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This Much I Know: ‘Micromanaging is an absolute no-no’

Flexible workspace provider Grafter launched in the aftermath of Covid, and now has spaces in Dublin and London. Founder Emma Kennedy talks tech firms’ office needs and the influence of WeWork

Emma Kennedy, founder of flexible workspace provider Grafter. ‘I think one of the best things that came out of Covid was actually giving employees choice of where they wanted to work from’

I think what people do forget is that there are small to medium-sized tech companies that are still around. We all see the large-scale news stories [of big tech firm layoffs] that are out there, but the smaller companies are thriving.

We set up the business in May 2021. The best piece of advice I got when founding Grafter was to lead with optimism. Things always work out in the end. It has to work ...