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Laurel Farrer is the Founder and CEO of Distribute, a virtual organizational development think tank and consulting firm, where she is passionate about unlocking the power of distributed workforces to create impact in corporate and socioeconomic infrastructures. Mike Petrusky asks Laurel about how she and her team of fellow experts collaborate with the world's leading businesses and governments on three primary topics: how to convert business operations from physical to virtual, how to build products and content for the remote work market, and how to leverage workplace flexibility to solve global concerns. They explore both the challenges and opportunities of hybrid work and return to office strategies for workplace leaders today and emphasize the importance of communication when meeting the unique needs, culture, and goals of your organization. Connect with Laurel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurel-farrer/ Learn more about Distribute: https://www.distributeconsulting.com/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com  

David Savage is a leading UK and international construction lawyer, and a partner in international law firm Charles Russell Speechlys where he co-chairs the firm’s Construction & Infrastructure Focus Group. Mike Petrusky asks David about the role he plays in the firm’s own property and workplace strategy as he chairs the firm’s “Where We Work” group which was established as an internal property strategy group shortly after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike and David pick up on an earlier conversation that they had during a panel for the WORKTECH “Work from Anywhere Virtual Conference”. They discuss the state of the world during the autumn of 2021 with return to offices, hybrid work and the war for talent in professional services firms. Workplace leaders must find a way to balance the business needs of an organization and the new expectations of the workforce, which has accelerated the evolution of agile working strategies. Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjsavage/ Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidSavage_Law Learn more about David’s work at Charles Russell Speechlys: https://www.charlesrussellspeechlys.com/en/people/d/david-savage/ Listen to the WORKTECH “Work from Anywhere” Panel: https://workplaceinnovator.iofficecorp.com/podcast/worktech-work-from-anywhere-conference-end-user-expert-panel-discussion Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com  

Porschia Parker-Griffin, CPC, PCC is a Career Services & Strategy Consultant, Business Coach and Millennial Performance Advisor at Fly High Coaching. In August of 2021, Mike Petrusky hosted a live broadcast titled “Leading Change - The Quest for a New and Improved Workplace in 2022” during which Porschia shared her insights and advice on navigating the workplace challenges leaders face today and how to lead the changing workforce in 2022. Mike and Porschia discussed return to office strategies, boosting retention and employee engagement while offering encouragement to workplace innovators everywhere! Connect with Porschia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/porschiaparker/ Watch the full hour video with Porschia and Mike: https://www.teem.com/webinar-download-leading-change-the-quest-for-a-new-and-improved-workplace-in-2022 Learn more about Fly High Coaching: https://www.fly-highcoaching.com/ Explore the Millennial Performance Institute: https://www.millennialpi.com/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com  

Neil Miller is host of The Digital Workplace Podcast where he is a media creator who suddenly found a place in the business world. Mike Petrusky asks Neil about his passion for writing, organizing thoughts, and learning new things, particularly as they relate to the future of work and the workplace. If you are the leader of a company that is trying to grow, your top priority is figuring out how to attract, engage, and retain great people. Mike and Neil discuss the changes happening in our world and how workplace leaders can identify which old concepts are still relevant and which ones need to be forgotten. Neil believes the companies that will be the destination of choice for the next generation are those that are willing to make bold experiments to create a better future of work for everyone. Listen in as they explore how culture and technology will impact our strategies around workspaces and the workplace of the future. Connect with Neil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilamiller/ Learn more about The Digital Workplace Podcast: https://thedigitalworkplace.com/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com  

Pay Wu, SLCR is Executive Managing Director, Region Head of Global Occupier Services, Americas East at Cushman & Wakefield, Anthony Parzanese is Director of Global Real Estate Portfolio Strategy at Red Hat and David Wagner is Senior Vice President of Global Solutions at NELSON Worldwide. In August of 2021, Mike Petrusky hosted a CRE & FM roundtable titled “A Conversation about the Forces Changing How We Use Office Space” during which these industry leaders discussed their perspectives on the future of the workplace for both traditional and coworking spaces. They explored managing hybrid workplace strategies, how they're enabling employees to work more flexibly and dealing with return-to-office challenges. Check out this audio edit of the broadcast and then download the video of the full conversation including a fascinating Q&A time with these experts! Connect with Pay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pay-wu-slcr-319a462/ Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyparzanese/ Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-c-wagner/ Watch the full hour-plus video including Q&A with Pay, Anthony, David and Mike: https://www.iofficecorp.com/webinar-download-the-future-of-traditional-coworking-spaces Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com  

Inabelle Fang is Senior Real Estate Manager at Willis Towers Watson where she manages projects across various countries in Europe and Asia, including strategy setting, transaction management, through to design, change management and construction. Mike Petrusky asks Inabelle about her experiences creating inspiring agile workspaces to enhance employee engagement and how the pandemic has enabled culture and mindset changes around flexible working. Mike and Inabelle dive deeper into some of the topics first discussed during the WORKTECH “Work from Anywhere End User Panel” and they share an optimistic view about how workplace leaders can reimagine their real estate and management strategies as we head into the future of work. Connect with Inabelle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inabellefang/ Listen to the WORKTECH “Work from Anywhere” Panel: https://workplaceinnovator.iofficecorp.com/podcast/worktech-work-from-anywhere-conference-end-user-expert-panel-discussion Learn more about Willis Towers Watson: https://www.willistowerswatson.com/en-US Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com  

Rasha Hasaneen is Vice President of Innovation and Product Excellence and Executive Director of the Center for Healthy & Efficient Spaces for Trane Technologies where she has a deep understanding on the importance of indoor environmental quality. In July of 2021, Mike Petrusky hosted a webinar called “Impacting Workplace Wellness from the Inside” during which Rasha shared her perspectives about how facility management leaders can help to reduce employee anxiety, improve health and wellbeing while increasing individual & overall productivity. Check out this audio edit of the broadcast and then download the video of their full conversation to learn more about the technologies and innovations impacting the built environment today! Connect with Rasha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashahasaneen/ Watch the full hour-long video with Rasha and Mike: https://www.iofficecorp.com/webinar-download-impacting-workplace-wellness-from-the-inside Learn more about Trane Technologies: https://www.tranetechnologies.com/en/index.html Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com  

Doug Shapiro is VP of Research and Insights at OFS and Host of the “Imagine a Place Podcast” where he explores the powerful role that place plays in our lives by gathering and sharing authentic voices, insightful perspectives, and stories of places designed to inspire, support, and connect people. In this “crossover” podcast experience, Mike Petrusky and Doug discuss how workplace leaders are managing their teams and evolving their workspaces to support employees during this time of distributed work, hybrid work and returning to offices. Connect with Doug on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doshapiro/ Listen to the “Imagine a Place Podcast”: https://ofs.com/imagine-a-place/podcast Learn more about OFS: https://ofs.com/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com  

Dawna Jones is the author of “Decision-Making for Dummies”, co-author of international bestseller “Hierarchy to High Performance” and host of the “Inspirational Insights Podcast”. In July of 2021, Mike Petrusky hosted a webinar called “Every Space Counts in the New Workplace” during which Dawna explored the role workspace plays in good decision-making, finding places for focused and creative work, breaking down cross-functional silos and creating a more innovative environment to drive transformational success. Check out this audio edit of the broadcast and then download the video of their full conversation to find out how office environments enable productivity, can create a feeling of well-being, and help your employees achieve more! Connect with Dawna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnahjones/ Watch the full hour-long video with Dawna and Mike: https://www.teem.com/webinar-download-every-space-counts-in-the-new-workplace Learn more about Dawna’s books & podcast: http://www.frominsighttoaction.com/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com  

Mike Petrusky recently delivered a breakout session for the Digital Workplace Experience Conference to their audience focused on the HR & IT community. He offered some of the lessons learned after interviewing hundreds of leaders in facility management, corporate real estate and workplace research to discover the best strategies for the future of work. Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Mike has discovered that employee experience is unique to the individual, our personal beliefs and new habits are now well established, and leadership in a hybrid world will be very complex. So, where do things stand today? We have theories about what the future workplace might look like and we think we know what our people will want when they return to offices. But, do we really know what we think we know? Mike will share what he has heard the experts say and how those recommendations match up against his personal feelings and fears. We have many human experiences in common and Mike believes that workplace leaders will face unexpected challenges moving their teams forward. Find out what it will take to be a workplace innovator in the months and years to come! Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com