Just how do you lead a hybrid organization?

The DNA of Work

English - April 04, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Previous Episode: Inside Bupa: how hybrid models are helping them thrive

Next Episode: What should we do with our space?

Leadership is leadership - if leaders and managers struggled pre pandemic, it's likely they're struggling now - unless they've upskilled. Hybrid is shining a bright light on management and leadership skills - exacerbating shortcomings and causing some to return to pre pandemic ways of working - to what's easier for them (not easier for their people).

This is a dangerous, slippery slope that will see people quit because they know how it feels to determine and control they way they work and to find meaning in their work. It's time to think about how managers are appointed, supported and rewarded to avoid these unfolding disasters.

Here's a quick overview of the topics in this episode:

Trust is key (07:52)Listen, question assumptions and experiment (17:57)Appoint the right people and reward them appropriately (19:30)What can we do to make a difference? (24:43)

Mentions:

Help your employees find purpose—or watch them leave (McKinsey article mentioned by Lisa)Six Factors (mentioned by Lisa) - Managing the virtual workforce (AWA report)Millennials And Gen Z: Now Is The Time To Reshape Businesses To Harness Their Power (Forbes article - mentioned by Partha)Promoting Technical Experts to People Managers (Evolving Strategies article - mentioned by Lisa)AWA Institute details and events (mentioned by Karen)

AWA Host: Karen Plum

Guests:

Lisa Whited, Senior Associate for change management, AWAPartha Sarma, Senior Associate, AWAImran Qureshi, Head of North America, WTWPhilippa Hale, Senior Associate, AWA

AWA Guest details: https://www.advanced-workplace.com/our-team/

CONTACTS & WEBSITE details:

AWA contact: Andrew Mawson

AWA Institute contact: Natalia Savitcaia

Music: Licensed by Soundstripe – Lone Canyon

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