The Future of Work w/ Claire Haidar

People Business w/ O'Brien McMahon

Claire Haidar is CEO and Founder of WNDYR and Pattyrn, two companies focused on shaping the world of work. Through AI-driven data analysis of how and where teams work, Pattyrn is transforming organizations to work in ways that were inconceivable a mere few years ago. Claire has dedicated her career to rebuilding the workplace and reshaping the future of work across the globe.

Mentioned in this Episode:

• The Nature Fix by Florence Williams
• Principles by Ray Dalio
• The Way of the Warrior Kid by Jocko Willink

Time Codes:
(2:50) - Where does your obsession with the future of work come from?
(5:45) - What is the same about work around the world and what is different?
(8:26) - How is work different in a rail city versus a driving city?
(12:23) - How easy is it to unplug from physical work versus thought work?
(16:31) - Using data on nature and mental health when creating workspaces?
(20:27) - What is the difference between focusing on the future of work and being a Futurist?
(23:07) - Pitching WNDYR and PATTYRN.
(27:22) - Is WNDYR tech-based or human workflow-based?
(29:52) - Where do you start with new clients when thinking about the future of their work?
(36:34) - Design Thinking.
(43:45) - Defining the employee experience.
(49:06) - The #1 problem for HR Leaders today.
(57:09) - Embracing risk as an HR leader.
(58:02) - How Claire is using PATTYRN to identify leadership and management improvements.
(1:02:40) - Using data to battle burnout.
(1:06:30) - Is there a correlation between people who switch tasks less often and their productivity or happiness?
(1:09:17) - What is the purpose of business?