In their new book, In Praise of the Office, Wharton professor Peter Cappelli and workplace strategist Ranya Nehmeh argue that 'the case for in-office work has never been stronger'.

This week on The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Peter and Ranya join Ross D and Claire to explain why they believe this to be true. We discuss:

The benefits and downsides to in-office work, both from an employer and employee perspective
The challenges of returning to office post-pandemic, and why mandates alone often don't work
The role of managers in implementing remote, hybrid or in-office models
The implications of different working models for learning and development.

You can find out more about In Praise of the Office here.

In 'What I Learned This Week', Claire mentioned Flow TV, which shows output of Veo 3, the latest version of Google's AI video generator.

The paper Peter mentioned was 'Employee Innovation During Office Work, Work from Home and Hybrid Work' by Michael Gibbs et al.

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If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with us on LinkedIn:

- Ross Dickie
- Claire Gibson
- Peter Cappelli
- Ranya Nehmeh

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