Future of work or FOW features in much news feeds and blogs at the moment. One of the trends has been the decrease in the scary and sensational components of FOW and the insertion of calming rational projections.
Last Monday I was on a walk with my dog, Mocha, in Sydney along the King Streets wharves and into the all-new Barangaroo precinct. Even though it was a weekday and 11 am there were all the hallmarks of a ghost town.
One concern that does arise from developments like this are real health risks to employees who are not experiencing regular face to face interaction with colleagues.
As an SME who has put in place a range of survival mechanisms for the business, and it’s employees where possible, it is now time to assess the effectiveness of the drastic changes now in place.