Illustration by Justin Tran

Report: Rethinking the way we work

Post-productivity: Building a better way to work

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Published on April 10, 2019

Over the past few weeks, we’ve taken a hard look at the changing landscape of modern work, and we’ve challenged some common assumptions about how it can improve.

Each worker navigates tensions in his or her own way, with a unique mix of values. Illustration by Justin Tran

What’s more, employees who find work meaningful not only feel better, but tend to report better outcomes. Many of these workers might be “slowing down to get things right,” but they’re having an even bigger impact as a result—something that’s better both for them and the company at large.

(Note that equilibrium is more about healthy work-life integration than “work-life balance.” Some respondents associated that term with a rigid standard for balancing the home and the workplace in exactly equal amounts. Instead, equilibrium is more holistic: it’s about balancing tensions not only between work and life, but also within work itself.)