Before you rush into hybrid work and simply take it as a foregone, conclusion, take a few moments and consider what hybrid work really is, not just what you’ve heard about it or think it might be.

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We would all like to see the future more clearly. In times of cataclysmic change, the desire to look into the future is more important than ever. That is why the question “What is the future of work?” is the most important question for leaders to consider right now. While the future will come whether

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by Kevin Eikenberry Our surroundings impact our thinking and perspective a great deal.  When we walk into a building with a company logo on the door, see news and metrics on hallway monitors, we are being reminded in subconscious ways of what we are doing and what we are a part of.  When we work

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By the time you read this, the new year will have started. First, let’s acknowledge that 2022 is not a real year. It’s science-fiction. Remember Blade Runner took place in 2019. That aside, we are at the beginning of a new work year. We’ve survived the weird time of year when we are merely guessing

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by Kevin Eikenberry While some work must be done face-to-face – healthcare, manufacturing, warehousing, hospitality and more- every organization that was forced to send people to work from home have had to think about/decide where people will work in the future.  Early in the discussions about the future of work, I stated that how the

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by Kevin Eikenberry Regardless of your industry, organization, and position, the last year and a half has changed your experience and perspective, and likely altered the ways your organization (and you personally) could work in the future.  While the future is always unclear, the level of uncertainty is as high as it has been in

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”Because of Covid, we’ve decided not to take on any interns or new grads straight out of school until we are back in the office.” I’ve walked this earth for a long time and been dealing with customers in business for over half that long, so nothing much really surprises me. This comment left me

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by Kevin Eikenberry We are living/working in interesting times. As 2021 draws to a close, some people know the future of their work and working arrangements (where they will work and which days), yet many still do not.  A significant number of organizations haven’t yet decided or communicated their future of work plans and others

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by Jason Miller Generation Z, the next large group of future employees and soon-to-be college and trade school graduates, are looking at work differently than any generation before. They’ve lived through a pandemic right at the time of their lives when many teens and young adults choose college majors, potential career paths, and still find

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For the first time in human history, two-thirds of our daily work communication and a growing amount of our interpersonal and social communication is being done in writing. Texts, e-mails, and collaboration tools are asynchronous and ubiquitous. How you respond to this probably depends on how old you are. Is this good news, since electronic

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