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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Rhymer Rigby

RARE PHOTOS: Time or energy how managing people is changing in the workplace | Rare Historical Photos

A busy woman takes a moment to stretch while working at her desk in a modern office, balancing productivity and well-being
New software tools are making it possible to understand when – and why – people are productive. Photograph: Pekic/Getty Images

Let’s face it, there’s never any shortage of management fads and business buzzwords. But they can feel particularly overwhelming these days given that the world of work has been experiencing its biggest shakeup in a generation.

The shift to more hybrid, flexible and asynchronous working has given us a deluge of different management styles, new axioms and conflicting advice about emerging best practice. The sheer level of noise and increasing complexity can be daunting – deterring businesses from confronting crucial shifts and implementing necessary changes.

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