The pandemic has irrevocably changed the how, why, and where of work. To maintain innovation, productivity, and balance, you’ve got to change too.
Work/23: The Big Shift is a free virtual summit all about facing down today’s challenges to build tomorrow’s workplace. Hosted by MIT Sloan Management Review, it features all-star experts in talent management, hybrid work, employee well-being, and workplace culture. It will help you make the meaningful change needed to unlock the future of work.
Workforce well-being is an urgent issue for leaders who recognize how stress and burnout limit employee engagement and creativity — and drive out talented workers. Kellerman and Seligman will outline the five skills that their research identifies as the most critical to flourishing in today’s dynamic work environment, as featured in their new book, Tomorrowmind. By fostering development of these skills in themselves and their teams, organizational leaders can boost performance and help employees to thrive in the face of rapid change and uncertainty.
Business leaders who are responsible for delivering results are having second thoughts about the kind of workplace flexibility that grew up during the pandemic. But performance needn’t be sacrificed – it just needs to be managed differently in the hybrid environment. This includes how work is configured and achieving the right mix of worker autonomy and organizational alignment. It is possible – and necessary – to build strong relationships and to leverage hybrid work to ensure equity for all employees.
Elizabeth Altman is an associate professor of management at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, research affiliate at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy, and guest editor for the Future of the Workforce at MIT Sloan Management Review. She has been a visiting professor at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and visiting scholar at Harvard Business School.
Altman’s research focuses on strategy, innovation, platforms, ecosystems, future of work, and workforce ecosystems. Her research has appeared in Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Management Studies, and other international journals. Prior to academia, Altman was a Motorola vice president.
