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World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage β€’ Jul 2, 2026 β€’ Session details

Remote Work Is a Revolution β€” Not a Perk

Krunoslav Koprivnjak

Return-to-office mandates expose weak management driven by visibility bias and sunk costs. Discover why HR leaders must embrace distributed work as a structural revolution, not just a perk.

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Historical parallels of restructuring human time and capacity

The washing machine demonstrates how true revolutions silently change what populations can achieve with their time.

#2 about 1 min

Redefining remote work as a structural power shift

Classifying distributed work as a standard benefit obscures its role in fundamentally altering the employer-employee relationship.

#3 about 2 min

Analyzing retention and productivity data from distributed models

Large-scale organizational studies reveal that location flexibility drives retention and engagement better than traditional variables.

#4 about 2 min

Recognizing sunk cost fallacies behind return to office mandates

Mandated office days often stem from real estate financial anxiety rather than genuine cultural or collaborative needs.

#5 about 2 min

Addressing managerial resistance and visibility bias in remote teams

Distributed models expose weak management structures and trigger psychological resistance linked to visual hierarchy and control.

#6 about 2 min

Understanding the ideological shift from office to personal identity

Removing the physical workplace forces individuals to detach their core identity and belonging from corporate institutions.

#7 about 2 min

Leveraging remote flexibility for consistent family and personal presence

Unscheduled availability provides essential support structures for dependents that traditional office hours fundamentally disrupt.

#8 about 2 min

Treating employees as ends to build healthier organizational cultures

Honoring employee autonomy outside the office builds a generation of secure individuals capable of principled organizational conviction.

#9 about 2 min

Empowering human resources to shape future workplace flexibility policies

People operations leaders must leverage their influence over training and policy to support the inevitable transition to distributed work.

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Balancing remote work advantages with team connectivity requirements

Evelyn Forstner Β· LIVE

4:30 min

Navigating return to office movements and remote innovation

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 Β· Cappuccino with HR

2:34 min

Aligning hybrid office configurations to an all-remote working culture

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 Β· Cappuccino with HR

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