"Work is being revolutionised before your eyes. Anyone who wants to understand what is going on—workers deciding how much time to spend in the office, managers wondering how to manage a blended workforce, CEOs worrying that their headquarters is becoming a white elephant—could do no better than to read The Nowhere Office, a tour de force of insight, clarity and, something sadly lacking in debates on this subject, common sense."
"Working or not working defines who we are. Julia Hobsbawm’s The Nowhere Office is an important book. If you are one of the millions who can’t decide whether working-from-home is a pandemic silver lining or just another disaster, this book is for you."
"Read Julia Hobsbawn’s THE NOWHERE OFFICE, her masterful analysis of the reinvention of work in a post-office world."
"Julia Hobsbawm's book The Nowhere Office brilliantly captures the zeitgeist issue of our times - how and where we work"
"Masterfully even-handed and sensible appraisal of the future of work was a priceless injection of nuanced thinking"
"Every manager or leader who is wondering what to do next about their offices and people needs to read The Nowhere Office"
"We need big bold thinkers like Julia Hobsbawm right now more than ever"
"Where else are you going to find such enlightening insights into the future of work?"
"Her thinking demands and inspires huge change"
The Simplicity Principle
Julia’s new book The Simplicity Principle was published in the UK and US in April 2020 by Kogan Page.
'I thoroughly enjoyed Fully Connected. Amazing insights on a subject critical to modern working and living. I wholly endorse it, not just as a must-read but also as a much-needed compass to navigating the 21st century workplace'
'Connectedness is the word of the moment, and Julia knows more about it than anyone I know'
'Julia Hobsbawm is the unofficial UK Queen of Networking, but she understands that networking is about much more than lunches and parties. As a student of networks in history, I read Fully Connected with great pleasure and profit'
'Brimming with ideas and insights - fascinating, intriguing, thoughtful'
'I am buzzing about this book. Really outstanding'
'Fully Connected is the most profound book about connectivity published this century. Hobsbawm nails it. She's the Marshall McLuhan of our always-on age'