Benefits Think The workplace has changed. Management hasn’t. How to work better with your dispersed workforce

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When Elon Musk issued his “hardcore” return to the office edict at Twitter, he showed how badly he missed the transformational shift in the way people view work. Instead of rallying the troops, hundreds of employees quit. The world had changed. Musk had not. 

Years of organizational psychology research could have predicted this outcome. He was essentially telling employees that he didn’t trust them to work autonomously. That he didn’t care for their well-being.

Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett
Organizational psychologist

Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett is an organizational psychologist, keynote speaker and thought leader on the evolution of work who is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 


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