Agenda

The traditional social contract between employers and employees is shifting. As workers prioritize flexibility, mobility and personal fulfillment — and organizations adapt to economic volatility and changing workforce expectations — work relationships may increasingly resemble transactional exchanges rather than long-term commitments. This framing presentation will explore whether this evolution ultimately strengthens organizations through agility and efficiency, or weakens them by eroding trust, culture and institutional loyalty.

Professor Bloom will discuss the latest trends in working from home, particularly hybrid work and how this is shaping up in the US and internationally, and why WFH is far from over. He will then outline the three key steps for making hybrid work, and why 70% of Fortune 500 companies have managers and professionals on a hybrid scheme. Finally, he will briefly outline the impact of WFH on all of us, from housing, pollution and even golf.

Ten years ago, remote work was a perk. Today it's a battleground. Organizations have embraced flexibility, but many are still struggling to answer difficult questions: How do you collaborate and grow productivity when everyone works differently? How do you build culture without a common workplace? And what happens when AI and demographic shifts rewrite the rules again? This session explores the emerging models of work, and the strategic decisions leaders can't afford to get wrong.