The New Era of Remote Work: Trends in the Distributed Workforce

Thanks to improvements in digital workspace technology over the past few years, the distributed workforce, with all its benefits, has become an increasingly viable option for businesses. But despite the promise of cost savings, business agility, and employee flexibility, leadership inertia and fears thwarted the more widespread attempts at this paradigm shift. Would employees stay focused on their tasks outside of a physical office space? Would the company culture survive? As we have come to see, these fears, while understandable, were not justified. With an accelerated inter-industry shift to remote working about to materialize, the clouds parted to reveal new opportunities, but the status quo had stymied it. Companies that were previously lagging behind in terms of remote work and digital expertise were able to make quick profits, putting them in the crosshairs of the competition. And improvements in productivity, employee satisfaction, hiring, and cost savings make it unlikely that companies will ever revert to a fully location-based model.

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