We are who the media calls for workplace insights
“In the U.S., I’m sad to say it’s just not high on the priority list,” said Kate Lister, the founder of the consulting firm Global Workplace Analytics. “It gets up there, and then it drops again for the next shiny object.”
About 60% of companies allow most of their employees with office jobs to work a hybrid schedule, according to the 2024 Workplace Flexibility Trends Report from the research and consulting firm Global Workplace Analytics. But few have offered any training …
Fortune: Companies have failed to train managers for the new age of hybrid work and it’s causing problems in the workplace
Teaching bosses how to communicate well—even if they’re speaking through a computer screen—is also a critical part of battling a sense of detachment on hybrid teams, according to Lister. “We have to be much more mindful about how we’re bringing people into the conversation,” she says. “How different people communicate, and how they learn, and how they want to be rewarded.”
HR Executive: Managers need training to lead remote teams—but most still haven’t gotten it
While leaders are “fretting” over whether employees should work remotely, in-office or some combination of the two, they should instead be asking themselves, ” ‘How can we empower our people to do their best work wherever they do it?’ ” says Kate Lister, president of consulting firm Global Workplace Analytics.
Forbes: The Rise Of ‘Office Peacocking’ In The Workplace In 2024
Today’s findings also prompted a response from Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics. “Rather than fretting over whether their people should work in an office, remotely or some combination of the two, organizations should be asking themselves, ‘How can we empower our people to do their best work wherever they do it?’”
Employee Benefit News: 75% of employees say their managers weren’t trained to oversee a hybrid team
“In the beginning, the move to remote work was just triage,” says Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics, TechSmith’s research partner for the survey. “Business leaders believed we would all go back to the office whether it was after six months or the end of the year, so there was no real incentive to try to change their practices and processes because the shift was only temporary. Well, it’s not temporary anymore.”
Workplace Insight: Most US firms are yet to match their culture to the demands of flexible working
“The report from Global Workplace Analytics, TechSmith & Caryatid, claims 58 percent now have that option at least some of the time. But while a majority of employers have embraced a change in “where” people work, many have not adopted the new practices they need to do it well. Nearly 3 out of 4 respondents indicated their employer has not trained its managers to lead a distributed team, established team or meeting norms, or adopted best practices to support working across distances.”
The Express Tribune (Pakistan): Embracing the evolution of remote work culture
“A FlexJobs and Global Workplace Analytics survey noted that 75% of remote workers earn the same or more compared to in-office roles. Notably, 58% of US workers expressed a preference for remote work in a Gallup poll, signalling a significant shift in workforce expectations.”
Forbes: Companies Not Keeping Pace With Hybrid Work Adoption In 2024, New Study Finds
According to Kate Lister, president, Global Workplace Analytics, “The near overnight shift in where people work gave organizations little time to think about how work practices and processes needed to change,” she points out. “Remote and hybrid work didn’t create the need for more effective work practices—it revealed them.”
Marketplace on NPR: New report shows most CEOs think employees will be back in the office full-time three years from now
“If they want them to come in, they need to give them something to come in for,” said Kate Lister at Global Workplace Analytics.
“If they want them to come in, they need to give them something to come in for,” said Kate Lister at Global Workplace Analytics.
In the latest episode of the Workplace Geeks podcast, one of the world’s leading experts on work and workplace, Kate Lister, focuses on a recent study in collaboration with Owl Labs, ‘State of Remote Work 2022’. The report, in its 6th year, provides a platform for a much broader conversation about hybrid and remote working […]
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Another great podcast with workplace geeks.
CNN Business: Return-to-office mandates won‘t magically improve young employees’ career development
From www.cnn.com – May 23, 12:29 PM
Kate Lister’s insight:
To executives who assert that innovation and mentoring are best fostered by more days in-person, Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics, asks “How do you know? Did you measure it before?”
TechTarget: Workplace transformation: 8 steps to build a successful plan | TechTarget
New ways of working require new measures of success. Imagine a CFO investing millions of dollars and never looking at how the investment performed. “In many ways, that’s what happens with change initiatives,” Lister said.
Data reveals remote work has been costly for Cincinnati-area suburbs
From www.journal-news.com – March 15, 10:19 AM
“We’ve got another three to five years for the rest of the shoes to drop,” said Lister. “In the long run it’ll all work out but in the short run it’s going to be painful.”
Forbes: CEOs Think Office Mandates Will Improve Company Culture. New Data Says They’re Wrong
From www.forbes.com – February 16, 11:49 AM
“[Bosses] are realizing that if they want to keep their people, they’re going to have to compromise,” Lister says. “Even those that are very against it like Elon Musk are seeing, now that we’re facing recession and pressures for cost reduction, the potential for remote work to dramatically reduce their office space.”
…1.5 minutes into the show: Kate Lister acknowledges some employees may be worried that working from home will put them first in line for layoffs, but it doesn’t seem to be driving people back to the office in droves.
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Samantha Fields interviews Kate Lister, Nick Bloom, and Kastle Systems on whether or not employees are back to the office. The answer is ‘no.’
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Bonus clip! Drive hybrid meeting equity with a buddy system and more.
Lenovo Late Nite I.T. Workplace flexibility: Hybrid is hard
From lenovolatenightit.cio.com – February 2, 10:14 AM
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Emmy award nominee Baratunde Thurston interviews Kate Lister and Ryan Anderson (MillerKnoll) about workplace flexibility.
Entrepreneur magazine: How to Handle an Overwhelming Business Growth Spurt
From www.entrepreneur.com – January 20, 9:30 AM
“According to Global Workplace Analytics, a majority of the workforce (56%) is now able to work from home at least part-time. This remote work revolution provides businesses with the opportunity to access a wider pool of professionals with specialized industry expertise.”
“There are two theories about what might happen in the event of a recession, according to Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics, a telecommuting research and consulting firm.”
Forbes: Remote work is being embraced by 90% of companies to cut costs ahead of a potential recession
From fortune.com – December 1, 2022 5:10 PM
“annually for each employee who works remotely two or three days a week, according to a 2021 study by research firm Global Workplace Analytics.”
Fast Company: Tracking remote workers doesn’t make them more productive. Here’s what it does instead
From www.fastcompany.com – November 11, 2022 6:01 AM
Kate Lister’s insight:
Owl Labs and Global Workplace Analytics surveyed 2,300 employees on the state of remote work to find out what’s really up.
The Atlantic: Why a post-Covid world might not be so bad
From spectatorworld.com – February 23, 2022 12:00 PM
Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics, estimates that by 2025, nearly 70 percent of all employees will be working at home at least one business week every month. This will have lasting implications for everything from how families handle childcare to how people communicate in general. From more school choice to renewed skepticism of government Covid overreach, Americans are ready to get their freedom back.
CNN Business: Why requiring workers to spend more days in the office could backfire |
From www.cnn.com – July 13, 2022 12:50 PM
“When is that extra level of connection [from in-person work] worth the commute, the time, the cost and the angst?,” said Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics.
USA Today: Global Workplace Analytics and Owl Labs release 5th annual ‘State of Remote Work’ report
From www.usatoday.com – November 12, 2021 9:23 AM
“It’s the technology that’s saved us during the pandemic,” said Kate Lister, the president of Global Workplace Analytics. “We now see that workers can be just as productive in a hybrid environment compared to the perception that they wouldn’t be in an office.”
WSJ—Work-Life Balance Finally Happened. Then They Were Called Back to the Office.
From www.wsj.com – December 6, 2021 5:49 AM
“The conversations I’m hearing behind the scenes are, ‘Let’s just try this. We may want to go further’ ” in offering more flexibility down the line, Ms. Lister says.
MIT: Coworking Spaces Offer a Post-Pandemic Office Alternative
From sloanreview.mit.edu – November 4, 2021 5:31 PM
Once employees have experienced remote work, “they’re going to want to continue,” said Kate Lister, president of consulting company Global Workforce Analytics. She and her company predict a seismic shift in workplace culture over the next few years, with a much larger percentage of the population working from home on a permanent basis.
“Would a race car team put a driver who isn’t at his or her best behind the wheel on race day? Would a sports team field players who aren’t physically and mentally prepared for the game? Of course not. So why would we ignore the fact that we’ve learned people are happier, healthier, and more productive, and more likely to stay with the company when they are given choice and autonomy over their work lives.” – Kate Lister
Fast Company: How remote work can be a force for good
From www.fastcompany.com – May 9, 2022 7:55 AM
“According to Global Workplace Analytics, even just converting to ‘‘half-time telecommuting could reduce U.S. carbon emissions by over 51 million metric tons a year—the equivalent of taking all New York’s commuters off the road.”
The New York Times: Google to Spend $2.1 Billion on Manhattan Office Building –
From www.nytimes.com – September 25, 2021 10:02 AM
Kate Lister, the president of Global Workplace Analytics, a consulting firm advising companies on their return-to-office policies, said that hybrid work would remain a permanent feature of work culture after the pandemic.
Office space is not going to disappear, but, Ms. Lister added, “The total space will come down.
CNBC: Great Resignation supports more hybrid work, may lead to holograms
From www.cnbc.com – January 26, 2022 5:12 PM
“Millions of U.S. workers are quitting their jobs in what some are calling the “Great Resignation.” Others, such as Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics, see it as the “Great Reevaluation,” as workers seek increased flexibility.”
The Boston Globe: As the role of the office recedes, companies invest savings into remote work
From www.bostonglobe.com – December 27, 2021 2:48 PM
A few companies are downsizing drastically, investing the money they used to spend on square footage to strengthen their ability to operate with employees scattered far and wide.
Global Workplace Analytics research found that the average employee saved approximately $14,500 a year by working at home. The average worker in Australia makes $60,223 per year, so staying home represents almost 25% of their salary.
Times of India: How is video conferencing adding value to SMEs in India?
From timesofindia.indiatimes.com – February 23, 11:36 AM
According to Global Workplace Analytics organisations can save an average of $11k per half-time remote worker/year. That’s from a combination of increased productivity; reduced turnover, absenteeism, real estate costs, etc.
Here’s How Much Companies Can Save With Work From Home
From www.thestreet.com – March 21, 2022 10:42 AM
What’s good for workers may actually also have a real benefit to the company (and that’s good for everyone).
The future of hybrid work has arrived, and top companies are thinking in terms of how best to support employees’ work-life balance.
An analysis done by FlexJobs and Global Workplace Analytics found in the five years prior, the number of employees working remotely increased by 159 percent.
Forbes: The Top 100 Companies For Remote Jobs In 2022
From www.forbes.com – January 10, 2022 5:29 PM
Kate Lister, the president of Global Workplace Analytics, a research and consulting firm, says there’s so much interest in remote work that employers are increasingly promoting those arrangements in their job postings. “It’s in their best interest to shout it loudly at the highest rooftops—it needs to be featured in their recruiting,” she says.
How Does State Monitor Workers Since Shift to Telework?
From www.techwire.net – December 3, 2021 2:22 PM
“It’s our duty to taxpayers to make sure that people are working, but you shouldn’t need to spy on them to know they’re working,” said Kate Lister, president of San Diego-based consulting firm Global Workplace Analytics. “Are they doing their job or not doing their job? If they are, it shouldn’t matter when or where they do it.”
Labour shortages may bring an end to “crappy jobs”
From policyoptions.irpp.org – November 27, 2021 5:59 AM
”Working from home is a strategic move, not just a tactical one that saves money,” Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics told the New York Times. “A lot of it comes down to trust. Do you trust your people?”
Investopedia: The Economic Impact of a Hybrid Office
From www.investopedia.com – October 20, 2021 5:50 AM
“Lister estimates the potential savings at $600 to $6,000 per worker. She also estimates that by working remotely half of the time, employees can save the equivalent of 11 workdays per year in the time they would have spent commuting.”
Reducing workers’ compensation and OSHA liability during COVID-19 and beyond | Bricker & Eckler LLP – JDSupra
From www.jdsupra.com – October 7, 2021 12:18 PM
Global Workplace Analytics estimates that 75 million U.S. employees, or 56% of the non-self-employed workforce, could work from home at least part of the …
Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal—4 strategies for success with on-site, remote or hybrid work
From www.bizjournals.com – October 7, 2021 9:45 AM
Research-based firm Global Workplace Analytics estimates that 56% of the U.S. non-self-employed workforce (about 75 million employees) have the capacity to work from home today.
Costa Rica News—Hybrid Office: Work Environments after Pandemic.
From thecostaricanews.com – October 7, 2021 9:43 AM
Global Workplace Analytics, 76% of workers say they want to continue working from home in this hybrid model, at least 1 or 2 days a week once the pandemic has ended.
Orange County Register: Remote work, distance learning: What stays in Orange County’s pandemic recovery? –
From www.ocregister.com – September 17, 2021 6:33 AM
While the experience of working at home during the crisis may not have been ideal as whole families sheltered in place, it (gave) people a taste of what could be,” Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics, wrote in a recent article cited in the report. Lister’s firm forecast 25-30% of the workforce will be working from home several days a week by the end of 2021.
“The genie is out of the bottle,” she wrote, “and it’s not likely to go back in.”
WIRED_UK—Data shows the true productivity cost of the city exodus
From www.wired.co.uk – August 26, 2021 5:29 PM
Although many managers would prefer to see employees in the office three to four days a week, most employees would like to be in the office one to two days per week, according to surveys by research company Global Workplace Analytics.
Kate Lister, who is president of the company, says businesses’ top consideration right now should be attracting and retaining talent, and they will lose the best and brightest if they force people back to the office full-time. She argues that hiring remote workers expands the talent pool to other parts of the country and the world.
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