There is an abundance of opinions touting the benefits of a remote workforce: increased productivity, decreased burn-out, less commute stress, positive environmental and sustainability impact, and even things like increased monetary savings and inclusivity, but not all businesses are solely office-based. When working for an organization that operates in a tactile guest experiential realm, most of the people who are necessary to make such an endeavor successful must show up onsite – every day. We call these folks the ‘engine room’ or the ‘heart’ of the organization – for good reason.
I wonder if many Senior Leaders are genuinely attuned to the overall impact on their entire organization (and ultimately their bottom line) that their absence from the office while working remotely truly has? Considering ‘the manual working class’ make up as much as 62% of the population, this is a question that that it may serve those in any senior leadership role to consider.
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