Work Matters: Insights for the Modern Workplace

DePaul Executive Education is excited to introduce Work Matters: Insights for the Modern Workplace, a new educational series featuring expert-led briefings on the challenges shaping today’s workplace.

 

Session 1: Why Achieving Work-Life “Balance” Might Be the Wrong Goal

Featuring: Dr. Alyssa Westring, Professor and Chair, Management & Entrepreneurship

Date/Time: October 27, 2026, 12:00-1:00pm CT | Register here

Overview: The word “balance” has shaped how millions of people think about work and life — and it may be misleading us. This session explores what research shows about how people successfully integrate work and life, and why the metaphor we’ve been using may be part of the problem.

 
Session 2: Low-Cost Analysis, Expensive Judgment: What Employees Still Own in the AI Era

Featuring: Dr. Brian Thompson, Clinical Professor of Economic

Date/Time: Thursday, February 18, 2027, 12:00-1:00PM CT | Register here

Overview: Generative AI has driven the cost of competent analysis to near zero, making analysis itself less of a sustainable differentiator. What remains scarce is judgment: knowing which outputs to trust, which to question, and who is ultimately accountable for the decision. This session offers a practical model for using AI to sharpen decisions without handing over authorship.