Returning to The Office: Being Inclusive and Being Included, with Jenn Yee

WHY THIS TOPIC:

After a two-year experiment with remote working, many companies are re-opening physical offices. Employees are ambivalent, but not just for health & safety reasons. Parents, introverts, people of color, and those new to the workforce – all have a different lens on returning to the office. How can we be different – and better – than the “before” time? How do you begin to re-build office culture in a way that includes everyone?

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

– The deeper implications of returning to the office
– What needs to change to create an inclusive office and in-person employee experience that engages employees
– How to be included while still working remote/hybrid

YOU MIGHT ENJOY THIS IF YOU ARE:

– Someone who wants to learn more about how you can contribute to an inclusive atmosphere in the office and remotely
– A leader or People/HR manager who wants to maintain and build an inclusive culture

Jenn Yee is passionate about building teams, programs and products that help to close a widening education and opportunity gap, and that help organizations to grow and scale sustainably. She most recently served as Senior Director, Learning & Organizational Development at HelloFresh, and led the team responsible for learning & development, employee engagement & experience, internal communications, and organizational development. Prior to HelloFresh, she was the first Assistant Director, Internships & Experiential Learning at the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, supporting an initiative to provide more tangible work experience to undergraduate business students. She was also the Founding Director of Startup Institute Chicago.