A huge thing for us was, we're very people centricl i'm a people focus leader. I remember my first day going into our office in the new year, i just stood outside and a little video and sent it to them. It's an interesting moment for you guys though, cause it is a moment of dislocation and anxiety for a lot of people, including your own work force. And at the same time, it's sort of a tail wind for the corp premise of the business, right?
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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