Q&A: ‘We had an opportunity to look at the workforce of the future’

Paul Kempinski, president and CEO of Children’s Mercy Kansas City, has faced a common dilemma for employers in the COVID-19 pandemic: Which staff can work remotely, and how does the organization balance that flexibility in the long term? Finding the right approach for leadership and the workforce can be tricky. The pediatric hospital has developed a hybrid approach and a way to elicit feedback from workers.