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Andy Spence

@andyspence.bsky.social
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The Future of Work is as ridiculous as the Future of Weather. We decide how work changes — and who benefits. I speak at events and advise people building something better. wrk3.substack.com

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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Glad to see the UK pension triple lock’s grip loosening. Symbolic for now. But it challenges a politics that too often favours older owners over younger earners. One of society’s widening fault lines: wrk3.substack.com/p/from-class...
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From Class War to Generational Divide
Why age now shapes wealth, power and the future of work
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Sterling @sterlingsmith.fyi · 26/09/2026
Your piece asking if AI costs more than the employee is the right question. I'm watching the same math in recruiting. The employer side is now as automated as the candidate side. Machines talking to machines. Wrote about it this week: sterlingsmith.fyi/cheating
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Everyone Is Cheating Now — Sterling Smith
Candidates cheat with AI. Companies screen with AI. The system now selects for the best cheater. Detection won't fix it. Interviewing everyone will.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
What Comes After the Job? wrk3.substack.com/p/what-comes...
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What Comes After the Job?
AI will not end work. But it may force us to rebuild the institutions we once attached to the job.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
AI Land Reform: Who owns the new means of Work? wrk3.substack.com/p/ai-land-re...
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AI Land Reform: Who owns the new means of Work?
Exploring ownership and redistribution of knowledge work as it once happened with land
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What If AI Costs More Than the Employee? The hidden economics of digital labour, and why the cost of intelligence is only a fraction of the cost of useful work. With a tool for Work3 futurists... wrk3.substack.com/p/what-if-ai...
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What If AI Costs More Than the Employee?
The hidden economics of digital labour, and why the cost of intelligence is only a fraction of the cost of useful work.
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SharonGChiara @sharongchiara.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
✍️Really enjoyed this deep dive into the importance of the words you use when you come to describe the people who go to make up organisational success Thanks @andyspence.bsky.social #HR #Business #HumanCentred 👇 open.substack.com/pub/wrk3/p/l...
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Lower-Value Human Capital
Why language is more important than ever at work
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HR Curator @hrcurator.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Lower-Value Human Capital open.substack.com/pub/wrk3/p/l... #HR #HCM #HRM #HumanResources @andyspence.bsky.social
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Lower-Value Human Capital
Why language is more important than ever at work
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It is not surprising that a CEO recently referred to his workers as 'lower-value human capital' - it comes from a long history of demeaning language used in business about workers. Which phrases would you put in Corporate Room 101? wrk3.substack.com/p/lower-valu...
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Lower-Value Human Capital
Why language is more important than ever at work
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HR Curator @hrcurator.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
What Comes After the Job? open.substack.com/pub/wrk3/p/w... @andyspence.bsky.social #FutureofWork #AI #OrgDev #Change #OrgDesign #JobDesign #HR #HCM #HRM #HumanResources
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What Comes After the Job?
AI will not end work. But it may force us to rebuild the institutions we once attached to the job.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
What Comes After the Job? wrk3.substack.com/p/what-comes...
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What Comes After the Job?
AI will not end work. But it may force us to rebuild the institutions we once attached to the job.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Will the Best Team Win the World Cup? What modern football analytics reveals about talent and teamwork wrk3.substack.com/p/will-the-b...
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
1.3 million people in the UK have a 2nd job Just under five million people now take part in gig work including food delivery, freelance design, cleaning, dog walking, or selling clothes online - although only a fifth rely on it as their primary income. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why millions of workers are taking second jobs to cope
More people are taking second jobs as rising costs and insecure work reshape how we earn a living.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Booing AI What's that all about? www.informationweek.com/machine-lear...
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Gen Z is booing AI: Why it's a workforce problem for CIOs
As entry-level responsibilities are automated at scale, the newest members of the workforce grow more skeptical of the career ladder.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Darwin Calling: From Dewsbury to the Outback Australia sets its sights on Yorkshire's young professionals www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Australia targets Yorkshire's young professionals at Leeds event
Workers weigh up the pros and cons of a life-changing move Down Under.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Beyond the Generational Divide Part 2 - How we rebuild financial security beyond work wrk3.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
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Beyond the Generational Divide
Part 2 - How we rebuild financial security beyond work
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
From Class War to Generational Divide Why age now shapes wealth, power and the future of work wrk3.substack.com/p/from-class...
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From Class War to Generational Divide
Why age now shapes wealth, power and the future of work
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HR Curator @hrcurator.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
From Class War to Generational Divide open.substack.com/pub/wrk3/p/f... @andyspence.bsky.social #FutureofWork
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From Class War to Generational Divide
Why age now shapes wealth, power and the future of work
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
You should be cheating on your job www.newstatesman.com/business/wor...
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You should be cheating on your job
White-collar workers are adopting "workplace polyamory"
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HR Curator @hrcurator.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The #AI Adoption Illusion open.substack.com/pub/wrk3/p/t... @andyspence.bsky.social #FutureofWork
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The AI Adoption Illusion
Doing daft things faster
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The AI Adoption Illusion wrk3.substack.com/p/the-ai-ado...
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The AI Adoption Illusion
Doing daft things faster
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Germany has a shortage of workers - so it's turning to India for help www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Germany turns to Indian workers to help solve labour shortage
The European nation, struggling to find skilled staff, is giving jobs to young people from India.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Jobs and AI: Chains of work Solving the puzzle of jobs and tasks "As AI advances, it will stitch together multiple tasks, reshaping the role of humans in jobs. The problem: if you leave the loop, you won’t get back in again." wrk3.substack.com/p/jobs-and-a...
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Jobs and AI: Chains of work
Solving the puzzle of jobs and tasks
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Where is my mind? Delegation, dependency, and the split self in the age of AI wrk3.substack.com/p/where-is-m...
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Where Is My Mind?
Delegation, dependency, and the split self in the age of AI
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
“Pull the latest sales numbers, build a chart, drop it into a slide, and send it to the team.” This week we explore the AI tool everyone suddenly seems to want their claws 🦞 on... wrk3.substack.com/p/red-lobster
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🦞 Red Lobster
Delegation is coming: are we ready for it?
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The Future of Work Research Prize Five research ideas shaping how we will work, lead, and collaborate next Cast your vote! 🗳️ wrk3.substack.com/p/the-future...
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The Future of Work Research Prize
Five research ideas shaping how we will work, lead, and collaborate next - Cast your vote!
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
You Are Training AI: Who Gets Paid for It? Why the next fight about work isn’t employment, but ownership wrk3.substack.com/p/death-of-s...
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You Are Training AI: Who Gets Paid for It?
Why the next fight about work isn’t employment, but ownership
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
ChatGPT is to carry adverts for some users, according to the BBC. You told us you want an electric car/electric toothbrush/Work Futurist so check out this Advert just for you! Read our Work 3 Newsletter article with some ideas on what you can do now to protect your thinking...
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Rebuilding the People Function Work Design 2025 - designing systems that empower people wrk3.substack.com/p/rebuilding...
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Rebuilding the People Function
Work Design 2025 - designing systems that empower people
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
How to Stay Standing When Work Shifts Stronger foundations for navigating jobs, tools, and markets in 2026 wrk3.substack.com/p/how-to-sta...
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How to Stay Standing When Work Shifts
Stronger foundations for navigating jobs, tools, and markets in 2026
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HR Curator @hrcurator.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Six Big Themes That Shaped Work in 2025 - And What They Tell Us About 2026 open.substack.com/pub/wrk3/p/s... @andyspence.bsky.social #FutureofWork
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Six Big Themes That Shaped Work in 2025 - And What They Tell Us About 2026
A year of programmable work, organisations unbunding, emotional economies, networked learning and industries reshaping faster than jobs
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Six Big Themes That Shaped Work in 2025 - And What They Tell Us About 2026 wrk3.substack.com/p/six-big-th...
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Six Big Themes That Shaped Work in 2025 - And What They Tell Us About 2026
A year of programmable work, organisations unbunding, emotional economies, networked learning and industries reshaping faster than jobs
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Learning In the age of AI: Networks, Not Notebooks In the age of AI, relationships still matter How to tap your network for career growth wrk3.substack.com/p/learning-i...
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Learning In the age of AI: Networks, Not Notebooks
In the age of AI, relationships still matter: how to tap your network for career growth
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Why learning AI feels like a second job and how to learn without getting overwhelmed wrk3.substack.com/p/learning-a...
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Learning AI Feels Like a Second Job
Deep dive into why, and how to learn it without getting overwhelmed
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
"AI Agents can reason, summarize, even code, but they are still like a bright interns without process memory." When Work Becomes Programmable wrk3.substack.com/p/agent-skil...
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When Work Becomes Programmable
How employees and organizations can start programming their own intelligence - through Agent Skills
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The Impact of AI on Work (Isn't About Jobs) wrk3.substack.com/p/the-impact...
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The Impact of AI on Work (Isn't About Jobs)
Why industries reshape first - and what that means for you. Join our free Work 3 Webinar on Thursday 16 October to explore this shift.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Dystopia or Design? Imagining Work Futures Through Science Fiction wrk3.substack.com/p/dystopia-o...
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Dystopia or Design? Imagining Work Futures Through Science Fiction
Technology might set the stage, but it’s our collective hopes, fears, and choices that decide the ending
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
The Enterprise Graph: The Missing Layer in Your AI Stack Most AI projects fail before they start — here’s why wrk3.substack.com/p/the-enterp...
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
There's no (A)I in Team Forget Superheroes. The Future Belongs to Teams with a High Team Quotient wrk3.substack.com/p/theres-no-...
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There's no (A)I in Team
Forget Superheroes. The Future Belongs to Teams with a High Team Quotient
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
"𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙖, 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝, 𝙗𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛, 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝." Some great advice here for people who want to forge their own path from @lexymartin.bsky.social www.redirecting.work/post/the-tra...
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The Transformer Type - Creating What Doesn't Exist
In the landscape of career redirections, few stand out as boldly as the Transformers—individuals who not only pivot away from established paths but actively create something entirely new within their ...
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Work 3 - Policies for a Post-Job World wrk3.substack.com/p/work-3-pol...
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Work 3 - Policies for a Post-Job World
From universal basic services to time banking - rethinking work and life for the 21st century (Part 1)
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Are we seeing the end of the Corporate Silo? We are running a live webinar tomorrow (Thu) 2pm BST on this topic. Ping me if you want the registration link. wrk3.substack.com/p/end-of-the...
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The End of the Corporate Silo
Will self-managed teams and tech stacks reshape the traditional company?
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Due to some VERY demanding Californians, our Work 3 Webinars will now be later at :- 5 pm BST (UK) · 12 pm EDT (US Eastern) starting from :- Webinar #3 - How to Use AI Agents - lessons from the frontline #NoExcuses #WestCoast wrk3.substack.com/p/join-the-w...
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Join the Work 3 Community
💡 The Future of Work is Being Written — By Us All
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Forget coding. The most valuable skill in the age of AI is management - and if you can't lead people, you won't be able to lead technology. wrk3.substack.com/p/the-ai-mir...
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The AI Mirror: What Using AI Reveals About Your Leadership
Forget coding. The most valuable skill in the age of AI is management - and if you can't lead people, you won't be able to lead technology.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Forget coding. The most valuable skill in the age of AI is management - and if you can't lead people, you won't be able to lead technology. wrk3.substack.com/p/the-ai-mir...
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The AI Mirror: What Using AI Reveals About Your Leadership
Forget coding. The most valuable skill in the age of AI is management - and if you can't lead people, you won't be able to lead technology.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births
The scheme is China's first nationwide subsidy of its kind as the government tries to tackle a looming demographic crisis.
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
What makes an article worth reading? 🧭 insights that slice through the groupthink fog 🎭 a little wit — mildly entertaining > mildly painful 🩷 a sense of soul - in the age of Loquacious Language Machines
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HR Curator @hrcurator.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The Global Mega Trends Shaping the #FutureofWork open.substack.com/pub/wrk3/p/t... @andyspence.bsky.social
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The Global Mega Trends Shaping the Future of Work
From the Global Talent Reset, to the Unbundling of Work and the Rise of Self-Organised Teams (Work 3 Community Members can access the full PDF report)
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The Global Mega Trends Shaping the Future of Work wrk3.substack.com/p/the-global...
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The Global Mega Trends Shaping the Future of Work
From the Global Talent Reset, to the Unbundling of Work and the Rise of Self-Organised Teams (Work 3 Community Members can access the full PDF report)
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The Global Mega Trends Shaping the Future of Work wrk3.substack.com/p/the-global...
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The Global Mega Trends Shaping the Future of Work
From the Global Talent Reset, to the Unbundling of Work and the Rise of Self-Organised Teams (Work 3 Community Members can access the full PDF report)
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Andy Spence @andyspence.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The Future of CVs and Credentials Webinar today at 2pm BST /9am EDT Ping me for registration code www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...
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After the Death of the CV – what’s next? | Andrew Spence
After the Death of the CV – what’s next? We are hosting our 1st Work 3 Community Webinar on Thursday 17th July at 2pm - "The future of CVs and Credentials" Some questions we will pose :- ...
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