91. How to Manage the Impact of the Pandemic on the Workforce (Interview with Thimon de Jong)

<p>This week’s podcast guest is Thimon De Jong, a social psychologist specialising in the future of human behaviour and the Founder at Whetston. Throughout this episode Thimon and I talk a lot about the psychological impacts of the pandemic on the workforce and discuss the following topics:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How organisations and employees confront change during a crisis and taking an experimental approach to hybrid work</li><li>Thimon’s interesting perspective on why asking employees what they want during the crisis itself, might not be the best approach</li><li>The reality of COVID being a digital decelerator despite the speed at which companies have gone virtual</li><li>The Gen Z workforce and how allowing younger workers to shape the workplace might be more effective than trying to mould the individuals themselves, to meet the expectations of the existing environment</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Support for this podcast comes from <a href="https://www.medallia.com/employee-experience/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medallia</a>. You can learn more by visiting <a href="https://www.medallia.com/employee-experience/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.medallia.com/employee-experience/</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>