Today, the distributed workforce has grown to close to one billion workers. This new growth trend has been inspired and impacted by our changing global economy that will forever change the business landscape and the classic business models that have existed for decades. The new face of business has many more people connected both in and out of the office, seamlessly moving from the corporate office into our global village.
Join us to learn how this new paradigm impacts work, the worker and the workplace and new strategies for success.
Managing a Mobile Workforce David Clemons, CEO Achieve Labs
Co-Author Managing the Mobile Workforce (McGraw-Hill)
The corporate winners in the year 2020, most likely won’t be the same large corporate names we know of today. They will likely have to make room for the more agile and innovative enterprise competitors who adopt the principles of building and sustaining a global mobile workforce. Following best practices that engage the mobile workers to work from the office cubical and from within a highly flexible mobile work environment. It is critical for leadership and management to understand the value of giving autonomy to get work done, giving and building trust relationships as well as supporting the needs of both the in-office and mobile workers. Learn how company’s need to embrace the use of technology to close the distance gap between the manager and the employee as well as their customers.
Presentation II
Managing the Mobile Workplace David Haskin, Advanced Solutions Team, Steelcase Inc
Mobile work tools give people the ability to work anywhere, anytime, but do our offices? With a major shift to a more mobile workforce, what does that mean to the workplace as we know it today? What “alternative workplace strategies” can be incorporated to keep the mobile workforce connected? Does the “Third Place” have a place in today’s office? And with a focus on operating costs, is there an opportunity to gain some efficiency with our real estate strategy?
