hybridwork

Pandemic lockdowns and workplace changes began nearly four years ago and reshaped our approach to work, challenging traditions and prompting a significant shift in how employees carry out tasks.

In this engaging, interactive, and entertaining podcast, you will learn how to dramatically improve your ability to use hybrid and virtual work as an instrument to improve retention and productivity while cutting costs. Many leaders rely on traditional office-centric collaboration and leadership styles in managing hybrid and remote teams. Yet, research conclusively demonstrates that instead of incrementally improving on the old-school office-centric approach, the best outcomes in managing teams come from adopting a flexible work model. Gain insights from Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, a consultancy focused on the future of work, and CAVO Visiting Virtual Expert. Dr. Gleb, known as the "Office Whisperer" and "Hybrid Expert" according to the New York Times, engages in a conversation with Dr. Gary White, professor in the School of Business and Economics at National University, about leveraging hybrid and remote work to enhance retention and productivity while reducing costs.

Workforce disengagement is a global phenomenon, with only 15% of employees engaged. Overall, people don't feel any emotional connection to their work and mostly do what's expected. At the societal level, the future of remote work is about empowering, upskilling people, and including everyone to promote transparency and fairness. In this episode, CAVO Visiting Virtual Expert and CEO of Good4Work, Geraldine Woloch-Addamine, shares 5 Cs and how HR innovations can align with remote work now and in the future.

Did you know there is science behind increased productivity and virtual co-working? Listen as Taylor Jacobson, Founder and CEO of Focusmate, chats with Melody Rawlings, Director of CAVO, about the importance of factors such as pre-commitment, implementation intensions, social pressure, and accountability.

With more companies returning to office, at least in a hybrid work environment, foot traffic in the core of metropolitan cities is on the rise. Space planning has never been more critical, and that's where Austin's Hsu Office of Architecture comes in. ABJ Managing Editor Will Anderson welcomes Principals Michael Hsu and Maija Kreishman for a conversation on Austin's architectural trends, and the influence of Austin style on other metros across Texas, and beyond.

Driven by AI, we are on the brink of a transformational shift that will disrupt and shape both traditional and remote work. In this episode, Dr. Brian Arnold, Professor in the Sanford College of Education at National University, and chair of Global Innovation, Social-Emotional Learning, and Educational Technology, is joined by Benjamin Schleider, author of The Millennial's AI Guide to Remote Work: Travel Anywhere and Join the Workforce of The Future, to discuss the use of AI to enhance remote work.

Cloud computing and AI have transformed the world of work to create some of the trends that we're seeing today. In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Menefee, Associate Dean of Professional Studies in the School of Public Service at National University chats with Matthew Mottola, CEO of The Human Cloud and a leading authority for leaders embracing the freelance economy. Matt has been featured in Fortune, Bloomberg, YPO, and Yahoo Finance.

Learn more about Matt at https://matthewrmottola.com/.

Hybrid meetings are a challenge for the leader in making sure everyone has equal opportunity to participate and have their voice heard whether physically present or accessing the meeting remotely. In this episode, Jason Weber, retired Navy analyst and doctoral student in organizational leadership, chats with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, remote expert dubbed by the New York Times as the office whisperer. Dr. Gleb shares insights and proven strategies to effectively lead meetings with hybrid teams. 

Are you looking for a remote job and spend hours tweaking your resume? Feeling lost every time you open your computer, not knowing what will ACTUALLY move the needle in your job search? In this episode, CAVO Visiting Virtual Expert, Jordan Carroll, explains a simple 3-step system to get noticed by recruiters and HR managers. Learn more about Jordan at https://theremotejobcoach.com/ 

Are you facing challenges in your life that cause you to doubt your abilities and limit your potential? If so, listen and be inspired by Landis Graden, serial entrepreneur, tech investor, philanthropist, author, and vulnerablist. He wrote the book, Bent, Not Broken: Crossing Life's Bridges of Tragedy, Trauma, and Triumph,” to share his story of overcoming life challenges to establish and lead a highly successful business. Landis is a keynote for the CAVO CBEM Virtual Conference: Future Proofing Virtual and Hybrid Work, May 11-12 from Noon to 3 pm ET.

Register and meet Landis: https://nu.tradewing.com/conference/ZQbKe6EwEz5hPDzXr?ticketLinkId=20ba8991-8ac7-4a4e-b589-4f98de53d553

If you are an NU student, alum, faculty, or staff member, reach out to CAVO@nu.edu for a special registration link.

Downsizing office space, repurposing the space, or implementing hybrid work concept are opportunities to improve collaboration. I led the change management for developing and executing the Hybrid Work strategy and concept at Siemens Smart Infrastructure's. Our team was to merge the global and European headquarters, downsize and repurpose the office space. Seeing this as an opportunity to improve how we collaborated, I needed to include the voice of the employees and apply an agile, human-centric  approach to change management to co-create the office space vision and solution, increase change adoption, and motivate people to go back to work. 

Here's why change management is critical to success and here's what to focus on:

• Make change management part of your hybrid work strategy and project team. The change team will act as a sounding board between employees and leadership, grow a change community, communicate, and create the change story to inspire people and help move people into action
• Develop an agile structure that allows for co-creation of the office space vision, solution, and change story
• Employee engagement requires regular communication on the change progress but also continuous communication on the vision. Use storytelling to inspire people on the vision
• Change ambassadors enable bottom-up change, but focus on enabling the frozen middle, management/team leads also. These questions may help:
  • Are there team leads that can be recruited as change ambassadors? What will you do about the other team leads?
  • What training and toolkits do team leads require to break down the change with  teams, "make the change actionable" ?
  • Teams will realize they have knowledge gaps to improve how they collaborate in a hybrid setting with, e.g. digital tools, or creative problem solving techniques. How are you capturing the knowledge gaps?
• Up-skilling requires more investigation, time and resources. Use the insight you gain from implementing hybrid work strategies to strategies on up-skilling your employees.

When done right,  hybrid work concepts / back to office strategies are opportunities to foster collaboration. But they're just the beginning. Fostering more collaborative work environments is a learning journey. Incorporating a change management team with time and resources will help you lay the right foundation. 

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 Key topics:

✔️ ICYMI news, 12/11 - 12/16.
✔️ Hybrid workers are the most loyal? What goofy пропаганда is this?
✔️Are remote opps dwindling away? Yep. And I have warned you this would happen for quite some time. 
✔️1 in 4 people who took out a govt backed mortgage in 2022 are now underwater? Holy crow!
✔️Lord Elon not paying rent and may back out on severance pay... Wow.


Links I mention in this episode:

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/stellantis-to-cut-jobs-idle-plant-5507444/

https://www.barrons.com/articles/economy-recession-interest-rates-fed-51670622600?siteid=yhoof2

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/impromptu-meetings-are-on-the-rise-6106386/

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/hybrid-workers-are-loyal-workers-6103618/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/workers-starting-shelter-place-other-happenings-world-taylor-borden/

https://www.eenews.net/articles/attacks-on-grid-infrastructure-in-4-states-raise-alarm/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxS7gPvaJH0

https://tinyurl.com/ym9upw7p

https://news.yahoo.com/remote-jobs-disappearing-full-return-120040722.html

https://tinyurl.com/yzhx57mx

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/latest-layoffs-companies-making-cuts-6109906/

https://tinyurl.com/3k3dn962

https://tinyurl.com/bdemhcpb

https://www.yahoo.com/now/4-benefits-women-demand-workplaces-130100538.html

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/whos-least-worried-about-layoffs-6121714/

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Siren courtesy of Pixabay. 

Employee engagement and healthy boundaries are vital components in creating a positive virtual work culture. In this podcast, guest Gina D’Andrea, conflict moderator and facilitator, chats with Stephanie Menefee, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the School of Professional Studies at National University about ways to build a positive culture. Gina helps leaders build happier workplaces, on-site or distributed, through training, consulting, and mediation services at any organizational level. 

Trust is a vital element in the virtual and hybrid workplace and has been linked to the root cause of the Great Resignation. In this episode, Geraldine Woloch-Addamine, Founder and CEO of Good4Work talks with Dr. Kathy Richie, Associate Professor in the School of Business and Economics at National University, about indicators of relationship deterioration, work-life balance, and trust building strategies to create a people-first culture.

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On September 28th, I bucked the social media trend and told you that GM walking back its RTO mandate was temporary. It didn't represent a total capitulation on RTO in favor of WFH. Instead, IMO, it was a temporary stop-gap for people to either warm up to coming back or leave. And now we're here: "GM employees will be back in the office next year. Not all of them are happy." Told ya so!

Key topics:

✔️ More predictions from me: 3 days in the office will eventually transition to 5 days in the office. I do not believe hybrid work is being set up as a permanent model for most companies. Many people who work that way don't even like it and I just don't see it being a permanent thing.
✔️ Workplace feudalism as well as just *gestures broadly* feudalism in general is becoming too obvious to ignore. Is it really about "in person collaboration" or is it about compliance and obedience?
✔️ Be wary of people on social media who want to give you hot air and hopium. They might be lulling you into a happy coma that won't end particularly well.


Links I discuss in this episode:

https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2022/09/28/imagine-that/

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2022/10/22/gm-employees-will-be-back-in-the-office-next-year-not-all-are-happy/69581964007/?gnt-cfr=1

https://survivingtomorrow.org/not-content-to-destroy-affordable-housing-investors-are-now-buying-trailer-parks-and-jacking-rents-f1e9b5d2a60b

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1125110/11368300


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Toxic work environments seem to be all too common, and the virtual/remote workplace is no exception. Listen as Caitlin Magidson, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), and Certified Coach, describes the signs of a toxic virtual workplace and the strategies to handle it. She also shared shares signs to look for to possibly avoid taking a job in an organization with a toxic work culture.

Working from home can be beneficial toward work/life balance, but certainly has its share of stress. In this podcast hosted by Shawna Crockett Jones, Dr. Krishna Bhatta, M.D. shares his recommendations for reducing stress. Dr. Bhatta is the founder of Relaxx.org and creator of the companion Relaxx app.

Effectively leading a virtual team requires many different skills from effective communication to coaching, to providing timely feedback. Tune into this episode and hear Debra Dinnocenzo chat with Melody Rawlings, Director of CAVO, to learn about some of the most important skills needed to be an amazing virtual team leader. Debra is president and founder of VirtualWorks!, a consulting and training firm that specializes in virtual work issues.  Debra is a co-author of the recently released book, REMOTE LEADERSHIP – Successfully Leading Work-from-Anywhere and Hybrid Teams, as well as several other books on remote and virtual teams. She is also the current CAVO Visiting Virtual Expert.