By 2015, 1.3 billion people worldwide will be working remotely. That’s almost 40% of the entire global workforce. While we can thank technology and increasingly flexible office policies for the shift away from the office, for many companies, mobility has simply been an unintended consequence of trying to keep pace with change, as well as a calculable means to rein in real estate costs. But while the movement toward less square footage and mobile workforces will likely continue, we shouldn’t discount the importance of the office.
Bring Nomadic Employees Back to the Mothership
There’s still a place for the office in an increasingly virtual workplace.
November 29, 2012