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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Zoe Harte, Chief People Officer at Upwork.

Episode highlights

What is Upwork?

How they we're well prepared for a remote work mass adoption

How a third of people they asked said they're far more productive at home

How this sudden change has people evaluating their priorities

“Remote work works great when it's intentional"

Why they choose to come together only when it's "impactful"

How health and wellbeing are the silver linings of this crisis

Why as a company you have to be intentional about expressing gratitude

The practices they will keep after the pandemic and what they will stop doing

HR Leaders Quick Fire Round

Parting advice for you

Recommended Resources

• Follow Zoe on LinkedIn

• Twitter: @ZoeSHarte

• 📕 The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers - Ben Horowitz

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