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We are wrapping up Season 1 of the Leading Better Teams Podcast on a high note, discussing the future of work with Erin Grau, the co-founder, and COO of Charter. Erin discusses the future of work, and how we can best adapt to this new environment so that
📰 Erin’s media career: Modernising the New York Times. 02:15
💫 Showcasing the vision for the future and shaping beliefs and priorities around that future. 04:22
🔀 Flexibility is here to stay: hybrid work model is the most preferred type of work but comes with challenges. 05:16
⚗️ Using Experimentation to get the hybrid model right: HubSpot and three different models employees can choose from. 07:56
😍 This time of great transformation: Sharing and connecting with people, understanding mental health, understanding that inclusion and diversity are about power.10:32
🙃 Difference between individual contributor and manager. 12:41
🤓 Leaders now have to learn a whole different way of leadership. 15:30
💯 Looking at employee's well-being, more holistically, not just between nine to five.17:56
🤝 Focusing on helping managers to figure out their priorities - personally and professionally. 20:08
🏆 The highest rated companies this year are the ones that are actively caring for employees and communities by building trust, flexibility, autonomy, and greater clarity in their organization. 23:55
😊 The ability to empathize is critical. 27:33
🤩 High performing teams have high-quality connections: Collective weeks off, mentorship circles and red, yellow, green exercise. 28:40
📋 Tips and studies on how to get the benefits of hybrid work. 33:04
👂 Finding things in common: one on one 5-minute breakout exercise. 36:49
✌️ Start small, show the vulnerability to your team. The #1 driver of successful teams is psychological safety. 39:52
😎 Sign up for Charter’s newsletter: Research findings on best business practices and cliff notes of new business books. 41:16
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