world works. This is the podcast about doing work differently. Join host Isabel Berwick every Wednesday for expert analysis and watercooler chat about ahead-of-the-curve workplace trends, the big ideas shaping work today - and the old habits we need to leave behind. Brought to you by the Financial Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Working it Out is a Blakademik production hosted by Jordan Jarrett-Bryan delving into his three different careers of Sport, Media and Music. With guests spanning across these three different industries, we take a long look by holding long-form discussions with guests who have been inside the belly of these industries asking them to explain their journeys and their route in. How did they do it - why did they do it and what have been the growing pains throughout? Drawing on their knowledge and expertise to find out what it takes to make it in those industries and having a laugh along the way.

In Wall Street’s War on Workers, Les Leopold, co-founder of the Labor Institute, provides a clear lens with which we can see how healthy corporations in the United States have used mass layoffs and stock buybacks to enrich shareholders at the expense of employees. With detailed research and concise language, Leopold explains why mass layoffs occur and how our current laws and regulations allow companies to turn these layoffs into short-term financial gains.

"The Commute of the Future? Ford Is Working on It" is from the Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by David Gelles and narrated by Kristi Burns.