WFH: Is This Going To Be Forever?

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🗓️ 13 November 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In case you missed it last week, the U.S. just left the Paris Agreement on climate change. We’ve got the details on what could happen next. After that, we’ll explain the status of President Trump’s election lawsuits and what to make of Pfizer’s flashy new COVID-19 vaccine. Then, as some major U.S. companies indefinitely delay the return to the office, it might be time to consider WFH our new reality. We’ll ask an expert for advice on how to make remote work productive and sustainable over the long-haul. Finally, we know you’ve already heard about the humans heading to the White House. Well, we’ve got the skinny on the pets-elect headed to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. On this episode, you’ll hear from: Caroline Polisi, legal analyst and an adjunct lecturer in law at Columbia Law School Gigi Kwik Gronvall, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Tsedal Neeley, professor of business, Harvard Business School Let us know what questions you have about what’s going on in the news right now. Email us at audio@theskimm.com or call and leave us a voicemail at: 646-461-6370. You might hear your message on the show. If you want to add theSkimm to your daily routine, sign-up for our free newsletter the Daily Skimm. It’s everything you need to know to start your day, right in your inbox. Skimm'd by Alex Carr, Justine Davie, and Luke Vargas. With additional support from Peter Bonaventure and Ciara Long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Mentos Pure Fresh Gum.
0:06.6	It's time to get energized.
0:08.6	Welcome to Schemes.
0:16.8	We're not quite at the place where we can safely have an election-free episode, but for
0:20.9	the first time in what feels like months, politics isn't our lead story.
0:25.8	Because there are some big changes going on in the world of business that could impact
0:29.4	what our daily lives look like for years to come.
0:32.6	Who calls the first to tell employees you don't need to come back for a year?
0:36.5	For millions, the reality of working from home could be permanent.
0:40.0	This could have significant repercussions for workers, for companies, and for the marketplace.
0:45.6	This week, we'll talk to a Harvard Business School professor on how businesses and employees
0:49.6	should adapt if work from home drags on indefinitely.
0:53.7	We've also got the story on why this sound and this sound.
0:57.6	The president of the United States.
0:59.9	Could soon be reunited.
1:01.9	But before that, we've got some quick updates on the US exit from the Paris Climate Agreement,
1:06.4	the status of President Trump's election lawsuits, and Pfizer's flashy new COVID-19 vaccine.
1:12.2	Oh, and our usual host will be back next week.
1:15.7	All right, let's do it.
1:20.8	First up, you may have heard some good news this week about the search for a COVID-19 vaccine.
1:26.5	News of a successful coronavirus vaccine.
1:29.2	Pfizer and biantech reporting the first results from their phase three vaccine trial.
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