Navigating the Transition to the Hybrid Workplace

About This Session

Preparing for the hybrid workplace and a return to the office is a widespread source of stress and uncertainty as the 4^th wave of Covid continues. Given that the hybrid workplace is unchartered territory for many, a great deal of leadership preparation is required. Further, it is strategic to use this as an opportunity to transform organizational cultures to become more flexible and human-centric. In this interactive session, thought leaders in organizational psychology will share evidence-based best practices to successfully define and navigate the hybrid workplace and the transitions that many are facing. We will also share case examples and address common fears to help ensure that the transition is as successful and seamless as possible.

Our Presenter(s)

Dr. Laura Hambley

Dr. Laura Hambley is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist and Senior Consultant based in Calgary, Alberta. Dr. Laura has founded several companies, including Canada and Calgary Career Counselling, the Leadership Success Group, and Synthesis Psychology, as well as her Where Work Meets Life^TM podcast. She is Co-Founder of Work EvOHlution™ (launched in 2014), a world leader in developing leaders, teams, and employees to thrive in hybrid or remote workplaces. Based on research since 2004, Dr. Laura has contributed to a unique suite of psychometric assessments and training for mobile/remote employees, leaders, and teams. In January 2021 Work EvOhlution and Leadership Success Group were acquired by Humance, a national firm specializing in organizational culture and performance, where Dr. Laura is now a Partner. Work EvOHlution’s Distributed Work Profiler was recognized in Scientific American as the world’s first personality profile of a remote worker. Work EvOHlution™ was also selected to present at South by Southwest, the innovation megaconference in Austin, Texas (2018 and 2019).

Dr. Tom O’Neill

Tom is a professor of organizational psychology and Co-Founder of WorkEvHOlution™. He is a global research leader in the areas of high-performance teamwork, virtual team and leader effectiveness, flexible remote work, human-autonomy teaming, conflict and conflict management, personality, and assessment.Over the past15years Tom has worked with organizations in numerous industries including oil and gas, healthcare, technology, government, and venture capitals.Tom has published over70peer-reviewed journal articles in outlets such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Organizational Research Methods, Computers in Human Behavior, and Human Resource Management Review, and he has worked extensively to translate the science of flexible remote work into practice through consultations, workshops, public lectures, training, and other resources.