Bosses need to accept that employees choose what the future of work looks like

We're well into the post-truth era at this point, so this doesn't really change anything.

I think it's good that someone in an executive position (or at least presumably able to influence others who are in executive positions) is realizing this and writing about this. If only workers are pushing the idea of flexible work arrangements, and all executives are still on the "come to an office 9-5 or else" train, it's not going to go very well.

And I don't think she was trying to speak for individual contributors. She was focusing on the concept that, for a business, the "what" and "why" of what gets done is what really matters, not the "where" or "when".

It was notable to me that she also mentioned leaving the "how" to employees to figure out, and that it's widely understood already that managers who micromanage don't have successful teams (not saying there aren't still terrible managers, but...). Management also needs to recognize that the "where" and "when" should also not be micromanaged.

Not all jobs require hiring smart people, in fact for some jobs, hiring a smart person is a liability, law enforcement for instance.