Even before companies were able to adequately establish home-based workstations for their newly remote and hybrid employees, experts and business leaders were decrying the downsides of dispersed workforces. Citing analysis of historical precedents, they told us how operating outside the boundaries of a physical office would make it difficult to maintain company culture and dimmish work teams’ abilities to collaborate. In turn, senior executives have expressed pronounced concerns over the impact of remote and hybrid work models on corporate culture and operations, said researchers at MIT Sloan Management Review. More than eight in 10 C-suite members surveyed by MIT Sloan Management Review say they are “somewhat” or “very concerned” about remote employees being able to participate fully in collaborative sessions. More than 80 percent fret about the ability of remote employees to make new friends, expand internal networks, and easily get someone’s advice on how to do things. About two-thirds of respondents agree that their organization believes it needs to have most INTELLIGENCE Dispelling the myths concerning remote work, company culture and colleague collaboration Leadership Over Location By Martin Vilaboy 10 REMOTE WORK SOLUTIONS rwsmagazine.com
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