187 - WFH data & the 4-day workweek: Nick Bloom (Stanford Economist & Co-Founder of wfhresearch.com)

Nick Bloom, Stanford Economist & Co-Founder of wfhresearch.com, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the state of WFH, managing in a hybrid environment, the four versions of the 4-day workweek, and what’s coming next for Nick. ----  This episode was brought to you by Great Place to Work®. Download their latest research on ⁠Return-to-Office Mandates here⁠. ---- (1:13) Good news stories (3:47) Great Place To Work’s research on RTO mandates (5:05) Nick’s story (7:24) HR is now the center of action (10:15) Work from home data points (16:48) The benefits of being in office (21:04) Is it career limiting to be fully remote when the rest of your team is hybrid? (24:24) Managing in a hybrid environment (29:03) The four versions of the 4-day workweek (31:24) How far away are we from the magic version of the 4-day workweek? (39:30) Nick’s predictions for the next 10-15 years (44:40) The weird and wonderful things Nick is researching next (48:16) Rapid fire questions ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn