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New ways of working (and what that means for us as humans)

Isabel Berwick

Thursday, 17 October 2024, 5pm to 6pm

Hosted by Professor Catherine Pope

How we work and where we work has changed remarkably since (and because of) the COVID-19 pandemic, notably the shift to remote and online working. Isabel will talk about what’s driving remote working – things like generational differences in working preferences among others. She also looks at the flip side of remote and hybrid working, such as concerns about connectivity, creativity and cohesion and considers what new ways of working could look like.

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Location: EP Abrahams lecture theatre, Green Templeton College

Time: 5-6pm, Thursday 17 October 2024

New ways of working (and what that means for us as humans)

Journalist, author, host and editor of the Financial Times FT Working It podcast and newsletter

How we work and where we work has changed remarkably since (and because of) the COVID-19 pandemic, notably the shift to remote and online working.  Isabel’s recent book The Future-Proof Career discusses (among other things) what’s driving remote working – things like generational differences in working preferences, digitalisation of work tasks, but also changing patterns of dog ownership (which mean that people want to be at home to walk the dog). She also looks at the flip side of remote and hybrid working, such as concerns about connectivity, creativity and cohesion and considers what new ways of working could look like.

We are delighted that Isabel has agreed to talk to us about these ideas in our first Better Workplace seminar for 2024/5.

Isabel Berwick is the face and voice of the FT's 'Working It' brand about the workplace and the future of work. She hosts a podcast, makes videos - and writes a very popular weekly newsletter for FT subscribers. Her book, 'The Future-Proof Career' was published earlier this year. Isabel is also editorial lead for the FT's Women in Business Forum. She joined the FT in 1999 and has held senior reporting and editing jobs across the paper, including on FT Weekend and the Opinion desk. She is a keynote speaker and moderator at conferences and events and a frequent guest on podcasts and radio shows. (She's always on LinkedIn - so do follow her on there.) 

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