Summary: <p>The Big Themes:</p><br><p>· It’s a great time to connect with your customers and employees. Try new ideas, try innovation, try creativity, and don’t waste these opportunities.</p><br><p>· Jamming 300 people into the same footprint is a myth. There’s not a shred of evidence that the open office makes people more productive.</p><br><p>· Bill McDermott, CEO of ServiceNow said there will be times some people choose to work remotely – with childcare, parents, etc. – and sometimes you need to use the office as a “productivity tool.”</p><br><p>· Thomas.net is now in the fourth wave of a monthly survey, and a surprising number of manufacturers are reshoring back to North America.</p><br><p>· This is going to reshape global manufacturing for decades to come – and not just the areas we think about.</p><br><p><br></p><p>The Big Quote: </p><p><em>“What we're seeing is more robust hiring than we would have anticipated. Close to 40% of the companies are actually hiring right now.”</em></p><br><p><br></p><br><p>This episode is brought to you by BMC Software</p><br><hr><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> See <a style="color: grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
