how will the pandemic affect your work, life, home?
Some people can’t wait to get back to the office but 80% don’t want to or would prefer a hybrid schedule, according to a recent Harvard survey. Many more workers however, have no such attractive options. But all of us must consider the future of our workplaces going forward.
Will things return to pre-pandemic conditions or are these new work/life changes here to stay? Some people miss having a separate workspace and live interaction with colleagues. What do you think? Join our discussion and tell us about your experiences over the past year – for better or worse.
Guest speaker, Nick Bloom, a professor of economics at Stanford University specializing in management practices and uncertainty, will be discussing his research which shows that balance between work, life and home is key.
Our second guest is Dr. Brad Harrington, Executive Director of the Boston College Center for Work & Family (BCCWF) and a research professor in the Carroll School of Management
RECORDED 5/18/2021
GBH Forum Network recorded this talk and will post an edited version in the next few weeks, here >> https://forum-network.org/lectures/end-office-how-will-pandemic-affect-your-work-life-home/
Learn more about our guest speakers.
Here is more on the work of Dr. Brad Harrington and Boston College’s Center for Work & Family (BCCWF) >> https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/sites/center-for-work-family.html/
Check out this curated list from the Working From Home Research Project >> https://wfhresearch.com/media/
“How to Navigate the Postpandemic Office” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/business/dealbook/hybrid-workplace-guide.html
From the BBC, “Are men-dominated offices the future of the workplace?” https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210503-are-men-dominated-offices-the-future-of-the-workplace
Will we return full-time? Read more:
“No full-time return to the office for over a million” https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56972207
What’s a good balance of work and life? Check out this article from the Atlantic “There’s a Perfect Number of Days to Work From Home, and It’s 2”
If you are an employer or employee looking for information to navigate the pandemic, look at this COVID-19 page from the BCCWF.
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