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Back to school, back to the office
Early September marks the start of a new academic school year for many people around the world. Is a time when parents and children put the school holidays behind him and return to the routine of going to school. Watching this ritual of going to school five days a...
AN UNCERTAIN WORKPLACE
As he level of uncertainty has gone through the roof. It will be interesting to observe how the workplace sector copes with these unforeseen developments.
Christmas 2021 why are things not as they should be
Covid has not only jolted us out of our comfort zones, our habits, our routines; it has given rise to an unrelenting feeling of uncertain uncertainty. As we prepare for the festive weekend, many businesses are...
Out of the Office Comfort Zone
Offices are not factories “Offices are not factories” was one of the key takeaways from my recent conversation with Wanda T. Wallace, author of “You Can’t Know It All: Leading in the Age of Deep Expertise” and managing partner of the Leadership Forum Inc. We had a...
The Great Future of the Office Debate – the shift from fixed to fluid?
I wonder what will future historians say about the 2020’s? Will they see these ‘pandemic times’ as a milestone which marked the end of Industrial Age thinking and the birth of the new Digitally-Enabled Era? Dare I say the Age of the Human? Taking a...
Reimagining the Office
”What’s the purpose of the office?” that is a question I've been asking many people in recent years – not ever imagining that the future of offices would be the most hotly debated topic in 2020. Current circumstances have certainly thrown a massive spotlight on the...
Seeking the Secret Sauce
The search for solutions to our post Covid work and workplace dilemmas continue at pace, as we close the final chapter of 2022. Reflecting on the plethora of press articles and the conveyor belt of opinion expressed in the congested channels of Linkedin; I cannot help...
BACK TO THE OFFICE?
The Great Office Debate – the great future of work Debate 2021 #1 The tidal wave of noise in the media about work from home (WFH) and the spotlight on remote working is one of the surprisingly significant by-products of these pandemic times. The massively...
Surviving the mosh pit
Making Sense of the Noise Making sense of all the noise out there about the future of the office and work gives me a headache and I don’t think I’m the only one with a sore head! Participating in a recent Workplace Evolutionaries webinar with the very ‘rock n...
Offices have a strong future – or do they???
Many people are making powerful and persuasive arguments for a return to the office. There is a lot of merit in getting us all back to “normal” or the “new normal” – cities need the business; people need to socialise, and landlords need the rent. I had little doubt...