Video: The Realities of the New Working Environment

The coronavirus pandemic compressed several years’ worth of change to organisation cultures and working practices into a matter of months. As the ‘new world of work’ moves from being a future issue to being the present for global businesses, this event was an opportunity to take stock of how the new cultures of work are and have embedded.

Building on CRF’s 2021 research which examined the future of work and impact of the pandemic, this event and associated research update examined what the new context means for performance, culture, people strategy and learning. We examined the strategies that organisations are adopting to implement new ways of working in response to these factors. We explored hybrid working: are the strategies effective and how are organisations resolving the challenges and compromises inherent to these new working models?

The comprehensive Post Meeting Notes summarise.

The event focused on sharing practical insights and learning from the experiences of other organisations via a number of case studies, and videos from their sessions follow.

1. Managing the Risk and Opportunities of Hybrid Working led by CRF’s John Whelan, co-author of the research.
2. Managing the Risk and Opportunities of Hybrid Working Case Study from Sue Whalley, Chief People and Performance Officer, Associate British Foods (ABF).
3. Guidance Versus Policy, from John Whelan, with The Open University case study from OD Director, Karen Ward.
4. Leading in a Hybrid Environment, from CRF Partner BTS: James Blaker, Vice President Strategy Execution and Business Transformation and David Ashley, Head of European Coach Centre of Excellence.
5. Work Without Jobs: Deconstruction of Jobs and Reconstruction of Work, from CRF Partner Mercer: Ravin Jesuthasan, Global Leader of Transformation Services Business.
6. Wellbeing: From ‘Nice-to-have’ to ‘Essential’, from John Whelan, with Virgin Atlantic case study from Chief People Officer, Estelle Hollingsworth.
7. Wellbeing: From ‘Nice-to-have’ to ‘Essential’ Case Study from Nola Lenaghan, Head of Employee Relations at Qinetiq.
8. Future Focus, from CRF Partner Bird & Bird: Furat Ashraf, Senior Associate and Severn Trent Case Study from HR Director Neil Morrison.