Signals of the future of work (Apr. 2021)

>> When “appropriately” becomes the new way of working 

The jury is still out on how the way we work in business will change once the pandemic is over. Amidst this ongoing debate, it is worth noting the approach that General Motors (GM) has decided to take on the issue. Last month, GM CEO Mary Barra let the carmaker’s 155,000 employees worldwide know that the way they will work post-COVID-19 will follow one simple precept: “work appropriately”. On the day of the announcement, Laura Jones, GM’s global talent director, explained that the return-to-work strategy was not a policy or a one-size-fits-all approach, but an evolution of the