23 Apr 2021

Tomorrow’s office: a social but productive hub

The office of the future will be a hybrid one: designed for ‘human moments’ and enhanced by technology to support remote working and collaboration

In a Nutshell: Issue 106  

With enforced homeworking soon coming to an end for many, what will the office of the future look like? This Harvard Business Review article suggests that line managers and senior leaders will play an important role in making a hybrid office – that both promotes social interaction and supports remote collaboration – a success.

Rachel Suff

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Rachel Suff, Employment Relations and Diversity Adviser (Europe)

Rachel Suff joined the CIPD as a policy adviser in 2014 to increase the CIPD’s public policy profile and engage with politicians, civil servants, policy-makers and commentators to champion better work and working lives. An important part of her role is to ensure that the views of the profession inform CIPD policy thinking on issues such as health and well-being, employee engagement and employment relations. As well as conducting research on UK employment issues, she helps guide the CIPD’s thinking in relation to European developments affecting the world of work. Rachel’s prior roles include working as a researcher for XpertHR and as a senior policy adviser at Acas.

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