DOGE Pushes RTO Mandates: What Leaders Should Know
Return to office
Leadership and management
Flexibility at work
The incoming Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, slated to be led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, has entered the return-to-office debate by pushing for federal workers to head back their agencies' offices. The quiet part being said out loud: Soft layoffs are desired. How should government and private-sector leaders prepare for the ripple effects? In this brief video, hybrid work expert and MIT SMR columnist Brian Elliott shares advice and research data.
- Return to Office (RTO) Mandates Likely Impact on Federal Workforce
- Realities of Telework Impact on Government Workers
- DOGE and Impact of Mandates on Talent, Women in Workforce
- Why Managing Results beats Office Attendance
- RTO Mandates as Soft Layoffs
- Flexibility as a Business Asset
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