When leaders neglect the social and psychological contracts between employer and employee, forget that people choose to be governed, or interpret the role of leader as the shepherd of compliant but essentially stupid sheep, Chester Barnard would warn that events are likely to go badly.

A question for leaders: What poses a greater threat to productivity, hybrid working or reduced workforce capacity and capability?

Business and government leaders claim to be evidence-based decision-makers, except when it comes to hybrid work. Will the evidence that remote and hybrid working benefits employees and organisations ever be sufficient?