Episodes tagged: Remote Work

Company Culture is Not Built Only in the Office, According to New Reports

In this episode Steve discusses a new report from PwC which challenges the notion that company culture can only be sustained and developed with in-person working.

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Gen Z is Not Here for It: Half Would Quit Over 3 days in the Office

In this episode Steve discusses how Gen Z workers are not feeling the increasing return to office mandates – especially ones that require more than three days per week of in-person work.

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Worst CEO Ever Wants to Hold Workers “Captive” All Day Long

In this episode Steve discusses how one CEO in Australia is taking the return to office mandate a step further – he wants employees to never leave the office at all.

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Retired Billionaire Thinks You Should Not be Working from Home

In this episode Steve discusses recent comments from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt where he attributed Google’s current challenges with their embrace of remote work and attention to employee work/life balance.

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Another Slumping Company Decides Remote Work is to Blame

In this episode Steve discusses how at tech company Salesforce, new mandates for workers to increase in-person working and office attendance are reactions to financial challenges and investor pressures.

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At Dell, Remote Workers Choose Flexibility Over Opportunity for Advancement

In this episode Steve updates a story about a return to office mandate from Dell – who are finding that many workers are choosing to remain remote workers and willingly pass up opportunities for advancement at the company.

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When a Return to Office Mandate Feels Like a Layoff in Disguise

In this episode Steve discusses how some corporate return to office mandates seem more likely to be layoffs in disguise instead of genuine attempts to improve organizational results.

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Did Remote Work End the Practice of Summer Fridays?

In this episode Steve discusses the decline in organizations offering their workers “Summer Fridays” and if the increase in remote and hybrid working schemes has contributed to its decline.

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How Remote and Hybrid Working has Changed American Worker’s Eating Habits

In this episode Steve discusses how increased and sustained remote working has changed American workers dining habits and impacted the business prospects of downtown dining establishments.

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How the CEO of Tech Company Dropbox is Bucking the Return to Office Trend

In this episode Steve discusses how the CEO of tech company Dropbox is remaining committed to their remote-first working approach, even in the face of increasing calls by other CEOs to return workers to in-person working.

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