Corporate bosses are getting return-to-office requirements all wrong, global work experts and remote leaders said during a panel conversation at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, recently.A three-days-a-week requirement has become the norm at many companies, but it’s far from a “best practice” or grounded in good data, says Michael Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work, the global research and analytics firm that evaluates corporate culture.”Why three days a week? Why not four? Why not two?” he says. Many bosses land on three days a week as if it’s “the magical number. It’s not. You should have a reason why three matters.”‘Every leader should listen better’Bush says many leaders mistakenly assume that being together in-person automatically leads to better collaboration, though “there’s no data to support it, because there was a lot of innovation with people not being together over the last three years.”Then, there are leaders with “control issues,” Bush says: “The one thing you don’t do is [say] ‘I want everybody back because it makes me feel better.'” This is a big risk for hiring and retention, he adds. People who work for these types of leaders “are updating their profiles on LinkedIn.”As far as best
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Bosses think in-office work 3 times a week is 'the magical number.' 'It's not,' says CEO
