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April 14, 2025

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Josh Dornbrack

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How work from anywhere could work for your business

Want to build a future-ready workplace? This masterclass might change how you think about hybrid and remote work.

 

Harvard Business School’s Prithwiraj Choudhury is shaking up the narrative with his new book on work from anywhere (WFA), revealing how it's not just about employee flexibility it’s a business advantage waiting to be unlocked.

 

📍Key takeaways include:

  • 🌍 Why WFA is more than remote work and how it’s a triple win for companies, employees and rural communities.

  • 🚀 How global giants like GitLab and Airbnb are turning WFA into a competitive edge

  • 🤖 The unexpected power of AI in solving WFA’s biggest challenges, from documentation to digital twins

  • đź’¬ Why strong management practices like “engineered serendipity” are crucial for WFA success

  • đź§Š How to create a “virtual watercooler” that boosts connection, creativity and cross-team collaboration

This is a look at how adaptable companies are experimenting with flexible frameworks without sacrificing what matters most. Whether you're hybrid-curious, trying to retain talent beyond the big cities or just exploring smarter ways to scale, there are lessons here for leaders across the spectrum.

 

Read the full masterclass here. 

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      Apprentice stars: Four pieces of advice from Lord Sugar

      Apprentice stars: The best advice from Lord Sugar

       

      In this special instalment of our weekly video series, My Business Leader Secret, we talk to former contestants of the TV show The Apprentice to find out what lessons they learned from Lord Sugar.

       

      The Apprentice is one of the most successful and long-running UK TV shows to celebrate entrepreneurship. Season 19 is coming to a climax on the BBC on April 17. Lord Sugar puts money into the winner’s business, investing £250,000 in exchange for half their company.

       

      Flex and the City, a digital platform for the office industry, hosted an event with four former contestants recently at the Old Sessions House in London. It was a chance to find out what the apprentices learned from their time with Lord Sugar and what they are up to now.

       

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