Workplace Geeks
Workplace Geeks is the podcast from Audiem, exploring the people, ideas and evidence shaping the future of work.
Hosted by Chris Moriarty, each episode features conversations with leading researchers, authors, workplace practitioners and business leaders, uncovering practical insights on workplace experience, organisational performance, technology, leadership and the changing nature of work.
From groundbreaking academic research to real-world workplace challenges, Workplace Geeks helps bridge the gap between theory and practice, bringing fresh thinking to the people creating better workplaces and better organisations.
Workplace Geeks
The Headlines, the Hype and the Reality of Work with Brian Elliott
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The headlines tell us work is broken.
One week it’s return-to-office mandates. The next it’s artificial intelligence. Then it’s another study claiming to have found the answer.
But what happens if the headlines are only telling part of the story?
In this episode of Workplace Geeks, Chris Moriarty is joined by Brian Elliott, CEO of Work Forward and publisher of the Flex Index, one of the world’s most widely referenced sources of data on workplace flexibility.
Together they explore why so many workplace debates become polarised, why leaders need to look beyond the headlines, and how organisations can make better decisions in a world where AI, hybrid working and employee expectations are all evolving at the same time.
Along the way, they discuss:
- Why research should start conversations, not end them
- What leaders often misunderstand about hybrid working
- How AI is changing organisations beyond simple productivity gains
- Why there are very few universal answers in the future of work
- How organisations can balance flexibility, trust and performance
- What the best leaders do when the world refuses to stand still
If you’ve been following this series, Brian’s conversation builds naturally on the ideas explored with Dave Coplin, Julia Hobsbawm and Margaret Heffernan, shifting the discussion from why work is changing to how organisations can respond.
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