Leaders often ask us, \u201cHow do I get people back to the office?\u201d And many have good reasons for encouraging employees to meet face-to-face regularly. But\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The return to the office requires a radical reframing. The world has changed. And with it, people\u2019s expectations about the freedom to control their workday and the freedom from things like the commute that make their lives worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the past, people worked in the office because that\u2019s how things were done, and that\u2019s what companies required. Leaders didn\u2019t feel the need to explore, explain, and engage employees in answering why that was necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the one hand, this meant that few people openly questioned why work was done in the office. Although many certainly complained privately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, it meant that when leaders expected people to return after the pandemic, suddenly, no one was clear about why that should happen in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is where a radical reframing of the problem comes into play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And it\u2019s also why mandates, incentives, and motivation won\u2019t really solve this challenge. They will only delay the inevitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because in people\u2019s minds, \u201creturning to the office\u201d is not returning at all. The slate has been wiped clean, and remote work has become the new default. So instead of looking at how to get people \u201cback in\u201d, leaders need to imagine that office work never existed in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that is where the magic happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Organizations that succeed in realizing the potential of their workplace without alienating their people will start from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How do we know this works? Because this is how we have successfully helped our clients address their organizational challenges for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The process takes some effort. But at the same time, companies that don\u2019t solve this challenge will inevitably face decline and talent drain to those that do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leaders may wish they had solved this problem yesterday. But it\u2019s one of the great challenges of the twenty-first century. And it will not go away by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s where we can help. Let\u2019s talk.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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