The Nowhere Office

We continue our second series by asking: Is working hybrid creating a new group of haves and have nots with some people forced to work from offices full time? What about those who have to cover shifts for others who are working hybrid? Joining Julia and Stefan are Tim Oldman, CEO of Leesman Index, the impact investor and philanthropist, Patricia Hamzahee, and Deputy General Secretary at Prospect,...

Over the summer of 2021 it has become clear that Hybrid working in some shape or form is to stay. We begin this second series dedicated to the whole question of Hybrid by asking: how is it working out? To help us answer this question, we're joined by William Eccleshare of Clear Channel, Jeremy Myerson of Worktech Academy, the blogger and HR guru, Gemma Dale, and Jazz FM host and Chief Brand Office...

This week, we have a real treat for you in the form of a one-on-one interview between Julia and Sir Cary Cooper. He is professor of Organisational psychology and health at Manchester Business School and is recognised as one of the world’s foremost experts on the topic of workplace issues. Cary was honoured with a knighthood in 2014 for his services to social science. And that service includes his...

Hybrid working brings with it all sorts of benefits thanks to its flexible nature. But for managers, it poses some tricky questions. How do you manage a team that is split by location and perhaps timezone? How do you keep up morale when you're not in the room? How do you create a work environment that benefits everyone? In this episode of the Nowhere Office, we are joined by an array of workplace...

Today, we’re crossing the generational divide to ask: what does the Nowhere Office mean to different age groups? We’re going to examine the different or similar ways in which generations handled “the office”, by which we mean “work”, pre pandemic and since with a whole host of heavyweight guests. First you'll hear an excellent panel discussion with generations expert and historian, Eliza Filby, Ha...

With over 70% of the office workforce of the world saying they want to return to work in a hybrid way, what will happen to presenteeism and the management associated with the old 9-5? We talk to the world’s leading expert on the shift to hybrid, Professor Lynda Gratton of London Business School, and discuss it with Polly Mackenzie, head of think tank Demos and Emma Jacobs of the Financial Times. P...

In this first programme we look at the future of the office post pandemic and ask: Are we somewhere or nowhere? Presenters Julia Hobsbawm and Stefan Stern discuss the risks and rewards of remote working and hybrid working with the workplace strategist Neil Usher, and the legendary management writer Charles Handy gives us an exclusive radio interview. In addition we hear about the working life of J...

The Nowhere Office is a new podcast looking at the future of work and workplace in the post-pandemic world presented by the business and management writers Julia Hobsbawm and Stefan Stern and featuring interviews and discussions around where and when we work – and why and how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices