Navigating the New Work Landscape: Career Shifts and Real Estate Risks | Dror Poleg

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Episode Summary

In this episode, we’re joined by Dror Poleg, award-winning author of "Rethinking Real Estate." Dror, who accurately predicted the reshuffling of offices, homes, and cities, is a highly regarded thought leader often featured in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. We discuss:

1. The “great untethering”: How the recent shift toward hybrid / remote work is just the latest event in a long trend toward an untethering of work and office.
2. Talent specialization: How companies’ increasing need for unique, hard to find skillsets drives greater acceptance of remote work to find right talent
3. Management complexity: Why hybrid and remote work puts more strain on managers, and how their skills need to evolve to support flexible work.

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About the speaker

Guest: Dror Poleg

Dror Poleg is an Economic Historian researching technology's impact on the way people work and live. He is the author of Rethinking Real Estate, an award-winning book that predicted the current reshuffle of offices, homes, and cities. Dror's insights have been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Financial Times, NBC, Bloomberg, and beyond.