Content by Gleb Tsipursky
Return to Office Does Not Mean Improved Mentoring Here’s the true path to junior staff success
Wed, 05/31/2023 - 12:03
Many leaders, driven by memories of pre-pandemic times, believe that forcing employees to return to the office will naturally lead to mentoring and development. For example, consider what Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in spring 2023 on the On…
Are Return to Office and Hybrid Work Actually Working?One way and one size will never fit all
Wed, 05/10/2023 - 12:03
With 74 percent of U.S. companies transitioning to a permanent hybrid work model, leaders are turning their attention to measuring the success of their return-to-office and hybrid work policies. That’s because, in the United States, there’s only one…
How to Rein in the AI Threat?Set the lawyers loose
Wed, 05/03/2023 - 12:03
A ccording to a recent Monmouth University poll, 55 percent of Americans are worried by the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) to the future of humanity. In an era where technological advancements are accelerating at breakneck speed, it’s…
Mandating Return to Office is Leading to Worker Power and UnionizationListen to employees and work with them to create the best possible work environment
Thu, 04/27/2023 - 12:03
Angry and dismayed Amazon employees are pushing back against the recently announced return to office policy by the Amazon leadership. Amazon’s policy joins other high-profile companies such as Disney, Starbucks, Tesla, Google, and others that are…
Managers Are Changing Their Minds About the Hybrid Work ModelNew study shows growing acceptance of remote employees
Thu, 04/06/2023 - 12:03
A recent study at the University of Birmingham, which surveyed 597 managers, has shed light on how managers’ attitudes toward the hybrid work model have changed as a result of the pandemic. Surprisingly, the findings reveal an increasingly positive…
Four Challenges in Navigating Remote Work LayoffsPutting the right policies and procedures in place
Wed, 03/15/2023 - 12:03
One of the biggest challenges for companies in transitioning to remote work is their handling of layoffs. Having helped 21 companies transition to hybrid and remote work, I can attest that planning for the whole worker’s life cycle, from onboarding…
The Pernicious Myth of Working Two Remote JobsDespite screaming headlines, very few remote workers hold two jobs
Wed, 03/08/2023 - 12:03
‘I would bet 10 percent or more of our remote staff, especially programmers, are working two remote jobs! We need to stop this before it escalates and get everyone back to the office.” Thus spoke the chair of the board of a Fortune 1000 tech…
How to Integrate Junior Staff Without an Office CultureThere are ways to make hybrid work a win-win proposition
Mon, 02/20/2023 - 12:03
Shortly before the layoffs at Salesforce, Marc Benioff, co-founder and co-CEO of Salesforce, sent a companywide Slack message complaining about the low productivity of recent hires made during the pandemic and asked, “Are we not building tribal…
Disney’s Return-to-Office Mandate Lacks ImaginationMisunderstanding innovation in hybrid and remote work

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 12:03
Disney’s CEO Bob Iger demanded on Jan. 9, 2023, that all employees return to the office for at least four days a week because “in a creative business like ours, nothing can replace the ability to connect, observe, and create with peers that comes…
The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to OfficeHow to reduce employee resistance
Mon, 01/30/2023 - 12:03
As increasing numbers of companies are requiring employees to return to the office for 3–5 days per week this fall, they’re running into the buzzsaw of what one of my clients calls the “Four Horsemen of the Required Return to Office”—challenges with…