A friend of mine must return to the office 3 days a week. It’s easy to confuse a return to the office with a return to work. But that’s missing the point.
And to prove the point, this week, after a change in working patterns unrelated to a return to the office, productivity soared.
The reason? The team created extended periods of uninterrupted focussed work. Team members field inquiries, calls, and interruptions from colleagues on rotation, leaving the rest of the team to do the work.
Going to work is not the same as going to the office. Going to work is about setting the conditions to do the work, and if that’s in the office then great, but don’t confuse the two.