“A mixture of social time and meeting time at work is important to how humans interact, build bonds, and honestly how humans work most effectively together.”
– Beth Hollenberg
Contrary to the general belief, or DISBELIEF, that the traditional office model was a thing of the past, a recent report revealed that about one-third of companies still require full-time, in-office work. In this episode of the On Work and Revolution podcast, we dive into the benefits and complexities of a hybrid workforce model with Beth Hollenberg, CEO and co-founder of Everspring. Beth shares insights into how Everspring has navigated the shift from fully remote work to a structured hybrid model, balancing employee needs with organizational goals.
We dig into:
✓ The importance of in-person interaction for preserving company culture, fostering spontaneous creativity, and building strong interpersonal bonds.
✓ Addressing the loss of incidental knowledge and environmental learning that occurs naturally in a physical setting.
✓ Balancing diverse employee needs and work preferences, from those who thrive in remote settings to those who prefer in-office interactions.
About our guest, Beth Hollenberg:
As a guest on The TODAY Show and MSNBC and a go-to expert in top media including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Inc., and Fast Company, Beth provides fresh commentary, groundbreaking insights, and memorable stories with a dash of humor, focusing on the convergence of enterprise, education, technology, and the future of work.
A dynamic business leader and experienced executive who drives success at both high-growth and established companies, Beth is CEO and co-founder of Everspring, a top provider of education technology and services to major public and elite private universities across the United States. In 2023, Everspring was awarded a “Best Place to Work in Chicago” for the third year in a row.
Prior to launching Everspring, Beth served as president of Kaplan Higher Education’s campus division, leading its robust growth to 78 campuses, more than 40,000 students and revenue of nearly $1 billion, and as general manager of SCORE! Educational Centers, a nationwide network of 170 technology-enabled K-10 tutoring centers. She has also served as a consultant and social policy advisor to agencies such the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, scaling critical early childhood education, juvenile justice, and social impact programs and initiatives, and she has held a variety of legal roles, including as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Judge Claudia Wilken in the Northern District of California.
Beth holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, where she served as an editor on the Stanford Law Review, as well as a master’s in sociology and a bachelor’s in psychology with distinction from Stanford University.
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