Work with Marty Nemko

On the July 9, 2017 edition of Work with Marty Nemko , we ponder the questions, "If we didn't have to work, would we?" To kick that off, I read a short-short story I wrote that posits the world of 2050 in which technological advancement allowed everyone to live a middle-class lifestyle, with working only being voluntary.

On the July 2, 2017 edition of Work with Marty Nemko , Barbara and Marty Nemko debate the best ways to convert a volunteer or internship gig into good-paying work. In the program's second segment, we do Workovers on callers. We'll do our best to help.

Intelligence is often seen as an unmitigated good. But it brings challenges, especially in an intellectually heterogeneous workplace. On the June 18, 2017 edition of Work with Marty Nemko , I discuss how to deal with coworkers and supervisees who aren't, well, the sharpest crayon in the box. I also discuss other ways that intelligent people can make the most of their intelligence, including advice for underperformers.

On the June 11, 2017 edition of Work with Marty Nemko , my wife Barbara Nemko and I discuss career decisions for people over 50: Stay the course? Change directions? Go for a last hurrah or just try to hang on? Retire cold-turkey or using a glide path? And then what?

On the June 4, 2017 edition of Work with Marty Nemko , I talk with (interesting) musicologist Robert Greenberg about what it's really like to be a classical musician: soloist, in an orchestra, and conductor. Along the way, we'll play cuts from our favorite classical music that we think would be ideal introductions for people who haven't been exposed to or dislike classical music.

On the May 28, 2017 edition of Work with Marty Nemko , I talk with Moses Ma, partner in FutureLab, on the implications of blockchain for your career. What's blockchain? It's the technology behind BitCoin, which allows billions of transactions to occur without that big intermediary: The Bank. But it has far more implications for your career.

Today's topic: automation, robotics, outsourcing, jobs available that are immune to outsourcing.

Dr. Barbara Nemko is special guest.

On the Apr. 30, 2017 edition of Work with Marty Nemko , I talk with Charles Leehrsen, Ty Cobb’s biographer. Cobb is one of baseball's all-time greats but has a horrible reputation. We'll discuss dealing with a bad reputation.

On the Apr. 23, 2017 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I talk with Paul Zollo, author of Songwriters on Songwriting.