COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

Prithwiraj Choudhury: Consider a flexible hybrid approachCOVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of remote work practices such as “work-from-anywhere,” a form of remote work that I have studied even prior to the pandemic. The question going forward is not whether remote work will continue, but rather, when does remote work make sense? So after the pandemic, leaders have to recognize what people have gone through and that there’s been this huge mindset shift. Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Lead with empathyIn the wake of pandemic remote work, people’s expectations of self-scheduling could forever change work routines. For example, David Solomon at Goldman Sachs called remote work an “aberration” and rejects it as a legitimate format that can have permanence.