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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · 6d

Please get involved in this wonderful series of #AdventBlogs

Daniel Taylor - Learning and Development @danielt-lnd.bsky.social · 6d

Advent blogs, coming soon!

Each year since 2011 the #AdventBlogs series has been something that I look forward to every 1st December.

The various posts, from a wide range of contributors, are linked by a common theme.

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Sep 11

Happy to. Worth reading Chapter 3 of Making Hybrid Working Work which covers the convergence of hybrid, AI and a new working week too.

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Sep 11

No one ever said everyone had to do the same

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Sep 11

It should, yes. That then raises more questions though at a societal level.

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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · Apr 24

Here’s a video summary of @garycookson.bsky.social’s awesome session on hybrid work.

www.linkedin.com/posts/mgilro...

#T5S4 #LT25uk

#hybridwork #futureofwork #leadership #organisationalculture… | Mark Gilroy

🏢 Hybrid working isn’t working—or is it? Gary Cookson shared a LOT of information in this session, including some research from 4 months ago, which demonstrates: it’s not the office that’s the proble...

www.linkedin.com

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Apr 23

Sharing my views on how AI helps organisations to transform their approach to hybrid working and potentially to redesigning the working week.

www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1914...

With thanks to Eleanor Whitehouse for commissioning me to write this for People Management.

AI holds the key to making hybrid work and improving working patterns

Artificial intelligence could open up better flexibility for more people – if employers decide how they want to use it and define the problem they want it to solve, argues Gary Cookson

www.peoplemanagement.co.uk

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Apr 23

Headed to #LT25uk shortly for a day and a half. Unbelievably it’s my first time attending. Looking forward to catching up with so many people, and speaking on three occasions (twice at the Kogan Page stand, and once in the main conference).

Please come and say hello if you see me.

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Apr 10

That’s my thinking too. They could do, and currently often do, worse.

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Apr 10

My earlier jobs included teaching, and accountancy. I may have gone back to one of those.

Or pursued my dreams of playing football for Man Utd or being a professional wrestler.

Not given up on either dream yet. #HRHour

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Apr 10

Other than the enormous piles of money? #HRHour

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Mar 28

Happy birthday to my beautiful wife Katie xxx

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Mark Catchlove @markcatchlove.bsky.social · Mar 24

𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬
Hybrid working isn’t working. Organisations regularly get it wrong, causing frustration and rising tensions in the workplace. In this session Gary Cookson will examine why this is, where hybrid has come from and where it is going

www.eventbrite.com/e/hybrid-isn...

Hybrid isn’t working - but we can fix it

Key considerations organisations and their leaders need to make in order to get hybrid working

www.eventbrite.com

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Tim Glowa @timglowa.bsky.social · Mar 21

Hybrid work isn’t failing—leadership is. In this episode of The State of Work Today podcast, Gary Cookson (@garycookson.bsky.social) explains why the five-day workweek is outdated, how AI can transform HR, and what it takes to lead hybrid teams effectively.

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Making Hybrid Work, Work: The Future of Leadership, Culture, and AI

Summary: Hybrid work isn’t failing—leadership is. In this episode of The State of Work Today podcast, Gary Cookson explains why the five-day workweek is outdated, how AI can transform HR, and what it ...

hrbrain.ai

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Tim Glowa @timglowa.bsky.social · Mar 20

If your company is struggling with productivity, culture, or engagement, this episode has the answers.

Listen now: pod.fo/e/2bb037
#Leadership #HybridWork #WorkplaceCulture #FutureOfWork #AI

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#30 - Making Hybrid Work, Work – with Gary Cookson

The State of Work Today · Episode

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Tim Glowa @timglowa.bsky.social · Mar 20

Missed yesterday’s State of Work Today podcast? You need to catch up.

Gary Cookson joined me to talk about how companies are failing at hybrid work—and what they need to fix.

One of his biggest insights? Hybrid work isn’t the problem—bad leadership is.

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#30 - Making Hybrid Work, Work – with Gary Cookson

The State of Work Today · Episode

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Mar 19

Really enjoyed taking part in this podcast

Tim Glowa @timglowa.bsky.social · Mar 19

Tune in now! New State of Work Today podcast explores how Gary Cookson (@garycookson.bsky.social) helps companies make hybrid work successful. Rethink your five-day workweek and transform workplace culture.

Listen on your commute today: pod.fo/e/2bb037

#HR #hybrid #HRcommunity #HRpodcast

The State of Work Today

Podcast · HRbrain.ai · Join Tim Glowa every week for discussions with HR leaders about their opinions on all things human capital. From strategies, through to AI and the impact of AI. Learn more about...

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Mar 16

Have you read Making Hybrid Working Work?

If so, would you please leave me an Amazon review?

www.amazon.co.uk/review/creat...

Thank you in advance.

Amazon Sign In

www.amazon.co.uk

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Mar 14

People are messing me about with my book research and it’s making me mad. They offer to help and then ghost me or, worse, try to sell me something.

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · Mar 10

Congratulations to @garycookson.bsky.social for becoming a Gold Standard 4-day week employer!🥳🥳

Epic HR have made it their mission to help businesses adapt, evolve and excel. It’s clear they’ve applied the same goals to their own business by implementing a 4-day week! 🙌

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Mar 7

Pleased to have added my thoughts to this piece by Islam Soliman in People Management magazine on data that shows hybrid working and flexibility in general boosts women's (and by extension all working parents) career progression. What are your views?

www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1909...

Majority of women say hybrid work boosts their career progression, study shows

Research finds flexible working is nearly twice as valued as parental leave, with most women prioritising it over family-focused policies

www.peoplemanagement.co.uk

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Mar 4

Remembering Pancake Day in 2018 when I travelled 1st class on Virgin Trains and was so disappointed they didn’t serve pancakes that I tweeted them to moan. Several days later a pancake maker arrived by post, courtesy of Virgin Trains.

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Mar 3

Really pleased to be invited onto the OrgDev podcast hosted by Dani Bacon & Garin Rouch. It publishes today - find it wherever you get your podcasts, plus YouTube. We had a great time recording this, - I loved sharing my thoughts on how to make hybrid working work.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F6o...

Hybrid Work Leadership Essentials for Success | Gary Cookson | OrgDev Podcast #59

YouTube video by Garin & Dani - Distinction Consulting

www.youtube.com

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Feb 28

Pleased to have added my thoughts to this piece in People Mgt on whether the trend for “micro-retirements” has merit.

TL:DR - yes but you need enormous piles of money to do it more than once, or be prepared to work longer.

Would you be attracted to it?

www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1908...

Micro-retirements: social media fad or the future of work?

As the trend takes off on TikTok, People Management asks if it is here to stay and how employers should respond

www.peoplemanagement.co.uk

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Feb 27

Don’t tempt me

#HRHour

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Gary Cookson @garycookson.bsky.social · Feb 27

And the best part about it?

Enormous piles of money that it made me.

#HRHour

Not really but also can’t think of ONE best part. HR is great. All of it.

a man in a suit and tie is laying in a pile of money with a pink bunny on his head

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is laying in a pile of money with a pink bunny on his head

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