The debate isn't getting any easier; whether remote work is more productive than requiring employees work from offices.
Microsoft's latest Work Trends Study indicates that 87% of employees believe they are more productive working in a remote or hybrid environment. But, 85% of employers report difficulty in trusting that number...and most have resorted to monitoring employee activity.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella believes such tracking of remote workers is categorically wrong. "Surveillance doesn’t just lead to bad data—it undermines trust, a critical factor in organizational success that, once lost, is incredibly difficult to regain," he opined at a recent conference.
Despite allowing employees to work remotely 50% of their days, Nadella is a firm believer in the benefits of being in office. Best quote:
“People come for other people, people don’t come [because of a] policy,” he said. “They come for the connection they want to have. We all have to learn soft skills, as leaders, to facilitate those moments.”
True dat.
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