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EPISODE · Jul 1, 2026 · 37 MIN

502 — The Eras Tour: Part 3 (The hybrid period)

from The Mindtools L&D Podcast · host Mindtools Kineo

If the pandemic years saw the office become a 'blank space', the hybrid era gradually witnessed that space fill up again through return-to-office mandates. In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Rob Baker joins us to continue our 'Eras Tour'. We discuss: how the pandemic created an opportunity for 'job crafting', and what's changed since we've come out of lockdown whether job crafting has lost relevance since the pandemic, or just gotten harder to realize what new research tells us about the impact of job crafting on performance and wellbeing. You can find out more about the work Rob does at tailoredthinking.co.uk. See also: Tailored Thinking's series of articles on Work and Job Design (including AI crafting): Building Better Work by Design Rob's book, Personalization at Work: Personalization at Work In 'What I Learned This Week', Rob discussed the art of subtraction, including the Lego experiment explored in this video. Ross G referenced an article in People Management on the challenge we may experience fulfilling AI roles in the future. Like the show? You'll love our newsletter! Subscribe to The L&D Dispatch now. And if you want to work with us, please do visit mindtools-kineo.com or find us on LinkedIn. We'd love to hear from you. Connect with our speakers     If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with us on LinkedIn: Ross Dickie Ross Garner Rob Baker

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