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Fortune
Fortune
Gleb Tsipursky

Merit-based flexibility could be the future of work as return-to-office mandates fail to prop up productivity

(Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds—AFP/Getty Images)

In the evolving landscape of flexible work, leaders face a monumental challenge: ensuring performance without constant oversight. It's time to upend this conventional narrative–and unlock a paradigm where flexibility fuels productivity, not fear.

Extensive research shows that flexibility isn't a luxury–it's a productivity powerhouse. Nick Bloom's meta-analysis offers an enlightening perspective: A flexible hybrid work model can outperform the traditional in-person setup by 1% to 3%.

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