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Is remote work better than being in the office? It's complicated

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Mark Mortensen |

TEDxSydneySalon

• October 2021

Opinions about remote work are plentiful and conflicting -- but what does the research say? Organizational design expert Mark Mortensen identifies the challenges of navigating the hybrid work debate and shares three conversation topics every workplace should explore as people change the way they show up on the job.

Opinions about remote work are plentiful and conflicting -- but what does the research say? Organizational design expert Mark Mortensen identifies the challenges of navigating the hybrid work debate and shares three conversation topics every workplace should explore as people change the way they show up on the job.

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Mark Mortensen

Collaboration and leadership expert

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Mark Mortensen is a professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD and an expert on the changing nature of work and collaboration.

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