SUMMER 2022 / REAL-LEADERS.COM 33 Out of Office:The Big Problemand Bigger Promise of Working fromHome Out of Office is a book for every office worker – from employees to managers – currently facing the decision about whether,and how, to return to the office. The past two years have shown us that there may be a new path forward,one that doesn’t involve hellish daily commutes and the demands of jampacked work schedules that no longer make sense. But how can we realize that future in a way that benefits workers and companies alike? Based on groundbreaking reporting and interviews with workers and managers around the world, Out of Office illuminates the key values and questions that should be driving this conversation: trust, fairness, flexibility, inclusive workplaces,equity,and work-life balance. Above all, they argue that companies need to listen to their employees,and that this will promote, rather than impede,productivity and profitability. As a society,we have talked for decades about flexible work arrangements; this book makes clear that we are at an inflection point where this is actually possible for many employees and their companies. Out of Office is about so much more than Zoom meetings and hybrid schedules, it aims to reshape our entire relationship to the office. n Charlie Warzel (above) writes the newsletter Galaxy Brain for The Atlantic , where he is a contributing writer. Before that, he was a writer-at-large for the New York Times opinion page and a senior technology writer at BuzzFeed News. He was the recipient of a 2019 Mirror Award for his reporting on Facebook’s privacy struggles. Anne Helen Petersen (top, left) writes the newsletter Culture Study and is the author of four books. She received her Ph.D. in media studies from the University of Texas and was formerly a senior culture writer at BuzzFeed News . She lives on an island off the coast of Washington state. READING LIST “I REALIZED THAT WORK BURNOUT ISN’T JUST RESERVED FOR HEALTH WORKERS DURING A PANDEMIC AND JOURNALISTS IN A WAR ZONE.” — ANNE HELEN PETERSEN RIO CHANTAL / PENGUIN RANDON HOUSE “The future isn’t about where we will work, but how. For years we have struggled to balance work and life, with most of us feeling overwhelmed and burned out because our relationship to work is broken. This isn’t just a book about remote work. It’s a book that helps us imagine a future where our lives —at the office and home —are happier, more productive, and genuinely meaningful.” —Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit
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