Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss

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Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss
Frances X. Frei: Researcher, author, Professor of Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School | Anne Morriss: Thought leader, author, executive founder of The Leadership Consortium

Lead in your Presence and Absence

Leadership is about empowering other people as a result of your presence – and making sure that impact continues in your absence. A successful hybrid environment is defined by workflows and practices that empower team members to be effective wherever they are working. These new, more flexible models of working do not simply replicate onsite practices or layer new technologies onto existing processes. Instead, they redesign workflows to take advantage of new technologies, respond to the varying needs of people, and promote creativity and freedom of action. Use this flight with your team to reimagine work, increase remote engagement, and drive deeper understanding of team members’ needs and experiences.

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Suggested Questions

  • When has enabling and empowering other people been easy for you?

Insights you can expect from running this flight

  • Insight into team needs in a hybrid workplace
  • Optimized systems and workflows
  • Identification of demotivating and redundant practices
  • Candidate tasks for automation or outsourcing