Redefining Work in a Hybrid Society – Technology, Leadership, and the Future of Employment | Guest: Sara Daw | Redefining Society And Technology Podcast With Marco Ciappelli

Guest:
Guest: Sara Daw 

👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/saradaw

📌 Sara’s latest book, Strategy and Leadership as Service: How the Access Economy Meets the C-Suite
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Host: Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society & Technology Podcast

Visit Marco's website 👉 https://www.marcociappelli.com 
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Show Notes Blog:

Let’s talk about work. Not just jobs, but the way we structure work itself. Because let’s be honest—technology has completely changed how we collaborate, build careers, and define success. So why are we still clinging to outdated employment models?

In this episode of Redefining Society & Technology, I sit down with Sara Daw, author of Strategy and Leadership as a Service, to explore how the rise of fractional C-suite roles is challenging the traditional concept of employment.

For decades, work has been synonymous with full-time jobs, rigid schedules, and corporate hierarchies. But that model doesn’t fit today’s world. Instead, we’re seeing an unbundling of jobs, where businesses are accessing expertise on demand rather than keeping people on a payroll. Sara has been at the forefront of this shift, helping companies integrate fractional executives—CFOs, CMOs, CISOs—who work across multiple businesses rather than committing to just one.

But this isn’t just about executives. The gig economy isn’t limited to freelancers anymore. As technology enables remote collaboration, AI-driven automation, and decentralized work structures, we’re seeing a fundamental shift in how value is created. More and more professionals are choosing flexibility, autonomy, and variety over traditional employment, and businesses are learning how to build relationships without the security blanket of long-term contracts.

And here’s the key question: Is this shift making work better, or just more fragmented?

Technology has made this model possible, but psychology plays a huge role, too. Sara’s research dives into psychological ownership—the idea that people can feel deeply connected to an organization, even without a formal employment contract. It’s about trust, autonomy, and the sense of belonging we create outside of traditional job structures.

So where does this all lead? Will companies fully embrace this model, or will they cling to the office-first, full-time mentality? And what happens when Gen Z—who grew up in a fully digital world—reshapes the workforce even further?

Let’s rethink employment, leadership, and what it truly means to work in the digital age. Join me in this conversation with Sara Daw.

📌 Sara’s latest book, Strategy and Leadership as Service: How the Access Economy Meets the C-Suite, is a practical alternative vision of the future of work that is being adopted by businesses globally. Sara’s research focuses on what holds relationships together for the long-term in the absence of traditional employment contracts. Her work has been featured in The Sunday Times, Global Finance, .css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}