https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tim-stating-the-obvious/id1460130362?i=1000775327067 Are Gen Z reshaping the future of work? In this powerful episode, leadership expert and entrepreneur Scott Abbott joins Tim Staton to discuss Gen Z in the workforce, Gen Z workforce statistics, what percentage of the workforce is Gen Z, and how Gen Z will change the workforce. With Gen Z entering the workforce and concerns around Gen Z tech industry workforce decline, traditional top-down leadership approaches are failing. Discover why top down leadership style no longer works and how modern leaders can adapt.

In this episode of Rise Up, Tim Staton interviews Deepak Bhootra (also known as Dr Deepak Bhootra), a sales career longevity advisor, ICF-certified coach, and founder of the Rise Up platform. They explore how to manage upwards at work, the real manage upwards meaning, and practical strategies for how to manage upwards effectively to build stronger relationships with leadership and accelerate your career. The conversation delivers clear insights into career progression meaning, career progression definition, and a proven career progression framework that works across roles — including career progression for project manager, career progression plan template, career progression plan example, and career progression plan for employees. Deepak also breaks down career longevity meaning and why so many professionals lose significant earnings due to poor career navigation.

In this episode of AI at Work, Tim Staton sits down with Kate Marshall, founder of the GRAI Fractional Chief AI Officer and author of AI at Work. They explore practical how to use AI at work, effective ways to use AI at work, and answer the common question how can AI help me at work while addressing can I use AI at work responsibly in professional environments. Kate shares expert guidance on AI at work who runs the office — the critical balance between human leadership and intelligent systems. The conversation dives deep into what is AI and data governance, AI and data governance and privacy OECD frameworks, and the role of the Centre for AI and Data Governance in helping organizations stay compliant. They also unpack what is AI and cybersecurity, AI and machine learning cybersecurity, generative AI and cybersecurity, and tackle the debate AI and cybersecurity which is better when building secure, resilient systems.

In this episode of The AI Ready Human, Tim Staton interviews Paul Slater on the critical need for an AI readiness assessment to stay relevant in today’s rapidly changing world. With over three decades guiding technology transformations at organizations including Microsoft and Fortune 500 companies, Paul shares his insights on building a comprehensive AI readiness assessment framework, AI readiness checklist, and practical AI readiness assessment tool that goes far beyond basic tool training. The conversation explores the evolution of workplace dynamics and the digital workplace evolution, highlighting evolution workplace solutions that prepare teams for what a future ready workforce truly looks like. Tim and Paul dive deep into the future of workforce trends, answering “what is future ready workforce?” and examining strategies for skilling future ready workforce through targeted development of uniquely human capabilities.

Are critical thinking skills declining in the age of AI? In this episode of Critical Intelligence, we sit down with Geoff Gibbins, author of Critical Intelligence, to explore how AI is transforming human cognition—and what we must do to stay ahead. From students relying on chatbots for homework to executives using AI for strategy, overdependence on technology risks cognitive atrophy. This episode dives deep into critical thinking skills, how critical thinking works, critical thinking steps, and why these abilities are more vital than ever. We examine are critical thinking skills declining, can critical thinking be taught, critical thinking for strategic intelligence, critical thinking and analysis, and the complex relationship between critical thinking and AI.