The Cult Of The CEO Is Finished

What We Are Seeing With The Return-To-Office Mandates At Amazon And Elsewhere

Andy Jassy, Amazon’s CEO, recently made a decision to Mandate working In-Office 5 Days a week.

Why?

Per statements, “When we look back over the last five years, we continue to believe that the advantages of being together in the office are significant… I’ve previously explained these benefits, but in summary, we’ve observed that it’s easier for our teammates to learn, model, practice, and strengthen our culture; collaborating, brainstorming, and inventing are simpler and more effective; teaching and learning from one another are more seamless; and, teams tend to be better connected to one another.”

Except, is any of this “True”?

When your argument begins with “We Believe” and “We’ve Observed”, these are not things that are based on Facts as much as Perception.

Which is the Issue.

When you look at the Facts of Return-To-Office Mandates, you begin to see that “All” of the Reasons Leaders are giving to Force a Return are Not Based in “Any” Reality.

Rather, we are seeing Leader’s False Perceptions and Fears.