05/27/2021

Hybrid Work is About Meeting Psychological Needs

Motivation remains important to employee productivity and job satisfaction

The pushback was swift against WeWork CEO’s bold claim that only the “least engaged” people want to continue working from home. 

Sandeep Mathrani had an ulterior motive for people not to work from home and instead rent office space from WeWork, which he acknowledged in an apology of sorts. For me, his statement was also irresponsible because he failed to define what he meant by “least engaged.”

Mathrani’s comment was self-serving, yet I’m grateful he raised awareness of an important issue. Leaders need to contend with real questions now that many in the workforce tasted what it’s like to work from home.

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