04/02/2021
By Patricia Morena
Webinar: Thursday, April 15
9 a.m. EDT (6:30 p.m. IST, 2 p.m. GMT)
Remote Work Changing the Landscape for Talent
Presenter: Kimberly Merriman, Ph.D.
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In a flip of a switch, the pandemic accelerated remote and decentralized work arrangements. For many, especially tech and knowledge workers, the shift appears here to stay. A recent survey by venture capitalist firm Initialized suggests the top location for high-tech startups is in the cloud with workers connecting remotely. What does it mean when Silicon Valley is no longer a physical location and talented workers are geographically untethered?
We’ll review this trend and its implications for attracting and retaining talent. Research conducted in conjunction with my research team, David Greenway and Tamara Montag-Smit, shows workers hold three distinct levels of remote-work expectations. Most intriguing is an emerging creative class of workers that choose to thrive in an individualized location of their choosing versus a prescribed creative hub. Communities and companies alike are competing for these workers. Possibly you are or aspire to be one of these workers. I look forward to sharing this timely knowledge with you and hearing your experience.
Presenter:
Kimberly Merriman, Ph.D., is a widely published scholar and noted authority on workforce issues by sources such as the Wall Street Journal and The Conference Board. She currently serves as a professor of management at the Manning School of Business and has extensive involvement in the real estate industry. She also brings value to others through executive board positions, expert testimony and litigation support, entrepreneurial endeavors and mentoring. Her authored business book, Valuation of Human Capital: Quantifying the Importance of an Assembled Workforce, was nominated for the R. Wayne Pace HRD Book of the Year Award. Kimberly’s current projects examine real estate trends related to the workforce.