Marcie Borgal Shunk, President and Founder of the The Tilt Institute Inc. Courtesy photo

Smart Strategy

Reality: The 80-hour in-office work week has gone the way of the rotary phone. Lawyers and professional staff alike are refusing to be bound by hard-and-fast rules chaining them to their desks. This shift was inevitable—and the pandemic accelerated it to a whiplash pace. In response, the majority of today's leaders are defaulting to what they know best—providing decisive advice and practical solutions to sticky problems. After all, these are the skills that make them successful in their role as counselors. Return-to-office, however, is a complex situation. There is no single solution.