REMOTE WORK WILL CONTINUE BUT NOT EVENLY: COMCAST CABLE'S EVP HR, WILLIAM J.T. STRAHAN

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE MATTERS, WILLIAM J.T. STRAHAN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, COMCAST CABLE, SHARES SOME INSIGHTS ON TRENDS THAT WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON BUSINESSES GLOBALLY, WHAT THE FUTURE OF REMOTE WORK WOULD ENTAIL, AND HOW ORGANIZATIONS ARE SHIFTING THE NEEDLE ON PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AMID THIS UNCERTAINTY

- Mastufa Ahmed

William J.T. Strahan, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Comcast Cable leads the Human Resources function for Comcast Cable. He has responsibility for all aspects of Human Resources including talent, compensation, benefits, learning, employee, and labor relations.

Bill has been involved in various aspects of Human Resources work for over 35 years. He began his career with over a decade of work at Macy’s Department Stores and Riggs National Bank. The second decade of Bill’s work included practicing law in Washington, D.C. in the area of Compensation and Benefits – mostly in the context of mergers and acquisitions and in initial public offerings. For nine years, Bill was a consultant and manager at Mercer HR Consulting.

Bill holds a B.A. in Religion from Villanova University; and a Juris Doctorate from the George Mason University School of Law. He is an Active Member of the Virginia State Bar.

Bill serves as chair of the board of Philadelphia Works, an organization that connects employers to a skilled workforce and helps individuals develop the skills needed to thrive in the workplace, and chair of the board of the Emma Bowen Foundation, a leader in promoting young people of color for careers in media and technology.

Here are the excerpts from the interview.

The future of work, shrouded in uncertainty with a flurry of changes and a cloud of digital innovations, appears to be completely different. How do you see the current scenario?