Flexibility in Work Structures is Essential for Modern Employees with Amanda Schneider - ThinkLab
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Flexibility in Work Structures is Essential for Modern Employees with Amanda Schneider - ThinkLab

Aug 5, 2025 • 45 mins

Amanda Schneider discusses her career journey and insights into the future of work. She highlights her transition to Sandow, effective hiring strategies, and insights from her TEDx talk and generational research. The episode covers the trust gap and challenges of hybrid work environments, emphasizing metrics, scorecards, and personal work preferences. Amanda also offers advice on adapting to cultural changes in workplace models, especially for extroverts and introverts in remote settings. The episode wraps up with ThinkLab insights, closing remarks, and encouragement to share the episode, touching on scaling a business and improving company technology.

Key Points

  • Understanding when and where individuals work best can significantly enhance productivity and job satisfaction.
  • Generational differences in the workplace, particularly with Gen Z, highlight the need for flexibility and adaptability in work structures.
  • A bottom-up approach to designing workplace norms can lead to more effective and personalized work environments.

Connect with Amanda Schneider -  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandajeanschneider/   Website: https://thinklab.design/
TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/speakers/amanda_schneider Forbes Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefffromm/2023/10/27/gen-z-and-the-great-office-debate-wont-end-in-2023/     Connect with Justin Neagle - Justin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justneagle/ Website: https://www.spotmigration.com   Do you want to be a guest on the show? Go to https://buildingscale.net/guests Need to discuss your IT and Cybersecurity Strategy? Go to https://buildingscale.net/help

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