I've spoken to 2,000+ companies over the last 12 months about their plans for remote work going forward
Here are a few things I've learned
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Here are a few things I've learned
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The will allow every worker to work from home 2-4 days a week, and come into the office 1-2 days a week

Companies doing this have seen their workers decentralize rapidly, leaving expensive cities to be closer to family

Rather than hiring the best person in a 30-mile radius of the office, they can hire the best person in the world for every role

Rather than spending $20,000 / worker / year on office space they can provide the best remote setup on the planet for $2,000 / worker / year

Their biggest concern is that workers burnout because they are working too hard
They are actively exploring ways to combat this

The most popular we hear is flying the team into remote locations for ~week. Portugal, Spain, Puerto Rico seem to be the most popular

The most exciting companies I know personally all plan to hire remotely this decade
~90% of the workforces weâve spoken to never want to be in an office again full-time

The majority of companies have replicated the office remotely and it is causing strains that are beginning to show

Expect this to remedy this quickly by providing better, ergonomic equipment to workers

We spoke to early-stage companies, publicly listed tech companies, through to legacy incumbents with hundreds of thousands of employees
All will be more remote

108 million tons of Co2 less every year

Almost every company we talk to believes that their workers will be happier as a result of remote work

There is a fear inside companies that if they donât go remote they will lose their best people to their competitors

They are scared about intangible things they canât measure
âquality of communicationâ && âcollaboration in personâ && âwater cooler chatâ
Many have realized these were excuses

The measure of performance while working remotely has to become output. Tools that enable this to be tracked more accurately are something we are asked for a lot

Companies are searching for ways to do this more effectively. Tools that enable others to write better will explode

Companies need coaching and facilitators to maximize organizational effectiveness

Expect these to be built in incredible locations and focussed on providing the best on-site experience possible

This will give workers the option to choose where they work, and many companies are acting before they are forced

Conferences and quarterly networking events will become more important for cultivating in-person relationships

In the same way companies are finally realizing the power of community externally â internal community may become even more important to a companies success