# hybrid work
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17:31Autonomy, hybrid work, and the WFH debateAl Elliott: Autonomy is one of the 5 pillars of your framework Richard Clarke: Yeah. Yeah. What US Surgeon General's framework Al Elliott: Sorry, the US Surgeon General framework, which we are now calling the, what are wEP 317 · 9 Jul 2026·interview· 17:31–22:333:27Prediction 1 — Hybrid will fracture before it settles (Ina Purvanova & Alanah Mitchell)Leanne Elliott: Our first prediction comes from not one but two experts, Ina Pervanova and Elena Mitchell, who are co-authors of The New These 2 literally wrote the book on how hybrid work actually functions, not the theEP 263 · 1 Jan 2026·other· 3:27–10:5015:57Return-to-office mandates are harming wellbeing before they're even enforcedLeanne Elliott: What have I seen this week? The fear of being ordered back into the office is apparently affecting UK employee wellbeing. That's according to The Guardian this week Al Elliott: I don't think you need to sEP 216 · 22 Jul 2025·news roundup· 15:57–21:0340:07Q7 — Keeping remote and hybrid workers includedAl Elliott: Yeah, love it, love it. Okay, so question number 7, how do we ensure that remote or hybrid workers feel included during the summer? Great question. I think a lot of the— I think particularly if you're in the EP 203 · 5 Jun 2025·other· 40:07–44:3329:58Remote work, hybrid and the push-pullAl Elliott: I feel like we've got like a push and pull now. Like you said, lots of people want to engage in remote working, flexible, hybrid, whatever that looks like. We've got CEOs that want to get people back to the oEP 162 · 14 Jan 2025·interview· 29:58–32:4311:24The great homeworking experimentLeanne Elliott: What have you seen Well, I'm not sure we've talked about remote work for a little while Al Elliott: Remote work. Now, how does that work? Leanne Elliott: Yeah, I mean, there's lots on LinkedIn, and I'll bEP 150 · 3 Dec 2024·news roundup· 11:24–17:5729:01The hybrid work myth — why remote isn't the villainLeanne Elliott: I'm wondering, is there something we can do in that moment to stop somebody being, uh, you know, just doing a lap to maybe staying an hour? Or is it really just about getting people to the event and then EP 139 · 24 Oct 2024·interview· 29:01–49:0548:46Workplace Surgery: Staying visible while working remotelyAl Elliott: Fabulous. Okay, question number 3, Leanne. The company I work for is adopting a hybrid model 6 months ago, but I've chosen to go to remain fully remote due to family care responsibilities, a choice that was sEP 138 · 22 Oct 2024·workplace surgery· 48:46–56:1138:27The future of remote and hybrid workLee Rubin: It's a good question. It's definitely a controversial one because there's definitely lots of schools of thought on what's going on. But I don't know if it's just coincidental in terms of just the people that IEP 119 · 30 Jul 2024·interview· 38:27–45:386:34Adam Grant on hybrid workingAl Elliott: Well, Adam Grant Leanne Elliott: Oh yeah Al Elliott: The Adam Grant, the guy who, if you're listening, Adam, get on the pod. We've, we've been, we want you on the pod anyway. So Adam Grant is the, like the grEP 107 · 18 Jun 2024·news roundup· 6:34–11:008:37Prediction 1: Hybrid working continues to gain paceAl Elliott: Yes. So, one of Leanne's predictions was that hybrid working would continue to gain pace. Oh my God, there has been some arguments about this. What do you think, Lee? Leanne Elliott: Yeah, I mean, companies lEP 71 · 29 Dec 2023·panel interview· 8:37–11:470:33Coffee badging: the new hybrid work trendAl Elliott: Nice. Check out hopspot.com, the agentic customer platform for growing businesses Martin Lindstrom: Elderly man comes up to me crying. He hugs me and he says, you saved my life. And I was kind of baffled becaEP 59 · 5 Oct 2023·panel interview· 0:33–4:5826:03Myth 4 — Culture doesn't work in remote or hybrid setupsLeanne Elliott: Go for it Al Elliott: So lie number 3 is that workplace culture doesn't work if you're fully remote or a hybrid Leanne Elliott: That's bullshitEP 50 · 3 Aug 2023·other· 26:03–38:014:32Word of the Week: TribridAl Elliott: Fabulous. So if you're interested in that, then go back to episode 15, which is Stefan Widener. I will link to it in— well, I won't because Leanne does the show notes, but it'll be in the show notes. But it'sEP 48 · 20 Jul 2023·interview· 4:32–7:110:00The great remote vs office debate beginsAl Elliott: The dirty little secret is that most businesses think they know their customers. They have the data, the records, the history, but it's scattered across 3 teams and 4 systems. And in our case, it's about 216,EP 42 · 7 Jun 2023·panel interview· 0:00–4:226:46Greenwashing, remote washing, and the data on hybridRoss Simmons: Oh, tell me. Al Elliott: Um, I think I heard it in the context when we're at Clerkenwell. I heard a few people talk about it, and if I've got it right, something to do with you say that you're eco-friendly EP 42 · 7 Jun 2023·panel interview· 6:46–13:0084:05No. 7: Make hybrid work actually workLeanne Elliott: Very good. Um, our 7th recommendation comes back to remote and hybrid working models and making sure that they are respectful. And you might be thinking, how could they be disrespectful? Well, if we thinkEP 34 · 12 Apr 2023·other· 84:05–86:352:45Key findings: presenteeism, hybrid work, and younger employeesLeanne Elliott: My second guest is Donna Burgess. Donna is Head of Operations and People at Open Credo, who are one of the winners of this year's award Al Elliott: So I actually joined Open Credo as a portfolio people poEP 24 · 31 Jan 2023·other· 2:45–7:124:24Prediction 7: Hybrid and flexible working is here to stayLeanne Elliott: My 7th prediction, hybrid working and flexible working is here to stay. I'm sorry, guys, if you don't like it and you're not on board with it. I think 2023 is going to be the year you're going to have to EP 19 · 4 Jan 2023·other· 4:24–9:2414:38What this means for hybrid businessesLeanne Elliott: Absolutely. And I think in terms of businesses that are currently operating a hybrid model, yes, there are going to be other potential benefits of people coming to the office. Like you said, collaborationEP 11 · 8 Nov 2022·other· 14:38–16:2216:22Hybrid models explainedLeanne Elliott: So a hybrid work model is when employees will spend some of their time in the office and some of their time working from home. The frequency of that will vary from business to business, from individual toEP 11 · 8 Nov 2022·other· 16:22–17:383:04Hybrid vs. Remote: Definitions and HistoryLeanne Elliott: Yeah, so hybrid working is something that's really gained popularity as a term from the pandemic, or post-pandemic, kind of the early life post-pandemic, where organizations have found themselves with a wEP 05 · 25 Jul 2022·other· 3:04–4:1314:06Silo 1: Recruitment in a Hybrid WorldAl Elliott: Yeah, why not? Leanne Elliott: So, I think recruitment is fairly, probably had the fewest changes in terms of how people recruit. People have been doing it online for a long time. They're used to advertising EP 05 · 25 Jul 2022·other· 14:06–20:16
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