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Can you believe this past weekend of March Madness? All bets are off - every bracket is busted! Special condolences go out to my Geeks Geezers and Googlization co-host Jason Cochran who is mourning the historic collapse of his beloved Purdue! For those following trends, two years in a row a small New Jersey college knocked off Purdue’s quest for the Final Four.

These upsets and surprises don’t just happen on the court. Unexpected disruptions and surprises occur every day in the Never Normal future of work. And we’ve been highlighting a few of those events in our own version of March Madness on Geeks Geezers and Googlization.

By far the most recent darling of our Never Normal post-pandemic era has been the ongoing controversy over remote work. But catapulting onto the scene in November 2022 has been the surprise mainstreaming of artificial intelligence and machine learning, personified by the rocketship rise of ChatGPT. Like the unpredicted global lockdown response to COVID19, this AI language model has once again proven that there is no pause button for exponential change. In just 5 months, it transformed the way we work and interact with technology and we've only started writing this next chapter.

Well, our very own Geeks Geezers and Googlization Show version of March Madness continues this week when Dave Ulrich, the Father of Modern HR, returns to the GGG stage to share his groundbreaking Human Capability Framework to help business leaders and HR make informed choices about redefining human capability. 

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Dave will share his game-changing blueprint for success that will help you make informed choices about redefining human capability. Say goodbye to guesswork and flying by the seat of your pants people decisions and hello to improved business outcomes and rock-solid confidence in the future of your organization!

Ulrich's Human Capability Framework is the secret sauce you've been missing - it'll help you prioritize HR initiatives, improve regulatory disclosures, and take your organization from ordinary to extraordinary. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to unlock your people’s full potential and make your mark on the business world. Tune in and let's get to work!

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In case you missed our lead off the GGG March Madness episodes earlier this month, you’re in luck. 

The video replays are available on YouTube and the audio version can be accessed on your favorite podcast channels including Apple and Spotify.

We lead off the month with an incredible conversation focused on a modern version of David vs Goliath, or Remote Work vs. Back to the Office.

Beginning three years ago this month, millions of employees around the world shifted to remote work. Well, it seems quite a few business leaders are trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube. Not everyone believes in the effectiveness of remote work, and some are learning that creating a hybrid culture proves to be more challenging than they anticipated. 

To explore the future of work, recruitment, and retention of talent in this new landscape, we hosted a fascinating webinar featuring three leading experts in the field: Kate Lister, Jeff Abbott, and Gad Levanon. The panel delved into the challenges of building a strong company culture when teams work remotely and what team building looks like in this new environment. It was an unmissable opportunity for Googlization Nation to gain valuable insights into the remote work revolution from these top experts in the field. 

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Not to be outdone, John Sanei, a globally acclaimed futures strategist, lived up to all the hype and excitement of a buzzer beater just a few days later.! It was a conversation we didn’t want to end.

Sanei described our brains as "familiarity machines," which makes adapting to change difficult, even when we know it's essential for our survival. In a rather razzle-dazzle performance, he revealed that it is not artificial intelligence (AI) that causes people to panic and fear losing their jobs to a robot. Rather, it’s our human inability to develop new skills fast enough using current approaches to education and training. He shared with us a historical perspective about the evolution of our approach to work starting with the importance of physical quotient (PQ) in pre-industrial times, then intelligence quotient (IQ), and more recently, emotional quotient (EQ). In today's world, with the rise of AI and automation, a new skill has emerged as critical for success in the workplace - adaptability quotient (AQ). 

You really must watch or listen to the replay!

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NCAA March Madness will come to a close in early April but the evolution and transformation of the future of work will continue every single day for the rest of our lives. And we’ll continue to cover it on Geeks Geezers and Googlization. You can watch all our LIVE episodes on YouTube and all the audio replays on your favorite podcasts. 

Join us as we keep the conversation going and dive deeper into the future of work.

And remember: Don't Let the SHIFT Hit the Plans! Join us on the journey.

Best regards,

Ira