Omni-Working: Work effectively in all ways, from all places
Gwen Stirling-Wilkie
About Omni-Working
Providing leaders with guidance to figure out new ways of working and transcend ‘hybrid’ working to deliver results.
The world of work dramatically changed during the pandemic and set off a series of societal trends and organisational changes. These trends continue to evolve and present leaders with situations they’ve never faced before. Working environments have changed forever. The office has shifted from being ‘the’ place to work, to being ‘a’ place to work.
Where to work is only one part of creating competitive advantage through high performance flexibility. This book addresses the how of modern working, providing an innovative solution to one of the biggest problems currently facing organisations, namely: What is the best model of flexible and distributed working for our organisation?
This is a complex situation impacting the culture and reaching every corner of an organisation. The book features the author’s unique concept, the Omni-Working Framework: seven elements that each contribute to creating a strategy that increases autonomy, builds trust, and empowers managers. It is not a one-size-fits-all solution and requires multiple approaches in the way people connect, collaborate, communicate, and are enabled to deliver results.
How people work is the most important conversation for leaders to have. Gwen Stirling-Wilkie provides pragmatic guidance to help them review the working practices that underpin how work gets done. She gives ideas on how to draw on everyone’s experience to create engaged teams who can do their best work; to refresh and reimagine the models of work needed for modern work.
The future of work is becoming clearer, but we aren’t there yet. Smart leaders are listening to their people as they navigate the nonsense and evolve new models of work to become the best omni-working organisation they can be.
Come together with intention and purpose, not prescription.
It isn’t a theoretical or academic book, it is drawn from the author’s hands-on, 30-year career as a leader and organisational consultant. It includes vignettes from senior leaders actively trying to find solutions to the challenges they face to improve engagement, collaboration, and performance. It seeks to find the best blend of where and how teams work most effectively for their organisation’s context.
The author’s first book, From Physical Place to Virtual Space – How to design and host transformative spaces online, was an Amazon bestseller and finalist in the 2022 UK Business Book Awards.
Gwen Stirling-Wilkie is a future of work expert and senior-level thinking partner based in the UK. She provides guidance and support for leaders as they redesign and recreate models of work.
‘In a world where flexibility and adaptability are paramount, and delivering sustainable profits are increasingly important, Gwen Stirling-Wilkie equips us with the knowledge and strategies needed to thrive, making this book a must-read for anyone fostering excellence in today’s workplace.’
Amanda Paxon, UK Country Manager Prescriptions Medicine, Consilient Health