Transforming organisations and making hybrid work for everyone with Lynda Gratton
Future Work/Life #86
Future Work/Life is my newsletter in which I explore the changing relationship between work and our personal lives. Every Sunday, I share something I’ve written, a few things I’ve enjoyed reading, and something great to listen to. Today, I share the most recent episode of the Future Work/Life podcast - my Top 10 Careers show. If you find it interesting, please share it!
It’s a podcast double-header this week, focusing on how we’re redesigning work. In particular, we’re looking at hybrid work and the future of the workplace.
In today’s show, I welcome Lynda Gratton, London Business School professor and author of several books, including her most recent, Redesigning Work: How to Transform Your Organisation and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone.
Lynda is one of the world’s most well-respected thought leaders on the future of work and has been named by Business Thinkers 50 as one of its’ top 15 business thinkers. She has a column for MIT Sloan and writes regularly for Harvard Business Review. Her ten books, including The 100-Year Life, have sold over a million copies globally. She serves as a Fellow of the World Economic Forum and is on the advisory board of several top global companies.
In short, she knows what she’s talking about, and we had a fascinating conversation covering a range of topics related to the future of work, including:
- How Covid shifted the dynamic from employers to employee driving change in the workplace
- The importance of networks to our identity and careers
- Why we need to take an ‘And/And’ rather ‘And/Or’ approach to work design
- Synchronous and asynchronous communications
- The skills required to thrive in the emerging world of work
- Why it’s so important to nurture creativity in our work and in orgs
- Why we’re now living multi-stage lives and what that means to our careers
- The changing role of communities in our work/lives
Listen to our conversation, HERE
LINKS:
Redesigning Work: How to Transform Your Organisation and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone
If you enjoy this episode, make sure you also check out my conversation with Tim Oldman, CEO of Leesman, coming out tomorrow.
My book, Work/Life Flywheel: Harness the work revolution and reimagine your career without fear, will be published on 17th January 2023.
Pre-order your copy, HERE.
If you enjoy listening, check out these episodes from the archive:
Andrew Hill - The Future of Workplace Culture and Leadership
Bruce Daisley - Making Work Better (And More Joyful)
Christine Armstrong - Making Work Better
Robert Glazer - Leadership and thriving in a virtual workplace