In 2015, I wrote about the danger of premature generalisations being made about Generation Z’s work preferences. Fast forward to 2024, and it’s clear that while some predictions have come true, others have missed the mark in several key areas. Recent research provides more nuanced insights into how Gen Z’s workstyle preferences and trends have […]
Five Drivers of Change Still Relevant in 2024 – or How My Predictions Played Out. Imagine a world where the coworking industry grew exponentially, only to face an existential threat followed by a spectacular public downfall of its poster child. This is not the story of WeWork. Instead, it’s the story of the transformative potential […]
Divinity vs Diversity in our Leaders Destroys Shareholder Value. Culture or Cult? WeWork always seemed like more of a cult than a company to me. Adam Neuman seemed to epitomise all that was going wrong with the “visionary” and “inspiring” ‘Founder as Messiah’ Leader Syndrome that was held up to be the pinnacle we should […]
Title: The Future of Work and Leadership Interview with Dr Caroline Burns Presenters: Dr Caroline Burns, Founder and Managing Director, Workplace Revolution Kilani Daane, Executive Coach, Level V Partners Marcel Daane, CEO and Principal Management Consultant, Level V Partners Event: Level V Partners Livestream Date: 27 September 2023 About this interview: […]
This is a refresh of an article from March 2020 by Caroline Burns to include how remote work strategies have evolved over the last 3 years How Remote Strategies Have Evolved Post-Pandemic. I advise multinational companies on workstyle strategies, and over the past decade, this has increasingly involved the implementation of some sort of […]
Is the emergence of ‘hybrid’ work from the pandemic an opportunity missed for organisations and employees? Covid showed us we can adapt, change and learn new things quickly: New tools integrated into daily routines – VC meetings, Teams etc, cloud apps; New workplace – home, but even more than before our laptop became our mobile, […]
A short series attempting to decode hybrid workplace jargon to foster a more nuanced discussion on future work capabilities, workstyles and workplace in a post-pandemic world. Part 3 “C is for Collaboration” describes the importance of understanding the wide range of collaborative activities and specifically what valuable collaboration means for you. Collaboration is Not One […]
A short series attempting to decode hybrid workplace jargon to foster a more nuanced discussion on future work capabilities, workstyles and workplace in a post-pandemic world. Part 2 “B is for Behaviour” focuses on need for purposeful design to support value-adding Future of Work (FOW) behaviours and capabilities. How vs Where Work Should be […]
‘The ABC’s of workplace’ is a short series attempting to decode hybrid workplace jargon to foster a more nuanced discussion on future work capabilities, workstyles and workplace in a post-pandemic world. Part 1 “A is for Agency” focuses on the choice vs control tug-of-war between employees and employers. Choice and control – or choice […]
Office or home? Which is more productive? If you’re Jamie Dimon (CEO of JP Morgan), James Gorman (Chief Executive of Morgan Stanley), Tim Clark (CEO f Apple), Andy Jassey (incoming Amazon CEO) or a number of other prominent CEO’s, you firmly believe employees are most productive when they are in the office together[1]. However if […]
The Wrong Debate! A recently published paper describing the results of an academic study by Ethan S. Bernstein and Stephen Turban[1], both of Harvard, has become another unwarranted casualty of the debate on ‘open plan’ offices versus anything else. The researchers conducted two controlled studies in different organisations before and after a workplace refurbishment from […]
Want an office like Google? Think again! Copycat offices don’t work any more than copycat cultures do! The open plan office versus closed debate rages on, and rather than running out of steam in the face of evidence and reasoned argument by many industry thought-leaders, it seems to have nine lives! New Tech offices seem […]
The pros and cons of “ABW” (or “hotdesking” or “remote-working”) should recognise the diversity of contexts, applications and outcomes