Companies including JPMorgan, Dell, AT&T, and Amazon have reversed their stance on remote work and called employees back to the office five days a week.
Productivity barely changed whether employees were in the office or not. However, hybrid workers reported better job satisfaction than in-office workers.
With managers recognizing new skill requirements for hybrid work yet lacking proper training, there's an urgent need for adaptation and training in management practices.
The post-Labor Day return-to-office push promised a shift back to familiar routines. Yet, as we delve into the data and dynamics, it becomes clear: the modern workforce's aspirations and the office's role have transformed more than we imagined.
Thanks to the flexibility of many hybrid jobs, more and more professionals are rethinking the maximum distance they're willing to travel to the office regularly.
While there's a widely-held belief that three days a week in the office is the magic number, with a number of large companies adopting it, it's a fundamentally flawed approach. Instead, what leaders need to focus on is how hybrid work arrangements will serve customer needs.
Employee expectations for their careers and the companies they work for have changed. Here are three expert-backed tips that can help employers navigate this new reality.
BetterUp's CEO shares insights into what makes a hybrid model work (or not) based on what he's seeing partnering with leading companies and drawing from the company's own experience as a hybrid-first start-up.