Fixable

Unsolicited Advice: Why is Amazon dragging its employees back into the office?


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The evidence is clear that hybrid work is good for both people and organizations. So why are companies as big as Amazon now asking employees to come into the office all five days of the work week? Could “magical hallway conversations” actually make teams better — or is this a leadership play based on nostalgia and wishful thinking? In this provocative Unsolicited Advice segment, Anne and Frances debate what Amazon’s new return-to-office mandate means for the company’s future.

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