Abraham Nemitz was an early leader among Young Professionals Organizations (YPOs). In this interview, he talks with Rebecca Ryan about how he grew his YPO in size and impact, how he chose a successor (it took several years) and his regrets. A candid, enlightening conversation with one of the country's best YPO leaders...Don't miss it.

Listen to Succession Planning for Your YPO: An Interview with Abraham Nemitz (14 mb)

Nathan Billings is the principal of Legal Consulting Group in Lexington, KY. In this episode of Next, Rebecca talks with Nathan about the misalignment he felt at his law firm and how he made the extraordinary move of leaving his comfy partnership-track position and started his own gig. Rebecca and Nathan also discuss how the professional service model is changing (goodbye billable hour?) and how it needs to change.

Listen to Making a Difference in People’s Lives: An Interview with Nathan Billings (27 mb)

As a manager, employees come to you to learn how - and if - they can work flexibly, e.g. a compressed work week, a couple days from home, etc. You don't want to be a grinch, but you also must ensure that work gets done. In this interview with Heidi Skatrud, she shares many of the keys to successful mobile work arrangements, and gives listeners the inside track on Runzheimer's Total Mobility Benchmarking Report.

Listen to Making Remote Work WORK: An Interview with Heidi Skatrud (19 mb)

For 15 years Allan Halcrow was the editor of Workforce Magazine. Several years ago he and co-author Bob Rosner wrote The Boss's Survival Guide. Allan talks about what's new in the 2009 edition and what smart bosses are doing that maybe their dumber counterparts are not.

Listen to The Boss’s Survival Guide: An Interview with Allan Halcrow (16 mb)

Have you ever thought about living somewhere else, but keeping the job you have now? How do you even START that conversation with your boss? Rebecca Ryan interviews Drew Pollick, Corporate Compensation Manager and Central Region HR Manager at Gilbane Building Company (a Fortune Best Place to Work) about how he did it, and what he's learned. Drew also talks about keeping employee morale up in a down economy.

Listen to Working Remotely: An Interview with Drew Pollick (18 mb)