Return To Work Not Sitting Well With Workers

Companies that adopted permanent remote-work policies during the pandemic are doubling down on their commitments to flexibility while major companies like Google and Twitter call employees back to offices this month. But analysts say it’s only a matter of time before in-person requirements become a thing of the past. And the conversation will seem very outdated as the next generation of leaders rises in the workplace. In the future, analysts predict, work is not a place. It can happen anywhere. Some leaders are walking back on flexibility as key to the future of work, despite support of it early in the pandemic. About 50% of leaders say their company already or will require a return to in-person work full-time in the next year. The big unknown is how you build great management virtually. It’s not about workers’ ability to adjust to remote work but managers who’ve learned to lead in-person will need to be taught new skills. Experts say investments need to be made to help people who developed management skills in the old paradigm to transition to a new paradigm.