Workplace Innovator Podcast | Enhancing Your Employee Experience | Facility Management | CRE | Digital Workplace Technology

Melissa Fisher, PhD is a Cultural Anthropologist, Workplace Futures-Thinker, Visiting Scholar at New York University and Consultant with a passion for applying anthropological and cultural approaches to business research and workplace strategy. In May 2021, Mike Petrusky hosted a webinar called "Human-Centric Strategies for Your Hybrid Workplace " where Melissa shared her views on how anthropologists can help inform strategies around workplace and facility management. Melissa and Mike examined the hybrid workplace to discover what research can teach us about office strategy, cultural trends and how we must rethink diverse and inclusive environments. Check out these highlights to find out how human-centric approaches to the hybrid working model can improve work for your employees. Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-fisher-phd-66625863/ Watch the full webinar video with Melissa and Mike: https://www.teem.com/webinar-download-how-hybrid-work-is-making-office-strategies-more-human-centric Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com

Maud Santamaria is Workplace Experience Director on the Facilities Management team at Mace in the UK where she is an experienced workplace and FM consultant. Mike Petrusky asks Maud to share her story and passion for FM and the workplace as they discuss a recent article she has written called "Overcoming the Five Challenges of Hybrid Working". Mike and Maud explore the challenges of creating an equitable experience in a hybrid strategy, breaking down barriers to collaboration, managing split teams effectively, transforming the role of the office, and creating a consistent culture from the office to home. They also share a few inspirational quotes and offer some music that will certainly put you in an upbeat mood! Connect with Maud on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maudlaurency/ Read Maud's full article: https://www.macegroup.com/perspectives/210509-hybrid-working Learn more about Mace: https://www.macegroup.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com

Chad Smith is Vice President of Product Strategy at iOFFICE helping our clients to connect their employees to the workplace through an overall better experience with a goal to improve employee experience, while enhancing our clients' business outcomes. Mike Petrusky and Chad were recently asked to share their perspectives on return to work, the hybrid workplace, employee wellbeing and how technology tools can help deliver to meet the needs of the workforce. Listen in to this brief, internal chat for insights on what our customers are asking and how iOFFICE plans to help. Connect with Chad on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaddavidsmith/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com

Sam Caucci is Founder & CEO at 1Huddle which is a workforce training platform getting people ready to work using quick-burst games. Mike Petrusky asks Sam how he and his team are leading the charge to help organizations, across the globe, better prepare their people for the future of work. They discuss how gamification can help with employee training and upskilling as companies struggle to prepare for what comes next in the workplace. Mike and Sam explore the challenges workplace leaders face with a workforce that is changing rapidly, and they discuss how we must find better ways to deploy training that helps onboard employees faster and up-skills them more effectively while also meeting their new expectations for employee experience in the future workplace. Connect with Sam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samcaucci/ Learn more about 1Huddle: https://1huddle.co/ Read the blog "Why I Predict Working from Home Isn't the Future of Work": https://1huddle.co/why-i-predict-working-from-home-isnt-the-future-of-work/ Listen to the "Bring It In" Podcast: https://1huddle.co/podcast/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com

Mathew Xavier is Director of Innovation and Change at KGO where he works as a strategic consulting partner managing real estate & organizational change for clients. In April 2021, Mike Petrusky hosted a live webinar broadcast called "Five Predictions for Workplace 2040" where Mathew shared the processes and strategies that KGO uses with client engagements. Mike and Mathew explored what's trending in the workplace as organizations plan for the future, including new priorities for business leaders, using data and analytics to deliver value across the organization and how the hybrid workplace and technology automation will impact the employee experience in both the near and long term. Connect with Mathew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-xavier-19761b4/ Learn more about KGO: https://www.kgopm.com Watch the full webinar video with Mathew and Mike: https://www.iofficecorp.com/webinar-five-predictions-workplace Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com

Anthony A. Parzanese is Director of Global Real Estate Portfolio Strategy at Red Hat where he oversees the team responsible for Real Estate Portfolio Management and Strategy Development, Real Estate Capital Planning and Real Estate Enterprise Change Management Program. Mike Petrusky asks Anthony about the future of work and how his experiences working with a forward-looking organization have helped build a culture of flexible work where great employee experience is a priority. Mike and Anthony share stories of their New Jersey roots and offer some inspiration through music and quotes as they seek to encourage workplace leaders for whatever may come the rest of this year and into 2022. Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyparzanese/ Learn more about Red Hat: https://www.redhat.com/en Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com

Peter Baumann is Head of Workplace and Projects in the Global Real Estate & Facilities department at SAP where he facilitates alignment of global project standards with local and regional plans. Mike Petrusky asks Peter about SAP's long history of developing flexible working strategies and how this experience has prepared them for the transition happening in today's pandemic world. They discuss the importance of partnering across departments, understanding priorities, and how corporate culture can drive success when there is no one size fits all solution. Peter and Mike offer inspiration and practical advice for workplace leaders in 2021. Connect with Peter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterbaumann1978/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com

Mike Petrusky has interviewed hundreds of leaders in facility management, corporate real estate, workplace research and consulting to discover the best strategies and theories about the future of work. So, where do things stand today? Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we know many things, we have theories about what the future workplace might look like, and we think we know what our people will want when they return to offices. But, do we really know what we think we know? Mike shares his thoughts about what he has heard the experts say and how those recommendations match up against his personal feelings and fears. We have many human experiences in common and Mike believes that workplace leaders will face unexpected challenges moving their teams forward. Will you need someone to lead you out of your comfort zone to help you be a workplace innovator? Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com

Simone Fenton-Jarvis, BSc, MBA, FIWFM is Workplace Consultancy Director for Ricoh UK where she is passionate about all things Workplace and works with organizations to enable people to achieve their potential through Technology, Spaces, Processes and Culture. In March 2021, Mike Petrusky interviewed Simone for the IFMA World Workplace Europe Virtual Conference. This edition of "Workplace Innovator Live" was based on a program they called "The Evolution of the Facility Management Role in the Future of Work" where Mike and Simone discussed the strategies, technologies and focus on people that will help FMs lead their organizations into the next frontier of work and the workplace. Connect with Simone on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-fenton-jarvis/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com

Joseph Aamidor is a subject matter expert in the built environment (buildings, IoT, energy and sustainability) with years of experience in consulting and software product management, sales, and implementation. In March 2021, Mike Petrusky hosted a live webinar broadcast called "How IT Leaders are Tackling The Return to Office" where Joe shared his perspective on the state of the marketplace today, return to office strategies, and how technology is helping workplace leaders plan for the next normal. Joe and Mike discussed how things have been accelerating since they last talked on Episode 3 of the podcast and found inspiration to keep going through quotes by Winston Churchill. Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaamidor/ Watch the full webinar video with Joe and Mike: https://www.teem.com/webinar-download-how-it-leaders-are-tackling-the-return-to-office Listen to Joe's first appearance on the podcast (Episode 3): https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/podcast/technology-tools-for-the-built-environment Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://www.workplaceinnovator.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/ Share your thoughts with Mike via email: podcast@iOFFICECORP.com