“Where is My Office Now?” – A Post-Pandemic Guide to Managing People and the Workplace

Chris Kane is an Author, Advisor and Co-Founder at EverythingOmni where he is passionate about making sense of the noise surrounding how to cope with a rapidly changing economic and business landscape. Chris has worked in the Corporate Real Estate sector for over 30 years, having operated as the Vice President of International Corporate Real … Continue reading "“Where is My Office Now?” – A Post-Pandemic Guide to Managing People and the Workplace"

July 5, 2023

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with Author Chris Kane of EverythingOmni
July 5, 2023

“Where is My Office Now?” – A Post-Pandemic Guide to Managing People and the Workplace

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Chris Kane is an Author, Advisor and Co-Founder at EverythingOmni where he is passionate about making sense of the noise surrounding how to cope with a rapidly changing economic and business landscape. Chris has worked in the Corporate Real Estate sector for over 30 years, having operated as the Vice President of International Corporate Real Estate for The Walt Disney Company, before acting as Head of Workplace at the BBC. He is the author of “Where is My Office? Reimagining the 21st Workplace – The Post-Pandemic Edition”, co-written by Eugenia Anastassiou and published by Bloomsbury. Mike Petrusky asks Chris about his view on the facility management professional’s role in his game-changing challenge to the existing ways we work. They explore bias in the media, rethinking our industry foundations and the role of the office, all while Chris offers a guide to harnessing the true potential of an organization’s people and workplace. Listen to discover how you can be a Workplace Innovator and step up to the mark in the future of work!

Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjkane20/

Learn more about Chris’ books and other resources: https://express.adobe.com/page/H5Pr9mvsDxPvE/#reimagining-the-workplace-for-the-20th-century—the-post-pandemic-edition-by-chris-kane-and-eugenia-anastassiou-published-by-bloomsbury

Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://eptura.com/discover-more/podcasts/workplace-innovator/

Learn more about Eptura™: https://eptura.com/

Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/


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As Director of Podcasts at Eptura, Mike Petrusky hosts both the Workplace Innovator Podcast and the Asset Champion Podcast, sharing thought leadership with CRE, FM, and IT leaders in the digital and hybrid workplace. Mike has produced more than 500 podcast episodes listened to in over 111 countries. As an in-demand public speaker, Mike engages audiences at numerous industry events each year, including International Facility Management Association and CoreNet conferences, focusing on the human element of workplace and facility management.

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