Catalyst Center for Work Innovation: The Debate
Jon Westover
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Where world-class research sparks real conversation. Join us as we debate the latest insights on the future of work, turning cutting-edge findings into practical guidance for leaders. Each episode explores how to navigate organizational transformation with confidence—building workplaces where innovation and people thrive side by side.
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A Debate about the Remote Work Revolution and Disability Inclusion
This analysis explores how the massive expansion of remote work following the pandemic has significantly narrowed the disability employment gap. Research indicates that flexible work arrangements…
A Debate about Moving Beyond the Monday Dread: Leadership for Workplace Engagement
This research explores the global crisis of workplace disengagement, arguing that superficial perks fail to address the root causes of employee dissatisfaction. The research emphasizes that…
A Debate about the Quiet Exit: Leadership Failures and Employee Retention
This research explores how preventable turnover is largely driven by everyday leadership failures rather than just compensation issues. Replacing staff is a massive financial burden, often costing a…
A Debate about Navigating Career Mobility in Fragmented Labor Markets
This research examines how low-wage workers and community college students manage their professional lives within a fragmented and volatile labor market. Modern career trajectories are increasingly…
A Debate about the Retention Pillars: Growth, Respect, and Fair Pay
This research examines why employees voluntarily resign and identifies evidence-based strategies to improve organizational retention. This research argues that while companies often rely on…
A Debate about Timing Change: Synchronizing Employee Participation for Success
This research explores how the timing and structure of employee involvement influence the success of organizational transformations. It highlights the problem of asynchronicity, where a temporal gap…
A Debate about the Control Tax and Designing for Judgment Over Oversight
This research introduces the concept of a control tax, describing the hidden financial and cultural costs incurred when organizations prioritize micromanagement over professional autonomy. By…
A Debate about Securing the Future: Retaining Generation Z in Public Service
This research explores the critical challenge of retaining Generation Z employees within the public sector, where rigid bureaucratic structures often clash with the expectations of younger workers.…
A Debate about Designing Motivating Digital Workplaces
This research examines the relationship between digital technology and employee motivation, arguing that tools primarily influence engagement by altering job structures rather than through direct…
A Debate about the Great Decoupling: Restoring Trust in the Modern Workplace
This research explores "The Great Decoupling," a long-term erosion of the bond between American employers and their staff characterized by declining institutional trust and a shift toward…
A Debate about the Lifecycle of Learning: Internal and External Skill Acquisition
This research examines how employees acquire professional skills through a combination of internal peer learning and external formal training over the course of their careers. Research indicates that…
A Debate about Bridging the Transfer Gap Through Social Support and Networks
Despite significant investments in workplace training, a stubborn gap often prevents employees from applying new skills to their daily tasks. Recent research suggests that the most effective way to…
A Debate about Moving Beyond the Demographic Cliff: Strategic Higher Education Transformation
This research examines the structural transformation currently reshaping United States higher education as institutions navigate a significant demographic cliff. Driven by a declining birth rate and…
A Debate about the Control Tax: Designing for Judgment Over Oversight
This research explores the concept of the control tax, which represents the hidden organizational costs incurred when leaders stifle high-performing talent through excessive oversight and…
A Debate about the Global Lens of Authentic Leadership
This article explores the complex relationship between authentic leadership and cultural diversity, arguing that the effectiveness of "being oneself" depends heavily on local values. While…
A Debate about the Scholar-Practitioner Pipeline: Bridging the HRD Research-Practice Gap
This research explores the persistent disconnect between academic research and real-world application within the field of Human Resource Development (HRD). This systemic gap arises from misaligned…
A Debate about Designing Evidence-Based Organizational Interventions for Workplace Wellbeing
This research evaluates organizational-level interventions designed to enhance employee wellbeing by modifying the psychosocial work environment. Research indicates that strategies providing workers…
A Debate about Navigating Institutional Logic and Agency in SMEs
This research explores how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) implement talent management while navigating the pressures of state, union, and market institutional logics. Rather than being…
A Debate about the Psychological Foundations of Teacher Engagement
This research explores how psychological well-being and internalized work values act as the primary engines for teacher engagement within private primary schools. Rather than focusing solely on…
A Debate about the Rise of Job Stacking in the Remote Workplace
This research examines job stacking, a practice where remote employees covertly maintain multiple full-time roles simultaneously. The research explores how technological advancements and a decline…
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Catalyst Center for Work Innovation: The Debate has published 35 episodes since March 2026, covering topics in Business, Management.
Catalyst Center for Work Innovation: The Debate is currently highly active with new episodes every few days. Average episode length is 22m.
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