{"id":76401,"date":"2025-09-17T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/?p=76401"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:24:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:24:40","slug":"leadership-the-real-magnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership: The Real Magnet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robert-d-fox-aia-iida-leed-ap-89a3586\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Fox<\/a> sits down with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/raymilora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ray Milora<\/a>, Senior Director of Workplace Design &amp; Construction at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cisco<\/a>, to unpack what actually brings people back: leadership presence, purpose, and friction-free hybrid tech\u2014not excessive amenities.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"LXp_wkEYamo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leadership: The Real Magnet - What the F* is Happening to the Office With Ray Milora of Cisco\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LXp_wkEYamo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Ray shares how Cisco\u2019s single-platform removes meeting pain, and how space can close sales and attract talent, and how he\u2019s using AI to turn briefs into visuals in hours, not months. Ray Milora leads workplace design &amp; construction at Cisco, helping teams rethink hybrid space, integrate technology, and leverage AI to accelerate workplace strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>What You\u2019ll Learn<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Why leadership\u2014not amenities\u2014drives office attendance<\/li>\n<li>How Cisco\u2019s unified tech stack eliminates meeting friction (and why that matters)<\/li>\n<li>A blueprint for activating space (leader Q&amp;As, earnings huddles, learning events)<\/li>\n<li>How space becomes a business tool: talent attraction and sales impact<\/li>\n<li>AI for workplace strategy: convert a conversation, create the brief, share the visuals, obtain ROM pricing quickly.<\/li>\n<li>Rethinking metrics: beyond badge rates to problem-solving, speed, career development &amp; culture<\/li>\n<li>Portfolio \u201cright-sizing\u201d and building flexibility without tearing down walls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/raymilora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ray Milora<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-76403 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1747766088595-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1747766088595-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1747766088595-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1747766088595-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1747766088595-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1747766088595-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1747766088595-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1747766088595-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1747766088595-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1747766088595-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1747766088595.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cisco<\/a>, he&#8217;s leading our efforts to redefine the purpose, use and experience of the Workplace by engaging leaders throughout the company, and employees wherever they are. We\u2019re looking beyond design, focusing on needs, thus uncovering how space can be a tool for achieving business, team and individual goals underpinned by the breadth of Cisco technology and Services.<\/p>\n<p>The common thread throughout his career is design, with a formal background in Graphic Design. He has nearly 30 years of focused, and passionate experience in applying the principles of User-Centered Design to the creation of software, Services and Workplace Experiences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-space\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>Key Moments<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">01:30<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; Intro: Is the problem space or leadership? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">03:07<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; Ray\u2019s GSK story: from resistance to 90%+ show-up<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">05:45<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; How leader presence changes attendance &amp; growth <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">07:00<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; \u201cActivation\u201d tactics leaders can run this week <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">10:18<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; Inside Cisco\u2019s hybrid stack: one platform, zero friction <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">13:05<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; Rooms that \u201cjust work\u201d (no 15-minute tech setup) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">15:26<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; Space as a business tool: hiring &amp; closing deals in Atlanta <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">20:36<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; Using AI to turn words into visuals\u2014overnight <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">24:30<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; From brief \u2192 render \u2192 ROM pricing in ~2 weeks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">35:00<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; The metrics that matter now (and what to drop) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">37:45<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; Portfolio strategy: less space, more bespoke gatherings <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">41:00<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; Writing better briefs; the \u201cEQ sliders\u201d model <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">43:28<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; Why most RTO white papers miss the point <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">49:42<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> &#8211; Where to start: top-down clarity before \u201cworkplace strategy\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>Credits:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Created &amp; Directed By Bob Fox<\/li>\n<li>Produced By Work Design Studios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Fox sits down with Ray Milora, Senior Director of Workplace Design &#038; Construction at Cisco, to unpack what actually brings people back: leadership presence, purpose, and friction-free hybrid tech\u2014not excessive amenities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2220,"featured_media":76442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[784],"tags":[660,31652,25574,26739,31650,8574,31647,78,31648,31646,31651,31649,25751,27944],"class_list":{"0":"post-76401","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-videos","8":"tag-activity-based-working","9":"tag-ai-for-design","10":"tag-bob-fox","11":"tag-cisco","12":"tag-cisco-webex-rooms","13":"tag-flexible-space","14":"tag-hybrid-tech","15":"tag-leadership","16":"tag-meeting-friction","17":"tag-ray-milora","18":"tag-sales-enablement","19":"tag-unified-tech-stack","20":"tag-workplace-metrics","21":"tag-wtf-is-happening-to-the-office","22":"post_format-post-format-video"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.9 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Leadership: The Real Magnet - Work Design Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bob Fox sits down with Ray Milora to unpack what actually brings people back: leadership presence, purpose, and friction-free hybrid tech.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Leadership: The Real Magnet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bob Fox sits down with Ray Milora to unpack what actually brings people back: leadership presence, purpose, and friction-free hybrid tech.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Work Design Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/workdesignmag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-17T16:00:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-17T17:24:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"360\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Abby Sears\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@workdesignmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@workdesignmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Abby Sears\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Abby Sears\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#\/schema\/person\/08a715e13db1704694e04e847b9fe9f4\"},\"headline\":\"Leadership: The Real Magnet\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-17T16:00:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-17T17:24:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/\"},\"wordCount\":445,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"activity-based working\",\"AI for design\",\"Bob Fox\",\"Cisco\",\"Cisco Webex rooms\",\"flexible space\",\"hybrid tech\",\"leadership\",\"meeting friction\",\"Ray Milora\",\"sales enablement\",\"unified tech stack\",\"workplace metrics\",\"WTF is Happening to the Office?\"],\"articleSection\":[\"WTF is Happening to the Office?\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/\",\"name\":\"Leadership: The Real Magnet - Work Design Magazine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-17T16:00:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-17T17:24:40+00:00\",\"description\":\"Bob Fox sits down with Ray Milora to unpack what actually brings people back: leadership presence, purpose, and friction-free hybrid tech.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet.jpg\",\"width\":480,\"height\":360},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Leadership: The Real Magnet\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/\",\"name\":\"Work Design Magazine\",\"description\":\"The Source For Next Work Environments\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Work Design Magazine\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WDM-logo-website.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WDM-logo-website.png\",\"width\":490,\"height\":135,\"caption\":\"Work Design Magazine\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/workdesignmag\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/workdesignmag\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/workdesignmag\/?hl=en\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/workspace-design-magazine\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/WorkDesignMag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/WorkDesignMagazine\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#\/schema\/person\/08a715e13db1704694e04e847b9fe9f4\",\"name\":\"Abby Sears\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4946-e1754572440266.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4946-e1754572440266.jpeg\",\"caption\":\"Abby Sears\"},\"description\":\"Abby is our Assistant Editor and Outreach Coordinator. She is a recent graduate of Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor's of Science in Interior Design, who is passionate about creating inspirational content that highlights creativity and innovation.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/abigail-sears\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/author\/abby-sears\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Leadership: The Real Magnet - Work Design Magazine","description":"Bob Fox sits down with Ray Milora to unpack what actually brings people back: leadership presence, purpose, and friction-free hybrid tech.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Leadership: The Real Magnet","og_description":"Bob Fox sits down with Ray Milora to unpack what actually brings people back: leadership presence, purpose, and friction-free hybrid tech.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/","og_site_name":"Work Design Magazine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/workdesignmag\/","article_published_time":"2025-09-17T16:00:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-17T17:24:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":480,"height":360,"url":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Abby Sears","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@workdesignmag","twitter_site":"@workdesignmag","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Abby Sears","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/"},"author":{"name":"Abby Sears","@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#\/schema\/person\/08a715e13db1704694e04e847b9fe9f4"},"headline":"Leadership: The Real Magnet","datePublished":"2025-09-17T16:00:09+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-17T17:24:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/"},"wordCount":445,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet.jpg","keywords":["activity-based working","AI for design","Bob Fox","Cisco","Cisco Webex rooms","flexible space","hybrid tech","leadership","meeting friction","Ray Milora","sales enablement","unified tech stack","workplace metrics","WTF is Happening to the Office?"],"articleSection":["WTF is Happening to the Office?"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/","url":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/","name":"Leadership: The Real Magnet - Work Design Magazine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-17T16:00:09+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-17T17:24:40+00:00","description":"Bob Fox sits down with Ray Milora to unpack what actually brings people back: leadership presence, purpose, and friction-free hybrid tech.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet.jpg","width":480,"height":360},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/2025\/09\/leadership-the-real-magnet\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Leadership: The Real Magnet"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/","name":"Work Design Magazine","description":"The Source For Next Work Environments","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#organization","name":"Work Design Magazine","url":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WDM-logo-website.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WDM-logo-website.png","width":490,"height":135,"caption":"Work Design Magazine"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/workdesignmag\/","https:\/\/x.com\/workdesignmag","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/workdesignmag\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/workspace-design-magazine","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/WorkDesignMag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/WorkDesignMagazine"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#\/schema\/person\/08a715e13db1704694e04e847b9fe9f4","name":"Abby Sears","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4946-e1754572440266.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4946-e1754572440266.jpeg","caption":"Abby Sears"},"description":"Abby is our Assistant Editor and Outreach Coordinator. She is a recent graduate of Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor's of Science in Interior Design, who is passionate about creating inspirational content that highlights creativity and innovation.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/abigail-sears\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/author\/abby-sears\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2220"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}