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WorkLife is proud to present Season 3 of The Return, our podcast about the modern workforce. This limited six-episode series of his focuses on middle management.
Last season, we heard what it's like for Gen Z to enter the workforce for the first time in a post-pandemic world. Why values are so important to Gen Z, whether they're loyal to their employers, how they use TikTok for career advice, and being a young professional who is the boss of older employees. focused on themes such as the meaning of more.
In its first season, The Return followed an Atlanta-based advertising agency as it returned to the office after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. There were obvious challenges among this group of workers who knew what a “normal” office was like.
We heard from workers that some argue that middle management is at the heart of running a successful organization. They have overcome the return-to-office mandate, welcomed a new generation of workers with a different approach than previous workers, the rise of artificial intelligence, and the list goes on.
In Season 3 of The Return, we speak to middle managers themselves to hear stories that go beyond the day-to-day stresses of the job, but also how everyone they manage can perform at their best in their jobs. What do you need to do to ensure you have what it takes? Executives, listen up because they need your help too.
We learn how middle management stress is a decades-long problem (New York Times headlines date back to 1971), how the wrong people are chosen for management positions, and how We delve into whether this is leading to an increase in the number of “accidental managers.” What it's like to have difficult conversations and sometimes have to be a therapist, how people are finding support as middle managers, and how AI is impacting the work of middle managers. About Iruka.
Colette Stallbaumer, general manager of Microsoft 365 and Future of Work Marketing at Microsoft, Rob Pierre, former CEO of advertising services platform Jellyfish, and Emily Field, partner at McKinsey & Company, co-author of “Power to” Talk to people such as Mr. In: Why managers hold the key to the future of work. ”
Season 3 of The Return will be hosted by Chloe Callahan, senior work-life reporter at Digiday Media, and produced by Sarah Patterson, audio producer at Digiday Media.
Subscribe to the WorkLife Podcast now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts to hear the first episode on Tuesday, April 23rd.
