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4 steps to optimal hybrid working

Cathryn Barnard

2026-06-09 14:19

Rather than make wild guesses as to what 2026 might have in store, one of the things we’ll prioritise this year is the evolution of hybrid working. What's next?

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16 VITAL SKILLS™ FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK

Patrick Lodge

2026-05-21 11:13

What does it take to truly flourish in the age of AI? Not a better prompt, a sharper algorithm or a faster laptop. Our insights tell us that it takes...

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The Global Casino: How Wall Street Gambles with People and the Planet – Ann Pettifor, 2026

Patrick Lodge

2026-05-21 10:18

What runs the world, Ann Pettifor argues, is a vast, invisible financial machine – essentially a global casino – that sets the price of almost everything...

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The Work We Need: A 21st Century reimagining – Hilary Cottam, 2025

Cathryn Barnard

2026-04-29 10:30

This book questions the foundations of work - and whether they meet the needs of modern workers, communities and society in the 21st Century.

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NINE WAYS TO UPGRADE YOUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK

Cathryn Barnard

2026-04-28 10:20

To meet the needs of modern workers and address 21st Century labour market dynamics, recruitment urgently needs an upgrade...

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Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It – Cory Doctorow, 2025

Cathryn Barnard

2026-03-20 08:34

"Enshittification" – a term first coined by activist blogger and journalist Cory Doctorow – describes the gradual erosion of service quality...

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FOUR MORE VITAL SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK – PART 4 OF 4

Patrick Lodge

2026-03-19 13:08

We've arrived at the final four – the skills that shape what comes next: critical thinking, imagination, curiosity and creativity.

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FOUR MORE VITAL SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK – PART 3 OF 4

Patrick Lodge

2026-03-19 12:56

In the third of our vital skills for the future of work blogs, we look at the skills that keep us going: grit, adaptability, resilience and growth mindset.

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FOUR MORE VITAL SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK – PART 2 OF 4

Patrick Lodge

2026-03-16 09:35

The four skills we explore in the second Vital Skills blog are distinct but deeply interconnected - and form the social architecture of thriving organisations.

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FOUR VITAL SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK – PART 1 OF 4

Patrick Lodge

2026-03-16 09:23

The skills that will matter most in the age of AI are not the ones you can download, automate or outsource. They are deeply, irreducibly human...

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The Way We Talk Around Here: How your organization’s culture shows up in your language and why it matters – Gill Ereaut, 2025

The Way We Talk Around Here: How your organization’s culture shows up in your language and why it matters �

Cathryn Barnard

2026-02-19 11:27

Gill Ereaut's new book The Way We Talk Around Here explores the way organisational language and workplace conversations shape culture.

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WHY UNDERSTANDING FUTURE OF WORK META-TRENDS IS NOW A BUSINESS IMPERATIVE

Patrick Lodge

2026-02-19 10:15

The organisations that thrive in the next decade won't be the ones that reacted fastest. They'll be the ones that saw what was coming.

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The Next Conversation: Argue less, talk more - Jefferson Fisher, 2025

Cathryn Barnard

2026-01-21 18:44

The publication of this book is timely - and as a lawyer, Fisher knows a thing or two about how to have difficult conversations in heated environments.

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7 THINGS WE’RE REGULARLY ASKED ABOUT FUTURE OF WORK META-TRENDS

Patrick Lodge

2026-01-16 10:12

What are people actually asking us when it comes to future of work meta-trends? Here are seven questions that crop up time and again...

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WHY EVERY ORGANISATION MUST FACTOR WORK TRENDS INTO BUSINESS-PLANNING ACTIVITIES

Cathryn Barnard

2026-01-16 09:39

What if, instead of doubling down on conventional business thinking, leaders were to get curious, creative and experimental?

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It's Not Magic: The Ordinary Skills of Exceptional Leaders – John Amaechi, 2025

Cathryn Barnard

2025-11-24 12:00

It’s Not Magic positions humane leadership at the heart of organisational success...

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Your Shopping Superpower: Follow your values and better your world one purchase at a time – Diane Osgood, 2025

Your Shopping Superpower: Follow your values and better your world one purchase at a time – Diane Osgood, 20

Cathryn Barnard

2025-10-20 11:52

Your Shopping Superpower is a compendium of resources to help shop more sustainably. It sets out why sustainable shopping matters and how to spot greenwashing.

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HOW TO CREATE A FUTURE OF WORK STRATEGY

Cathryn Barnard

2025-09-25 11:57

It’s increasingly hard to plan but most futurists agree that striking a balance between setting a vision and yet remaining fluid as to how that vision will...

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FIVE FUTURE OF WORK SOCIO-CULTURAL TRENDS YOU NEED TO BE ACROSS

Patrick Lodge

2025-09-25 11:32

The second of our blogs examining five of the ten key meta-trends reshaping work focuses on socio-cultural shifts...

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Belonging: Unlock your potential with the ancient code of togetherness – Owen Eastwood, 2021

Cathryn Barnard

2025-09-17 12:16

Owen Eastwood helps world-class teams across sports, corporate, the military and the arts improve their performance. His approach, grounded in indigenous...

Future of work news

As the nature of work shifts and transforms, there’s a huge amount to digest. Clients regularly ask us to present curated work trends, headlines and an expert overview.

Here we share our round-up of the latest future of news and alternative perspectives on the myriad ways the future of work is emerging and evolving.

Future of work news

As the nature of work shifts and transforms, there’s a huge amount to digest. Clients regularly ask us to present curated work trends, headlines and an expert overview.

​Here we share our round-up of the latest future of news and alternative perspectives on the myriad ways the future of work is emerging and evolving.

Here we share our round-up of the latest future of news and alternative perspectives on the myriad ways the future of work is emerging and evolving.