Staff Development: The Hybrid Work Model

In everyday conversation, ambivalence is often used as a synonym for indecision or indifference. It means something more though; having “simultaneous conflicting feelings” is different than not knowing, or not caring, what you feel or want. Ambivalence is a state of psychic tension in which part of you wants one thing, and part of you wants another. This state of dynamic tension can be uncomfortable, and can manifest as anxiety. Because “knowing what you want,” “single-minded ambition,” and “whole-hearted loving” are held up as unqualified good things in our culture, ambivalence gets looked down upon or treated as weakness or deficiency.

A series of articles about returning to the office including great tips on managing own anxiety. Written with women returners in mind but relevant to all.

Great tips on managing our own anxieties about report to campus including one on preparing for feeling ‘lost in the familiar’

Written with leaders in mind. Relevant to all as we embark on hybrid teams.

A HBR article, July 2021

Useful for everyone, not just leaders
Melissa Daimler – Forbes – Nov 24, 2020

Some interesting considerations for return to campus - best of both worlds, or worst of both worlds! Its all in how you set yourself and your team up for success