2026 Workplace Predictions
Return-to-office mandates tightened in 2025. Office traffic climbed. AI moved from experimentation to expectation. In 2026, workplace leaders won’t just set policy—they’ll operationalize it.
10min read time | Published March 09, 2026
The reality of 2026
Last year, leading enterprises made their most stringent return-to-office mandates yet. By the end of 2025, most Fortune 100 companies required employees to be in the office five days a week, and office foot traffic reached some of its highest levels since the pandemic.
At the same time, the labor market cooled and employers increasingly looked to AI to drive productivity. It’s no longer a question of “Are you using it?” but “Where are you using it?”
We asked Ross Leibowitz, Tango’s Senior Director of Workplace Products, to share what he expects in 2026 based on decades of experience helping organizations navigate workplace transformation.
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