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Adam Grant’s Research Finds That Bosses Who Want Everyone in the Office All Week May Be Narcissists

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07.09.2026

Adam Grant’s Research Finds Bosses Who Want Everyone in the Office All Week May Be Narcissists,

It’s really not about productivity.

EXPERT OPINION BY MINDA ZETLIN, AUTHOR OF 'CAREER SELF-CARE: FIND YOUR HAPPINESS, SUCCESS, AND FULFILLMENT AT WORK' @MINDAZETLIN

Adam Grant. Illustration: Inc; Photo: Getty Images

In the last two years, companies from Amazon to Morgan Stanley to Instagram have summoned employees back to the office five days a week. They’ve offered various reasons for this dictate. Some claim it improves productivity, although that’s not supported by the evidence. Others say the reason is to increase collaboration or strengthen the company’s culture. Those are certainly good reasons to bring people together some of the time, but not all day every workday.

Wharton psychologist and bestselling author Adam Grant, along with Wharton........

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