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I spoke to 5 global enterprises about remote work last week
Here’s what they told me about their plans for the future
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Here’s what they told me about their plans for the future
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Office space: All of them have $Billion real estate portfoliosAll of them plan to cut it by atleast 50% and as much as 70%
Talent Access: The thing they are most interested in is access to talentRather than hiring the best person in a 30-mile radius of the office, they’ll hire the best person on the planet
Efficiency: Their concern about remote work post-pandemic was that productivity would slipIt’s increased. They now know remote work works
Remote Dilemma: A big concern is losing their best people through not giving their teams what they want Each company plans to let people work from home 60-100% of the time
Time Together: When they do have time together they are focussed on experiences Designing in person time to maximise value and social connection
Outcome Measurement: Switching from the KPI to judge performance to outcome will be huge Measuring this is a big problem most are still searching for ways to solve
Avoid Burnout: They are seeing people burnout more frequently Some will begin ordering time off on a monthly/quarterly basis to combat this
Office Return: None of them have any plans to return to the office at allThe assumption already is that they won’t respond in 2021
Talent Retention: Every company will continue to offer remote work post-CovidThey know they have to if they want to attract the best talent
Talent Decentralizing: People are moving further away from the office A large proportion no longer live close enough to commute regularly
Collaboration Quality: They aren’t concerned about collaboration quality Where physical relationships existed prior the quality is unaffected
They see a challenge where people have never met teams
Culture Changes: People who were quieter in the office are having more of an impact That change in culture has led to more creativity and better communication in several companies
Information Security: This is growing in concern. Less of an issue when it was a reaction to what happensBig issue as companies lean into remote work more
Injury Risk: Reports of back and neck pain as high at 60% of team members They need to do something to combat this rapidly
Experience Quality: Companies want to do more to improve this It’s been a huge focus in recent years while working onsite. Most companies are interested in ways to do this remotely
Leadership Change: Command and control no longer works – a change in leaderships style is needed Empathetic leaders are thriving. The importance of checking in on your team the most important skill
Written Documentation: Building the organizational muscle of knowledge through documentation is of massive important This will grow over time rather than leaving when an employee leaves
Increased Flexibility: 9-5 working is dying – companies have seen workers productivity rising when working when they want The thing they are most interested in exploring are asynchronous ways of working
Childcare: Women are falling out of the workforce rapidly, and companies recognise they need to act to stop this nowThey are thinking about ways they can help working parents with childcare
