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What Anthropology Reveals about Corporate Culture and the Future Workplace

Melissa Fisher, PhD is a Visiting Scholar at New York University’s Institute for Public Knowledge, a Distinguished Principal Research Fellow at the Conference Board and an Adjunct Professor in International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Mike Petrusky asks Melissa about her work as a cultural & business anthropologist and how she applies social science … Continue reading "What Anthropology Reveals about Corporate Culture and the Future Workplace"

What Anthropology Reveals about Corporate Culture and the Future Workplace

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Melissa Fisher, PhD is a Visiting Scholar at New York University’s Institute for Public Knowledge, a Distinguished Principal Research Fellow at the Conference Board and an Adjunct Professor in International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Mike Petrusky asks Melissa about her work as a cultural & business anthropologist and how she applies social science tools to business research and workplace strategy. They discuss the state of workplace culture today while exploring topics of interest around WORKTECH’s Financial Workplace New York Conference. Mike and Melissa have talked before about human-centric strategies in a hybrid world, so they take a deeper dive into navigating post-pandemic environments, human behaviors and the power of in-person connections and physical spaces. Find out how facility management and corporate real estate leaders can reimagine the future workplace and discover how you can be a workplace innovator in your organization!

Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-fisher-phd-66625863/

Learn more about NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge: https://ipk.nyu.edu/

Listen to Mike & Melissa’s last conversation: https://workplaceinnovator.iofficecorp.com/podcast/how-anthropology-can-inform-human-centric-strategies-for-your-hybrid-workplace

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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