After a year and a half of the working world operating out of their homes, the call is starting to come in: time to return to the office. But what happens when that company's workforce has gotten used to – and in many cases, started to prefer – working remotely?

In this episode, Rhys and Aaron unpack their feelings about returning to the office, speculate how their philosophies of hybrid work might pan out, and sincerely hope that companies are adapting their understanding of what "successful work" really is.

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Going Back In

• https://fortune.com/2021/05/24/the-best-new-books-on-how-to-lead-from-a-distance-and-design-a-market-to-combat-climate-change
• https://fortune.com/2021/06/01/moving-into-the-hybrid-workplace-with-intention-workday-hilton-ceo-daily/amp/

Our Next Step

• Aaron
  • https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/remote-work-not-from-home
  • Pause during hybrid meetings to make sure virtual people have the opportunity to interact
  • Encourage team members to work remotely from different locations other than their homes
• Rhys
  • Be intentional about how to lead and interact in meetings when there are both in person and virtual attendees, taking the time to make sure the people on virtually have a chance to participate

Rhys & Aaron React

• This Was Steve Jobs's Most Important Observation When He Returned to Apple.”
  • https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/this-was-steve-jobs-most-important-observation-when-he-returned-to-apple-it-changed-everything.html
• The Great American Cleanup
  • https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-great-american-clean-up-deodorant-teeth-whitener-fly-off-the-shelves-11621869232
• “Does correcting online falsehoods make matters worse?”
  • https://news.mit.edu/2021/misinformation-correcting-worse-0520
• What Gen Z Wants
  • https://fortune.com/2021/05/26/what-gen-z-workers-want-ceo-daily/
• “The Master List of Logical Fallacies”
  • http://utminers.utep.edu/omwilliamson/ENGL1311/fallacies.htm

One Good Thing

• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fernandina-giant-tortoise-confirmed-rediscovered-from-2019-tests/

Special Thanks

• Intro/Outro Music: Cubic Z by Diamond Ortiz
• "Rhys & Aaron React" Music: Diamond Ortiz
• "One Good Thing" Music: Cheel