WLP250 Whats Going On: Hybrid workspaces and a split workforce

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to episode 250 - a nice milestone to celebrate, so we even altered our usual running order to make this round number an occasion for Pilar and Maya to record together, and discuss what’s going on in the world of remote work right now in October 2020, brought to you by <a href= "https://virtualnotdistant.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Virtual Not Distant Ltd</a> in London.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t forget you can receive our valuable guide to</span> <strong>leading through visible teamwork</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, just by <a href= "https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/newsletter">signing up for our newsletter</a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For now, let’s take a look at ‘What’s Going On’...</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hybrid workspaces and practices</span></h2> <p><a href= "https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/voices/comment/beware-the-office-politics-of-hybrid-workplaces"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Beware the office politics of hybrid workplaces</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, we’ll have to see how this emerges and unfolds - and see who really has a chance to make a choice. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This New York Times article picked up on tensions in some big tech companies in this article:</span> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/05/technology/parents-time-off-backlash.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Parents Got More Time Off. Then the Backlash Started</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The evolution of remote work</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eva Rimbau shared this OECD study:</span> <a href= "http://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/productivity-gains-from-teleworking-in-the-post-covid-19-era-a5d52e99/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Productivity gains from teleworking in the post COVID-19 era: How c