This podcast episode explores the challenges and complexities of hybrid work, highlighting the need to address three distinct problems: effectiveness, staffing, and social fabric. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the unique challenges of each problem and warns against relying solely on data from the COVID era. The episode also discusses the sustainability of remote work and the impact on work-life balance, as well as the staffing challenges faced by organizations. It emphasizes the importance of the employee experience and the perception of remote work versus office work. The episode concludes by highlighting the impact of remote work on organizational culture, noting the potential reductions in psychological safety and trust, changes to power dynamics, and increased feelings of isolation and loneliness. It challenges listeners to consider their prioritizations and approach to creating effectiveness, dealing with staffing, and establishing organizational culture in a hybrid work environment.