Pollution reduction: many companies we've spoken to care massively about the environmental impact that eradicating the office – and the commute – will have 108 million tons of Co2 less every year
Quality of life: even more importantly companies are realizing that they don't need to expect workers to waste 2 hours a day commuting to sit in an office chair for 8 hourAlmost every company we talk to believes that their workers will be happier as a result of remote work
Remote pressure: a few companies we've spoken to have decided to be more remote than they initially intended because their competitors already did itThere is a fear inside companies that if they don't go remote they will lose their best people to their competitors
Remote fear: most companies aren't scared about the quality of work that will be producedThey are scared about intangible things they can't measure
'quality of communication' && 'collaboration in person' && 'water cooler chat'
Many have realized these were excuses
Output over time: the measure of performance in the office is how much time you spend sat in your seatThe 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
Written over spoken: documentation is the unspoken superpower of remote teams. The most successful team members remotely will be great writersCompanies are searching for ways to do this more effectively. Tools that enable others to write better will explode
Flattened orgs: middle management is in trouble, an unnecessary bottlenecks which serve no tangible purpose inside async organizationsCompanies need coaching and facilitators to maximize organizational effectiveness
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