Tag: Future of Work
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116: Build a Career Around the Problem – Chike Aguh
Listen nowChike Aguh joins Brian Aquart to discuss career transitions, public service, workforce leadership, and how to build a career around the problem you are called to solve.
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115: Leaving Corporate Tech to Close the AI Access Gap – Adamaka Ajaelo
Listen nowAdamaka Ajaelo left a successful corporate career in people analytics and strategic workforce planning to build Self-eSTEM and help close the AI and STEM access gap.
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109: Leaving Corporate Healthcare to Finally Be Authentic – Geoffrey Roche
Listen nowGeoffrey Roche joins Why I Left to discuss leaving corporate healthcare, coming out later in life, building a personal brand, and choosing a leadership path rooted in authenticity, courage, and alignment.
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99: Leadership, Presence, and the Cost of Disconnection – Tracy Brower
Listen nowLoneliness at work is rising, and it is not just a personal issue. It is a leadership design issue.
In this episode, Dr. Tracy Brower returns to unpack the growing disconnection inside modern organizations. We explore the difference between visibility and true presence, why consistency builds more trust than charisma, and how culture is often defined by the worst behavior it tolerates.
If you lead people, this conversation will challenge how you think about productivity, belonging, and the responsibility to design connection intentionally.
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98: The Jolts That Reshape Work and Identity – Anthony Klotz
Listen nowMost people think quitting is the story. It isn’t.
In this Season 5 premiere of Why I Left, organizational psychologist Anthony Klotz returns to explain what really drives career change. Five years after coining “The Great Resignation,” Klotz introduces the concept of jolts. Sudden moments that disrupt how we see our work, our identity, and our willingness to stay the same. This episode explores why people leave stability, why many stay when they want to go, and how these jolts are shaping the future of work.