Human capital
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ne day, employees were clocking into work, sitting in cubicles and chatting over the water cooler. Then, along came Covid-19 – and everything changed. Overnight, millions of people were thrust into the world’s largest work from home experiment. Offices became obsolete. Commutes shrunk from miles to minutes. Boundaries broke down. Pets were promoted to colleagues. Tracksuits reigned supreme. Now, with vaccination rates rising and offices reopening, companies are at a crossroads. Many workers want to stay remote – in fact, 41% of UK employees polled in an Owl Labs survey said they would likely resign before returning to the office.
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As pandemic restrictions lift, many companies are left pondering the future of remote work, from how it shapes employees to how it impacts a company’s bottom line. But with the right attitude – and the right training – many of the world’s largest multinationals are showing just how profi table embracing WFH can be. Briana Pagano speaks with IT leadership expert Surinder Kahai to understand some of the most costly challenges for virtual teams – and how to combat them.
But in the back of their minds, leaders can’t help but wonder: does remote work really work? Surinder Kahai is no stranger to this question. As an associate professor at Binghamton University School of Management, he has dedicated his career to researching virtual teams, IT leadership and computer- mediated communications – topics that were all thrust into the global spotlight during the pandemic. For most companies, says Kahai, the benefits of remote work are readily apparent: from decreased real estate footprints to increased talent pools. All the same, this new way of working also poses significant unseen challenges – some of which can be costly.
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