• Understand the evolution of "the office" since the Industrial Revolution
• Learn the top 3 concerns expressed by employees about the office before COVID
• Learn the 6 factors that impact managing virtual teams
• Hear ideas for how the office can intentionally build community and improve wellbeing

Description:

To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the office's death have been grossly exaggerated. Yet, what role will the office play in the future? What will it look like and why will it exist? Hear a brief history of the evolution of the office, learn the 6 factors that impact managing virtual teams, learn the top 3 concerns about offices before COVID, and hear ideas for the purpose of the office that could build community and improve employees' mental health and wellbeing. The office may not be dead, but in a post-pandemic world it could look very different - and according to research, that change will be welcome by most people.

Our Speaker:

Lisa Whited is a workplace strategy and change management consultant. Over the past year she has been helping global organizations be more effective with virtual working and guiding them to rethink the purpose of the office. She is a Senior Associate at Advanced Workplace Associates in the UK and is the founder and chief transformation officer of Workplace Transformation Facilitation based in Portland, Maine.