Hybrid Working

Three years into a mass workplace experiment, we are beginning to understand more about how work from home is reshaping workers’ lives and the economy.

Two management scholars who study work-life balance say the commute offers a rare "liminal space" in society.

Humans rely on social bonds to get work done. Does hybrid work affect how employees connect and collaborate?

One of the first major studies on remote work shows a hidden penalty of flexibility: less supervision.

The attitude of many Americans toward their jobs appears to have changed during the long pandemic — and not for the better.

Three strategies can help employees anywhere feel connected.

The battle over remote work is heating up this winter. Demands to return to the office are being met with rising rates of COVID...

By Phil Kirschner, Senior Expert and Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company New York

Cubicles are largely empty in downtown San Francisco and Midtown Manhattan, but workers in America’s midsize and small cities are back to their commutes.

We must update not just our workplaces but the mindset that leads them.

As we redesign work for the hybrid future, it is vital to understand the ways that information flows and networks form within organizations.

The globe-trotting lifestyle will be open only to a lucky few

“Companies need to think through what, exactly, they want to accomplish by bringing people back and why,” workplace expert Elise Freedman says.

Nearly 75% of professionals tell Korn Ferry that a return to the office will be negative for their mental health. With the pandemic fading, leaders have their work cut out for them.

Companies have mastered the art of unnecessary interactions. Winning in the next normal requires much more focus on true collaboration.

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The cubicle farm has to go. Offices must be places of magic.

Finance employees who couldn’t imagine working from home before the pandemic are now reluctant to return to the office. Their bosses can’t figure out how to bring them back.

What we learned about hybrid work this year, and what to do next.

Since lockdown, employees have adopted new work habits, but many execs want a return to the old normal.

Teams working digitally face new challenges to productivity and effectiveness. How can organizations best support them?

C.E.O.s are eager for employees to return — and afraid of alienating those who have grown accustomed to working from home.

Without care, productivity and sound decision-making will suffer.