Future of work thought leader.
Writer, speaker, influencer.
Hello. I’m Professor Lynda Gratton. As well as an award-winning thought leader, writer and speaker, I am the founder of the global research advisory practice HSM Advisory.
As Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, I teach executives and MBA students about the future of work. I have also written a number of books and articles which share my insights and learnings from across my career.
Books
Highlights of my work
Managers Can’t Do It All
In recent decades sweeping reengineering, digitization, and agile initiatives—and lately the move to remote work—have dramatically transformed the role of managers.
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The ticking time bomb of working families
Working families and the household decrease in unpaid time during a week are a ticking time bomb.
Read MoreHow to Do Hybrid Right
If leaders and managers can successfully make the transition to an anywhere, anytime model, the result will be work lives that are more purposeful and productive.
Read MoreThe Future of Work
As a Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, I designed the ‘Human Resource Strategy in Transforming Companies’ programme and have since led it for over 20 years. It is considered one of the world’s leading programmes on people and organisations.
Learn more about my latest work
The Times
How we can protect jobs from the ChatGPT revolution
In a world where AI is advancing rapidly, it’s no surprise that tech billionaires like Elon Musk call for increased regulation. The concern is that machines are increasingly capable of performing complex analytical tasks, potentially leading to…
Read MoreRedesigning work has been awarded the Bronze Axiom medal
Redesigning Work has been awarded the Bronze Axiom medal in the Business Disruption / Reinvention Category, 2023. Lynda’s mission with Redesigning Work is to ensure that companies emerge from the pandemic with a more flexible and human-centric …
Read MoreHarvard Business Review
Redesigning How We Work
The post-lockdown period presented a unique opportunity to implement a new hybrid work model. However, we must accept that the process of transformation will likely take several years to fully integrate. Therefore, leaders should treat this shift as …
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