{"podcast":{"title":"Future Ready Leadership With Jacob Morgan","slug":"future-ready-leadership-with-jacob-morgan-891576","podcast_index_feed_id":891576,"rss_url":"https://futureofworkpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.thefutureorganization.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/5/3/f/d53f491be4dc443dd959afa2a1bf1c87/5_copy.jpg","author":"Jacob Morgan","episode_count":1212,"summary":"The future of work isn't coming. It's already here — and it's moving fast. Future Ready is the podcast for leaders who want to stay ahead of AI, workplace transformation, and the forces reshaping how organizations operate and compete. Hosted by Jacob Morgan, futurist and bestselling author, this is where strategy meets reality. Every week, two formats in one feed: honest, unfiltered conversations with the CEOs, CHROs, and senior executives actually building the future of work — and sharp, no-fluff daily briefings that take the most important developments in artificial intelligence, AI agents, leadership, hybrid work, and organizational strategy and tell you exactly what they mean for your business. No hype. No filler. Just the insights, frameworks, and real-world playbooks that help you lead smarter, build resilient teams, and make better decisions in a world that won't slow down. If you're serious about leading what's next — this is your podcast. Subscribe to Future Ready wherever you listen.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-ready-leadership-with-jacob-morgan-891576"},"episode":{"title":"Why the Corporate Ladder Is Dead and What Replaces It | Denise Kulikowsky, Tapestry CPO","slug":"why-the-corporate-ladder-is-dead-and-what-replaces-it-denise-kulikowsky-tapestry-cpo","published_at":"2026-05-11T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-ready-leadership-with-jacob-morgan-891576/why-the-corporate-ladder-is-dead-and-what-replaces-it-denise-kulikowsky-tapestry-cpo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-ready-leadership-with-jacob-morgan-891576","url":"https://thefutureorganization.com/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/futureofworkpodcast/Audio_-_Denise_Kulikowsky_-_Ready.mp3?dest-id=209072","summary":"The traditional corporate ladder is a relic of the past. While we once viewed career growth as a predictable, linear climb, today's AI-driven landscape has replaced that fixed path with a much more fluid reality. In this episode, Denise Kulikowsky, CPO of Tapestry, joins me to explore the rise of the non-linear career path and how forward-thinking companies are formalizing professional fluidity to drive innovation. Tapestry, the parent company of Coach and Kate Spade, utilizes a \"walk, run, fly\" AI strategy where tools are treated as enablers for employees to proactively direct their own development. Denise reframes the concern that using AI is \"cheating\" by emphasizing that it is an efficiency tool, provided employees remain accountable for the final output. Denise highlights key strategies like the Talent Communities program, which facilitates six-month global job swaps for senior managers and directors to drive cultural immersion. The company also uses a \"magic and logic\" approach to build success profiles that define future-ready behaviors like leading with courage and activating the vision. Additionally, she shares insights on bridging the gap between frontline and corporate roles through rotational programs that bring store leaders into the home office. Get the strategic blueprint you need for building a resilient workforce that is adaptable to technological advancement. Watch the full video on YouTube ---------- Start your day with the world's top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: ⁠⁠ https://greatleadership.substack.com/ Quick heads-up: my new book, The 8 Laws of Employee Experience, is a practical playbook for building an environment where people do their best work—order a copy here: https://bit.ly/8e…","meta_description":"The traditional corporate ladder is a relic of the past. While we once viewed career growth as a predictable, linear climb, today's AI-driven landscape ha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3008,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-ready-leadership-with-jacob-morgan-891576/episodes/why-the-corporate-ladder-is-dead-and-what-replaces-it-denise-kulikowsky-tapestry-cpo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-ready-leadership-with-jacob-morgan-891576/why-the-corporate-ladder-is-dead-and-what-replaces-it-denise-kulikowsky-tapestry-cpo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}