34. Spotify's Work from Anywhere program, w/ Alexander Westerdahl

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"Once you give that flexibility, people can also take ownership of their own destiny, their own setup, which will allow them to be a better version of themselves."

Alexander Westerdahl, leads the Work-From-Anywhere program at Spotify and his team did an impressive job at offering the best location flexibility to 7000+ employees, while staying compliant and liable which comes with its set of challenges.

In this episode you'll hear

• The challenges of Work From Anywhere
• Work modes at Spotify
• If a manager has to say no to remote, they have to motivate the decision.
• What meetings should actually be used for
• Alex's opinion about the need for the discoverability of information within an organization.

Read more about The Reality of Working from Anywhere : https://hrblog.spotify.com/2022/03/29/the-reality-of-working-from-anywhere/

Mentions:

• Facebook Workplace
• Sli.do
• Qatalog: Digital HQ
• Notion
• Follow Alexander Westerdahl on Linkedin

Reach out - You can reach out to the host Daphnée Laforest on Linkedin :)

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