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Hybrid Chats

Hybrid Chats

By: Irina Dzhambazova
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There is no shortage of data and opinions telling us which work model is best - fully remote, fully in office, hybrid with mandated days in the office, hybrid with full flexibility on day in, hybrid with... the list goes on and on.

How are you to make sense of it all, know which sources to trust and which to take with a grain of salt, and, most importantly, how are you to pick one and stick with it?

Tune in to decipher the maze of these remote realities and gain a deeper understanding of the dynamics shaping the future of work.

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Episodes
  • Episode 1: The Great Hybrid Work Debate — Flexibility or Mandates?

    Episode 1: The Great Hybrid Work Debate — Flexibility or Mandates?
    Mar 15 2023

    Dive into why employees resist office returns and the surprising health impacts of WFH. John and Irina bust popular myths and discuss surprising research.

    In this episode of Hybrid Chats, we introduce the series and discuss:

    1. The WFH Research from March 2023
    2. Why Chief executives David Solomon (Goldman Sachs), James Gorman (Morgan Stanley) and Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan) never fully embraced remote work
    3. Remote workers are working more weekend hours
    4. Andy Jassy's memo to Amazon employees
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    17 mins
  • Episode 2: Sifting Through the Data Maze — What the Experts Say About Hybrid Work

    Episode 2: Sifting Through the Data Maze — What the Experts Say About Hybrid Work
    Apr 15 2023

    Explore the contradictions of remote work, from declining productivity to substance abuse issues, and why some managers are skeptical. Insights from LinkedIn and Nick Bloom.

    In this episode of Hybrid Chats, John and Irina discuss:

    1. PwC Hopes and Fears research
    2. 2022 Gensler workplace research
    3. Nick Bloom’s latest work-from-home survey dispatch
    4. American insurance company Allstate's treatment of each employee as if they are a customer
    5. CNBC article questioning the three-day-in-the-office unwritten written rule
    6. World Economic Forum's Good Work Framework, which puts flexibility as a main pillar.
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    26 mins
  • Episode 3: Office Resistance and the WFH Health Myth — A Reality Check

    Episode 3: Office Resistance and the WFH Health Myth — A Reality Check
    May 15 2023

    Is the rush to get back to the office insane? What's behind the 4-day workweek trend? John and Irina unpack these questions with Fortune and Stanford research.

    In this episode of Hybrid Chats, John and Irina discuss:

    1. The Truth About the Office and Why Your People are Resisting Return
    2. Working from home is less healthy than you think
    3. WFH is a game changer for disabled workers in The Hustle
    4. JPMorgan asks senior bankers to return to office for five days a week
    5. How the great home working experiment fell apart
    6. Zoom Acquires Workvivo in a Move to Bolster Employee Experience
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    27 mins
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