Many surveys report that employees rather like being able to work from home, at least some of the time. However, influential C-level executives are openly calling for a return to the office. This is supported by multiple surveys indicating that while the forced "working from home" experiment appears to have better results than feared, managers want to begin seeing their subordinates in person. Many companies will doubtlessly try to accommodate employees by allowing some type of hybrid working arrangements. Some companies are actively studying alternative office arrangements such as satellite work locations or "hot swapping" desks and offices. However, since human beings are social animals, the likelihood that will stay away from congregating in their places of work is probably low.

How can we accompany an organization on its journey? What is an accompanying posture for the collective?

Start identifying the fundamentals of the approach and the specificities of the program. Organizations need a specific coaching stance to address collective transformation and paradigm evolution. A collective is a living ecosystem, which has a particular emotional life and dynamic when it comes to change and global transformation.

PhD Candidate Laure Lelasseux, Management and Human Resources.