For many people, the past two-plus years have felt like some vast experiment in which they’ve tested new ways of working, socialising and finding the right work/life balance. As organisations adopt varying models while the Covid crisis abates, the experiment is ongoing.
Amid all the flux, Prithwiraj Choudhury, who studies the future of work as an associate professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, is sure of one thing: hybrid working is here to stay.
“I don’t think any CEO should try to turn back time. Workers will demand flexibility – and rightfully so,” he says, warning that firms which have obliged staff to return to HQ five days a week will find it harder to recruit and retain talent.