Harnessing the future of work (from anywhere)

With UNLEASH’s 12th-13th October conference less than a month away, this on-demand session looks at how allowing complete organizational flexibility can benefit key HR metrics.

Giving a sneak preview of what to expect at UNLEASH World, Kate Graham, Head of Content Labs and Insights at UNLEASH, is joined by Andrew Saidy, Global VP of Talent at Ubisoft, James Purvis, Head of HR at CERN, and Meagan Gregorczyk, VP, Talent Experience at Globalization Partners as they deliver a little bit of pre-conference buzz in an exclusive webinar format.

There was inflated expectation [of remote work] and then you have to go through the trough of disillusionment — we are all on that same journey.

James Purvis, Head of HR at CERN

Watch on-demand to:

• Get an insight into what Globalization Partners will be talking about at their UNLEASH World roundtable and product announcement.
• Learn a little bit more about how to use remote work more radically.
• Listen to the lived experiences of HR leaders who are experimenting with the future of work.

UNLEASH World is coming… Will you be there?

It can seem like remote work is being rolled back somewhat. There are tales of workers being asked back to the office as businesses grapple with the need to use their real estate or the need to get effective collaboration.

That’s definitely not the case for everyone though — with most of the audience in the webinar stating that they were keen to keep running a remote model — and for some of those that go back, there are specific cultural reasons.

For example, Purvis explained that at CERN with groundbreaking physical equipment to run and a culture that relies on collaboration, returning to a central workplace made sense for their culture, even though a pandemic-sparked Work From Anywhere approach made sense during the last two years. In addition, it was proven that structures of work can be tweaked and evolved rapidly, too.

In fact, as Saidy added, often it’s about testing and learning with, for many organizations, remote and hybrid models only becoming apparent as options during the last two years. Here, he said, it’s important to remember what the company is trying to drive with whatever model it chooses, understanding how creativity, collaboration, and culture will be hit by the working model of choice.

And, warned Gregorczyk, it’s about not getting caught up in the headlines. Sometimes it can seem like remote work is either a total bad or a total good: the truth is likely it is a little bit of both and what is more important is the culture that guards it and how employees are enabled and managed in this model.

However, what is clear is that, as of yet, there is no clear answer on whether remote work works for everyone.

So, where next?

To find out more about the arguments for and against remote work and how to tailor your culture, people management style, and workforce strategies around it, you can join Globalization Partners at UNLEASH World as they talk more about this contentious working structure.

To learn more about what Globalization Partners are hosting at our conference, and to see the complete rundown of what is in store at UNLEASH World, check out our dedicated Event Hub.