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Genesis10’s Harley Lippman on Remote Work, Crain’s Cleveland Business
Harley LippmanJul 26, 20221 min read

Genesis10’s Harley Lippman on Remote Work, Crain’s Cleveland Business

According to Crain’s Cleveland Business, at least one industry is not waffling on the question of whether to cut office space: IT services.

Eleven of the 80 companies on the Crain's IT Services Firms list said they have cut local office space or plan to do so specifically because more employees are now working remotely. Most of these companies are in the top 25 on the list, which is ranked by full-time-equivalent IT employees in Northeast Ohio.

View the Crain's ArticleGenesis10 - IT staffing

Genesis10, which is 7th on Crain’s list, has reduced the size of its office in Akron.

Brainstorming Suffers

While companies on the list strongly embrace remote work (26% don’t require employees to come into the office ever), there can be some drawbacks to not having employees come into an office to perform their jobs.

"In the office you can do a level of brainstorming and mentoring you just can't do remotely,” said Genesis10 CEO Harley Lippman
"In the office you can do a level of brainstorming and mentoring you just can't do remotely,” said Genesis10 CEO Harley Lippman who feels companies may shift back to offices to some degree. But, he told Crain’s Cleveland Business, employees like the comfort of working home, and it saves money.

Genesis10’s Cleveland office is located at 1 Cascade Plaza, Suite 1230, Akron, OH 44308. Nate Gram, Managing Director, manages the local team there.

Staffing Industry Analysts year after year names Genesis10 to its list of top U.S. IT Staffing Firms. Recently, Business Insider recognized Genesis10 as a Best Company for Career Growth and CEO Harley Lippman as a Best CEO for Diversity and a Best CEO for Women.
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Harley Lippman
Harley Lippman is the founder and CEO of Genesis10, a national technology talent and delivery partner. Since founding the company in 1999, he has grown Genesis10 into one of the largest privately held IT workforce solutions firms in the United States. Prior to Genesis10, Harley founded Triad Data Inc., an IT consulting firm he successfully built and later sold.

Harley serves on the boards and advisory councils of organizations including Yale University’s School of Management, Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, the Brookings Institution, The Washington Institute and the Middle East Forum. He also serves on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Partnership for Peace Advisory Board and previously served on the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad through presidential appointment and Senate confirmation.

A committed philanthropist, Harley supports an orphanage in Cambodia and has led efforts to identify and memorialize unmarked Holocaust mass graves in Eastern Europe. His documentary, Safeguarding Memory, aired on PBS and received multiple awards for its impact and storytelling.