B4 Leader Interviews: Jarl Severn

B4 Leader Interviews with Alison Haill of Oxford Professional Consulting. Interview 3: Jarl Severn, Managing Director , Owen Mumford.

B4 Leader Interviews: Brendan Hattam

B4 Leader Interviews with Alison Haill of Oxford Professional Consulting. Interview 2: Brendan Hattam, Centre Director, Landsec.

B4 Leadership Interviews: Frank Nigriello

B4 Leader Interviews with Alison Haill of Oxford Professional Consulting. Interview 1: Frank Nigriello, Director of Corporate Affairs, Unipart.

B4 Leadership Interviews: Sarah Foster

B4 Leader Interviews with Alison Haill of Oxford Professional Consulting. Interview 4: Sarah Foster, Managing Partner, Freeths

The future of office design

The enforced restrictions of the last year have brought about seismic changes in the way we work. In working from home, many have discovered that they can still be efficient and get the job done. Beyond the initial enjoyment of being surrounded by home comforts and not having to commute, our separation from the mothership has also brought into sharp focus what we miss about life in the office and how those thoughts will potentially help shape the future of office design. Here are some areas which are likely to receive increased attention.

Tech in the year ahead

Predicting the future of technology is hard enough in a normal year. Where the pace of development and innovation continues unabated, seemingly limited only by our human imagination. Although in the world of Artificial Intelligence, that barrier may soon be broken as we hear about AI capable of writing new Beetles tracks. I’m not sure how I feel about that…

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

Numerous studies show that Black, Asian and minority ethnic employees still face significant barriers in the workplace. From recruitment and progression to reaching leadership positions, there are strategies that organisations can adopt to improve team representation from entry level all the way through to boardroom.