https://twitter.com/financialmail/status/1365147804042166273?s=21 Besides saving on rent they are also discovering that remote work allows them to: 🌍 Recruit talent from anywhere 👩🏻🎓 Retain their...
What is your biggest struggle with remote work
This data point from Buffers 2021 State of Remote Work. Notice the % of people experiencing difficulties with collaboration & communication that started working remotely due to covid. This is...
Why companies are struggling to cut the office umbilical cord
In some reporting yesterday in the Guardian, Unilever's CEO Alan Jope said the company would likely never have staff return to their desks full-time. He called the idea "old fashioned" which of...
Remote work: Stuck in 1st Gear
There is no question that remote working capabilities unlocks massive opportunities for businesses. However, to realize these benefits requires that leadership teams get their businesses out of...
Remote work escape velocity
The only way "escape velocity" from a physical office can be achieved is by designing a digital workplace that enables a team to be as effective distributed as they are in-person, with no...
Hybrid remote work models = high failure rates
As counter-intuitive as it may seem it is easier to manage an all-remote team than it is a hybrid team, where you have some people in the office and some remote: "Right now, while many companies...
The magic of an “office in the cloud”
When you design an “office in the cloud” so your team can log onto work instead of commuting to work (ie you become location independent) your business immediately becomes more adaptable, agile and...
How to spot a badly designed remote workplace
People are now sharing their experiences of what it’s like to work remotely after being forced to start doing so at very short notice, with no time prepare: For example: “I don’t miss going to the...
Inside Twitter’s Remote Work Evolution
The announcement by Twitter recently that they are embracing remote work going forward didn't just happen: “We’ve already been on this path, and the crisis just catapulted us into a future state. [I...
Managing hybrid teams (co-located + remote the hardest of all
The main reason for this is that you end up with two communication apps which fragments your communication. The co-located team will use the office as their communication app and the remote team...
Remote work mistake: Trying to replicate the in-office experience online
Below is the observation of an executive about his company’s remote work experience. (From this you can see difficulties in attempting synchronous working - remotely.) “It wasn’t that people weren’t...
Going back to old ways of working
It has been fascinating listening to some senior executives articulate their views on anywhere work. For example: “While [most companies are] analyzing their space needs, they’re also taking into...