The pandemic has caused millions of people around the world to get used to working remotely. Moreover, in most cases, the enterprises did not stop, and the crisis became an incentive for the transition to more technological processes. The trend of digitalisation and enterprise optimisation, which has been traced over the past couple of years, has only intensified and updated with the advent of COVID-19. The virus will likely give the world sad statistics and new horizons before humanity had no incentive to overcome. The pandemic and forced self-isolation are likely to reshape the world of work, forcing employers to take a closer look at remote employment opportunities. One of these prospects can be a more severe and attentive attitude to work remotely, without visiting the office or with a minimum of travel there.
Despite the rapid development of digital collaboration tools, older generations and executives have indeed longed for changes to use and lead them. Over the past few decades, a leader’s perception of doing things before their eyes has not changed until recently. No matter how advanced companies work, benchmarking and bringing out organisational development programs in this connection did not budge. However, over the past few months, business leaders have embraced a host of communication, collaboration, and cybersecurity tools, and that is just the tip of the iceberg; from apps that promote mental health to wearables that prevent physical contact, the technology poised to play a substantial role in our new normal [1].
Disruptive technologies and patterns such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) are only a few of the things that are driving businesses to become more competitive. It is shaking up the industry with ground-breaking products for sustainable business growth, which is possible with digital transformation.
Satya Nadella, CEO of, Microsoft said, “We’ve seen two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months. From remote teamwork and learning to sales and customer service, to critical cloud infrastructure and security – we are working alongside customers every day to help them adapt and stay open for business in a world of remote everything.”[2] In fact, this “Remote-Everything.” was the growing trend of employees who don’t walk into a traditional office each weekday morning, instead opting to work remotely part or full-time from home, abroad, or a well-designed coworking space in the name of flexibility, technological progress, and productivity[3], until recently the pandemic has normalised the remote work under a few terms such as “Work From Home (WFH)” and “Work From Anywhere (WFA)”. More than half of the global workforce is working remotely.
As the pandemic continues to threaten health, companies are looking at a prolonged period of hybrid working – from home and office in different proportions. Some organisations will soon adopt a hybrid-work model, with specific days in the office and other days remote. We will investigate this “Hybrid Working Model” in this book more closely. There are also lots of discussions around about “Remote First” strategy; we saw the trends of “Mobile Frist”, “Cloud Frist”, business models previously. “Remote-first” is an organisational strategy that makes working the primary option for most employees remotely.
Working from home requires learning. For telecommuting to be effective, it would need certain things from us. You can learn everything – working at home, in the open office, or in the Flexi space. What requires training from anyone is up to us, and after all, these things are also influenced by our personalities. For example, working from home tends to cause stress that did not occur at work. These stresses reduce your ability to concentrate.
Conversely, if you can create an environment that does not generate these stresses, you will focus more and work more efficiently. The initial joy of working from home can quickly be replaced by worry, a lack of motivation and never-ending distraction.
[1]Vicky Valet – Working From Home During The Coronavirus Pandemic: What You Need To Know – https://www.forbes.com/sites/vickyvalet/2020/03/12/working-from-home-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-what-you-need-to-know/?sh=286fa5d41421
[2] Thomas Barrabi (April 2020) – Microsoft notes ‘minimal’ coronavirus impact as revenue tops expectations – https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/microsoft-minimal-coronavirus-impact-q3-earnings-2020
[3] Kit Warcho – what is remote work? And is it as good as it sounds? An end-all-be-all guide – https://skillcrush.com/blog/what-is-remote-work/