Heroes of Hybrid Work by Skedda

In episode 15, I am joined by Elizabeth Knox, Founder of MatchPace, an organizational effectiveness consulting firm that helps leaders adopt hybrid work. She shared her valuable insights on the importance of leadership in navigating change in hybrid work environments, and:

• Hybrid as a vehicle for the conversation about healthy/sustainable workplaces

• Why hybrid work is like money

• Navigating conversations with mutuali...

In episode 14, I'm very excited to welcome Katie Finlayson, Head of Workplace Strategy at MillerKnoll, a collective of dynamic furniture brands representing over a 100 years of design research, which they leverage to reshape the experience of work and to design a more sustainable world that improves people's lives.

Katie is passionate about helping customers solve problems to create an amazing experience for employees while...

Kaleem Clarkson, COO of Blend Me, has been featured in Harvard Business Review, named to LinkedIn’s top ten voices on remote work, a 2023 top remote work influencer by remote.com, and many more. He's passionate about work life integration and maximizing the remote employee experience, which is why he's joining us as a hero of hybrid work today.

Clarkson shares how orgs can build connected cultures in hybrid settings, i...

I’m excited to welcome Phil Kirschner to episode 12 of The Heroes of Hybrid Work. Phil Kirschner is Senior Expert and Associate Partner of Real Estate & People and Organizational Performance at McKinsey & Company, where he advises executive teams on the future of work, employee experience, organizational health, and post-pandemic workplace strategies. His passion for this area of research and consulting is evident through h...

In this episode, I sat down with Jose Maria Barrero, applied economist, co-founder of WFH Research, and assistant professor of finance at ITAM Business School. In May 2022, he and his WFH Research co-founder Nick Bloom realized there was no timely data on working from home. They knew they could get good information off the ground very quickly and started running a survey of a few thousand individuals in the U.S. Since July 2020, th...

We "kick off season 2 with our guest Christina Luconi, Chief People Officer at cybersecurity firm Rapid7. The Boston Globe calls her "a fixture on the Boston startup scene with two decades of experience advising CEOs, sitting on boards, and influencing the people side of corporate culture." For the past 13 years, Christina has been responsible for the entire employee life cycle of Rapid7 with a key focus on recruitin...

Bethany Nicole Smith, driving force behind the HERitage Network, delves into the heart of the hybrid work transformation. This episode unveils:

• Hybrid frontrunners: Traits that set apart the successful from the striving.
• Ensuring fairness: Strategies to balance onsite and remote team dynamics.
• Experience dissected: Contrasting workplace vs. employee experiences.
• Fusion magic: The potent mix when these experiences align.
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Tara Vasdani, the legal mastermind behind Remote Law Canada, unravels the intricate legal web surrounding hybrid work. In this episode, we dissect:

• Top legal considerations for remote work dynamics.
• Building a solid foundation: The imperative of hybrid work policies.
• Litigation trends: The surge of constructive dismissal claims in the digital age.
• Decoding designations: Differentiating between independent contractors and...

Maja Paleka, the visionary behind Juggle Strategies, blends engineering prowess with hybrid work insights. In this episode, we delve into:

• Design meets hybrid: Leveraging engineering principles for workplace solutions.
• Tailored decisions: How a global insurance giant championed team-level hybrid choices.
• Onsite essentials: The underestimated value of unstructured time.
• The hybrid trifecta: Clarity, autonomy, and accounta...

Join Dena Upton, the dynamic force behind Drift's people strategies, as she navigates the transition from a strict office mold to a thriving hybrid framework. This episode unveils:

• Drift's metamorphosis: A journey from office-centric to flexible hybrid.
• The new office era: Transforming spaces into conversation hubs.
• Bridging divides: Addressing company splits on workplace preferences.
• Battling biases: Strategies to...

Brian Elliott, a visionary from Google and Slack and the brains behind "How the Future Works", delves deep into the evolving work ethos. This episode sheds light on:

• The synergy of data and team insights: Unlocking workplace magic.
• Outcome over location: Why the 'how' and 'what' outweigh the 'where'.
• The pitfalls of mandates: Top three reasons they often fail.
• Leading with authenticity: ...

Sacha Connor, former exec at The Clorox Company and now at the helm of Virtual Work Insider, recounts her early endeavors into the world of remote work. In this episode, we explore:

• A glimpse into 2010: Leading remote teams when tech was just catching up
• The birth of Orbit: Unveiling the very first virtual workforce ERG
• The invisible barriers: Navigating distance and recency biases
• Crafting inclusivity: Strategies for a lo...

Join Q Hamirani, the mind behind Airbnb's innovative 'Live and Work Anywhere' initiative, as he unravels the intricacies of pioneering corporate nomadism. In this episode, we delve into:

• The genesis and evolution of Airbnb’s groundbreaking program
• Navigating legal mazes: Cross-border work movement complexities
• Debunking myths: Why remote-first isn't synonymous with zero in-person interactions
• The paradigm...