{
  "id": 17146305,
  "title": "WeWork CEO explains how a dress code and RTO flexibility helped change the culture at the once-troubled company",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/wework-ceo-explains-how-a-dress-code-and-rto-flexibility-helped",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-29T23:36:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/wework-ceo-dress-code-work-from-home-the-long-play-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "WeWork CEO John Santora discussed the transformation of the once-troubled company at Business Insider's The Long Play event. After WeWork emerged from bankruptcy in 2024, Santora focused on rebuilding the company culture by implementing a dress code and providing remote work flexibility. Fridays became a designated day for employees to wear sneakers, provided their schedules permitted. Santora, formerly COO at Cushman & Wakefield, brought real estate expertise to the role, emphasizing structure and discipline in leadership.",
  "summary": "John Santora took the helm of the company in 2024, shortly after it emerged from bankruptcy. Two years later, WeWork is making money.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}