What happens next? How will work be done in the future, and how will we, the workforce, do it? Examine the next steps in our profession and discuss the workplace and the workforce, facilitated by an expert in human resources with a personal passion for accounting and finance. Examine future scenarios for global commerce based on Gallup data, then fit the accounting and finance workforce into those scenarios and share tactics to improve the productivity and engagement of the workforce. Tactics will include changing hiring standards, upgrading communication skills, relationship building in a Zoom-influenced world and improving mental health. All of this is based on fresh data from return-to-work efforts and significant shifts in the workforce's attitude.