Getting to grips with the new reality of work

Guest speaker Michael McQueen, author, presenter, trends expert and business strategist, joins Smartsheet and business leaders from across Australia to discuss getting to grips with the new reality of work. The roundtable event opened up the conversation on how the pandemic brought with it many disruptions which required organisations to rethink and restructure. According to McQueen, it's these four key areas which require the most strategic vision for organisations to adapt to the 'new normal'.

• Catching culture - as workplaces shift to either hybrid or fully-remote, it’s inevitable that organisations are left thinking about how they can build this intangible element in the new working environment.
• Collaboration - the hybrid model has shed light on the fact that organisations need to greatly invest in resources and opportunities for their teams to collaborate or they will be left behind.
• Attracting and retaining talent - there have been concerning trends in the past two years which can undermine hiring and retaining of talent; one of them is the ‘Great Resignation’. Organisations must create a system which accommodates their employees or they risk losing valuable members.
• The generational gap - this is just one aspect that sheds light on the gap between older and younger segments of the workforce, it is evident that there’s an issue that must be addressed when grappling with the future of working.

This whitepaper summarises the insights from the roundtable event and finding success with the new way of working in the Australian landscape.