Has hybrid changed your culture? (ep 23)

Organizations are changing their working styles following the pandemic and the periods of time everyone spent working remotely. Many are embracing hybrid working, so how is this affecting the way they work, and is it affecting their culture?

Hear this enlightening first-hand account of how the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Manchester is adapting. It’s using a pilot program to incorporate new ways of working to learn what works best and how this is impacting its culture.

We also explore the power of having a working together agreement, co-created by those who will use it, and how it helps to strengthen many of the aspects that make teams more effective and productive – such as trust, cohesiveness and a willingness to share information and knowledge. Developing a working together agreement reinforces aspects such as the trust that developed during the periods of lockdown, where people showed beyond a shadow of doubt they could be trusted, and managers started to adapt their management style.

Featured guests include:

• Margot Power, Faculty Change Manager, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester (UK)

• Lara Al Ansari, Organizational Behaviour Associate, AWA (UK)
• Josh Sumner, Workplace Strategist & Change Management Consultant, AWA (UK)