WEBINAR hosted by Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa - Working from anywhere - views, evidence, experiences and recommendations [Date: 26 January 2021]

Webinar title:

Working from anywhere - views, evidence, experiences and recommendations

 

Hosted by:

Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa

Webinar focus:

The COVID-19 crisis has forced us all to work remotely, from home or from anywhere. While many have been flirting with this concept for the past decade or two, the pandemic has accelerated our practice and thinking. This webinar will ask:

* Is it time to cut the cords of attachment to physical offices?

* What do we gain from Working from Anywhere (WFA), and what do we lose?

* Who should work from anywhere and who should be office-based?

 

Date:

26 January 2021

Time:

14H00 - 17H00 (South African Time)

Cost:

Free

 

Platform:

ZOOM

For more information & to register:

http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/events/seminars/wfa

 

Webinar hosted by Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa (CGISA) - Leading and working in virtual times (7 July 2020)

Webinar:
Leading and working in virtual times

Hosted by:
Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa (CGISA)

Speaker:
Paolo Giuricich,
CA (SA), Founder and Organisation Development (OD) Consultant, Smarter EQ

Date:
7 July 2020

Time:
09:00 - 11:00 (GMT+2)

The following will be discussed:
> Assisting individuals simply to make sense of 'what is' and the challenges of remaining focused, productive and growing during this time
> Assisting individuals to co-create and implement strategies to home and remote working, with the required boundaries
> Assisting individuals and leaders to build renewed trust and deepen relationships
> Assisting leaders to build their 'virtual leading' capability 
> Assisting leaders to create psychological safety for their teams and people

To register [Registration closes 24 hours before the start of the webinar]:
https://www.chartsec.co.za/marketing/7044WEBINARPaolo-CantGetAway/7044WEBINARPaolo-CantGetAway.html

5 habits of people who are especially productive working from home (by Stephanie Vozza)

Title:
5 habits of people who are especially productive working from home

Author:
Stephanie Vozza

Published:
Fast Company, 15 June 2020
https://www.fastcompany.com/90514503/5-habits-of-people-who-are-especially-productive-working-from-home

From the article:
Before many office workers transitioned to remote arrangements, the thought of working from home sounded like a dream. Who doesn’t love the idea of ditching the commute and staying in your sweats? But those of us who have been working from home for years know the reality, and it isn’t always as stress-free as it sounds.

Remote working: How cities might change if we worked from home more [BBC News, 1 June 2020]

Title:
Remote working: How cities might change if we worked from home more
 
Author:
Roland Hughes
 
Published:
BBC News, 1 June 2020
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52767773
 
From the article:
"Major tech companies say they are open to their staff working from home permanently. Employees are coming to realise remote working is not only possible but, in some cases, preferable. A shift to a new way of working might already be under way.

Such a shift could have profound implications on our home life, and by extension on the life of our towns and cities: almost a quarter of all office space in England and Wales is in central London alone

To understand those implications, we brought together four experts on city life, all of whom were working from home."

Forbes, 4 May 2020 - How Remote Working Is Reshaping A Future New World Of Work

Title:
How Remote Working Is Reshaping A Future New World Of Work

Author:
Bryan Robinson

Published:
Forbes, 4 May 2020

From the article:
COVID-19 struck fast and hard. And most of us had to hit the ground running to accommodate our attitudes and habits as we started working from home. Sharat Sharan, CEO, President, and Co-Founder of ON24 described it as a tsunami, “While we could see it coming, once it hit, the pandemic changed business overnight. And when a crisis like this happens, the pace of business is totally different. Weeks start to feel like months, and outcomes are impossible to predict.”  

Under these conditions, business leaders had to consider more personal issues than ever to accommodate parents who are homeschooling and providing the tech equipment for teleworking.

To read this article:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2020/05/04/how-remote-working-is-reshaping-a-future-new-world-of-work/#581e7887627b

World Economic Forum, 1 May 2020 - The future of work is here: 5 ways to reset labour markets after coronavirus recovery

Title:
The future of work is here: 5 ways to reset labour markets after coronavirus recovery

Author:
Saadia Zahidi

Published:
World Economic Forum, 1 May 2020

From the article:
* "The coronavirus crisis has hurried the arrival of the “future of work”. 

* Lockdown has seen widescale remote working, increasing automation, a global revaluation of the care economy and a more visible lack of social protection within the gig economy. 

* There is an opportunity to “build back better” in 5 areas: reskilling and upskilling; supporting the jobs of tomorrow; prioritizing redeployment and re-empoyment; re-evaluating essential work and improving the quality of jobs; and resetting education, skills and jobs systems for the post-pandemic recovery."

To read this article:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/the-future-of-work-is-here-5-ways-to-reset-labour-markets-after-coronavirus-recovery/