The War of the Office Worlds

“…slowly and surely drew their plans against us.”

The Death of the Pharaoh's Firstborn by Lourens Alma Tadema, 1872 (public domain - Rijksmuseum)

“But who shall dwell in these worlds if they be inhabited?” — H.G. Wells, 1898

The year-plus of the pandemic has given many people a chance to rethink their priorities.

Time at home, devoid of the daily commute and harried business travel, has offered us a chance to reassess where and how we spend our precious time.

And with the waning of the worst of the pandemic, leaders are faced with the formidable task of determining where and how employees will do their work.

The valuable lessons we’ve learned over the last 15 months are being tossed aside in the Great Return to Normalcy—masks off, large gatherings as if nothing ever happened—all while significant percentages of the population remain unvaccinated.

And we’re already seeing a push to return to the office full-time.