As many employers shift away from mandatory remote work and grapple with what jobs can be done remotely versus in the office, the future of coworking spaces and physical workspaces is unclear.
According to a recent Harvard Business School survey, while most remote workers acknowledged they missed the community aspect provided by office life, 81 percent said they preferred to work from home permanently or have a hybrid schedule that included a few days at home each week.
Tuesday at 11 a.m., guest host Chris Farrell — senior economics contributor at Marketplace —will dive into the role of community in strengthening a workplace and how employers have adapted to the challenges that come with remote work. Joined by two guests, Farrell will discuss how coworking spaces have adapted to the restraints COVID-19 placed on their business models and the role they might play in a world of hybrid work.
Do you hope to return to the office, or are you finding success working from home? Do you miss being around people while you work? What concerns do you have about returning to the office, and have those worries changed as more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19?
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Guests:
Alex West Steinman is co-founder and CEO of The Coven, a Twin Cities-based coworking and business incubating space for women and non-binary people.
Theresa Glomb is a professor of organizational behavior at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.
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