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Just call it ‘work’; Kate Lister in conversation with the Workplace Geeks

Workplace Insight

Kate Lister is a recognised thought leader on workplace, workforce, and other trends that are changing the who, what, when, where, and how of work. She is considered a global expert on telecommuting and other flexible workplace trends. All episodes of Workplace Geeks can also be found here.

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5 Ways Gen Z Will Shape Worklife In 2024

Allwork

As Gen Z (born approximately between 1997 and 2012) matures and enters the workforce, they bring with them a set of values , preferences , and technological fluency that has the potential to shape the workplace significantly. This could lead to more companies offering telecommuting options, compressed workweeks, or job-sharing opportunities.

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How to Best Manage Telecommuters

On The Job

employee workforce, it’s clear that the definition of the American workplace is changing. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer put the kabosh on work-from-home deals and ordered everyone to return to the office so they could be more collaborative and innovative. With more than 3.3 million working remotely, or about 2.6% of the U.S.

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Work flexibility: Unconventional arrangements are here to stay

BMT Office Administration

As time passed, however, Molly started noticing the positives of telecommuting. Molly decided on a hybrid work schedule – contributing from home three days a week and coming into the workplace twice. The demand for a flexible workplace. The pandemic provided plenty of time to re-evaluate priorities and lifestyles.

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Is a post-COVID remote work policy right for you?

BMT Office Administration

Deciding on the best course policy for your workplace can be tricky. Global Workplace Analytics estimates that an employer can save $11,000 on average per year for each half-time telecommuter. Some businesses do hands-on collaboration or more sporadic brainstorming sessions to elicit innovation.

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Book Review: The Fifth Age of Work

Small Business Labs

The Fifth Age of Work  describes how a broad mix of shifts and trends are transforming work and the workplace. The author, Drew Jones, is well suited to take on this subject. Evernote, Dropbox), and communication channels (e.g., Evernote, Dropbox), and communication channels (e.g.,

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The Voices of Coworking Video

Small Business Labs

.  In this work we forecast that over the next decade the growing array of Web-based technologies will reinvent the workplace, making these “third places” (including coworking facilities) for work outside of the traditional office and home more commonplace.