Recently, Elon Musk made news by saying that remote employees who refused to return to the office would be terminated, which caused somewhat of a controversy. But at the recent Davos Conference of global business leaders, Ravin Jesuthasan, a global transformation leader at the asset-management company Mercer summed it up like this . . . "The genie is out of the bottle. Anyone who tries to put it back in is maybe not being realistic about what's actually happened."

This episode of Becoming Inclusive features special guest Lindsay Ciardelli  Senior Business Development Consultant for the Kaleidoscope Group, joining Kat and Reggie to talk about the future of remote work and the hybrid work model and how they relate to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

There are very obvious pros and cons related to this new way of working. One study conducted in March of 2022 concluded that 50 percent (50%) of corporate leaders expected employees to return to the workplace once the pandemic was over. 

So it seems that the future of remote work is still a bit uncertain. While the hybrid-remote work model is popular with workers—leaders have varying perspectives and opinions.  As a working model, it’s here to stay if we look at the current landscape. The only question is to what degree. 

The Kaleidoscope Group is a full service Diversity, Equity & Inclusion firm in Chicago serving clients world-wide. We can help you develop organizational change that actively engages everybody in your organization, turning resistance into energy and motivation for change. Let’s talk about where you’d like to go and how to get there. Visit us at https://kgdiversity.com