bob saffian sits down with Hayden Ound, the co of upwork. He asks her how she has coped with an unprecedented wave of crisis cove at 19. How soon did you realize that you had to be making those changes? i think it's been n interesting two and a half years for sure, says ound.
Most future of work conversations revolve around the “where,” but Upwork CEO Hayden Brown says it’s more important to focus on the “who.” 10% of the workforce at Upwork, the global tech platform for millions of freelance workers, was directly impacted by the Ukrainian war. Hayden’s people-focused approach to the difficult decision of how to manage remote employees in Russia is the same mindset she applies to meet the needs of all workers, from people feeling conflict to working mothers.
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