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1. Many companies have learned their capabilities for wfh were not as strong as they believed them to be
2. Investing in these capabilities to prevent future resiliency issues will become a higher priority
3. There will be increased investment industry wide on infrastructure players (msft/amazon/gcp, etc), tools (teams, slack, zoom, etc) and change management programs to improve the capabilities and behaviors of wfh
Just throwing it out there. I’ve also been using Masterclass for a while and I’m a fan. It doesn’t quite translate to enterprise necessarily but still a good example of online learning done right. Trovo 1 makes a good point - remote is not for everyone and wouldn’t work at all for some industries/people. Leaders need to do a better job of understanding if/when it’s appropriate (not just based on team preference but whether it’s even viable)
In 2000, I worked for a failed startup (with dot-com customers) that focused on telework. What we said then, and what I still believe now, is that only about 1/3 of all people really excel with remote work and then only if their job supports it. There are more jobs today where you can work remote, but I believe the next couple of months are going to reveal that our industry isn’t one of them.
We don’t travel because we like to put people on the road, we do it because there is no substitute for sitting across the table from someone and looking them in the eye when you tell them a truth.
More like travel to calm fears and make people feel good about picking Deloitte, lol.
I think you are over estimating the amount of people who actually want to be fully remote
I enjoy being suited up in the office and hanging w my coworkers 😢. Looks like I’m a weirdo.
To be clear, I’m asking about economy wide effects, not just within the consulting industry
Right now, I really don’t care.
And it also talks about talking snakes
If this goes on a month and nothing major gets effed up, your client will be more open. I was personally a bit resistant, but I can see myself and clients questioning the need to be onsite for the normal M-Th routine.
There’s beauty in balance. Some work needs to take place in person — think interviews while on the road for work leveraging tools like HCD. But other work can also take place while only having a computer (and maybe the good old double monitor) in front of you. It’s up to us as team leaders to determine how and if we can and want to shift the non-remote paradigm.
There could be layoffs because of the slow market:
Personally, I've been waiting for this final move to topple the conservative way of working. Anything and everything you could be doing in person can be done remotely now. Tooling and digital collaboration is the new norm for everyone below the age of 30. We grew up with this tech and we understand how to use it. Take Google's services for an example. In real time I can collaborate with anyone anywhere on solving a problem. I can use Google slides/sites/sheets/docs in an instant and have a tangible output versus a bunch of scribbles on a whiteboard which may never get converted as a product. This also will stimulate the local economies. Why does location have to be a determination of success anymore? I could go on for days on this but I'm 3 glasses of wine deep so I digress. I say we all work remote 3 days, 2 days in office for team building.
I think there’s a better argument for balance - for instance, bi-weekly travel. Lower costs for the client, better work/life balance, and lower environmental impact. Think its a win for all involved
100% agree with this. There is so much value in face to face...but in a full time capacity I feel the value diminishes. I hope this drives firms to keep people traveling - but only on an as-needed basis. Win-win.
It will undoubtedly. Now that everyone is experiencing it we will all have a better understanding of what it is
Continuity of operations requires that alternative work sites always be ready at any time to address any contingency, unless the organization can handle shuttering or is 100% automated (not yet Terminator fans). This capability has become more and more critical and more part and parcel of any security audit as well. With climate change on the horizon and the global nature of business it is in our general best interest to be able to get stuff done from anywhere without incurring expenses from travel. Of course some jobs can never be WFH but if you use a computer, on a desk, and sit in front of it all day, then yeah, WFH has benefits. If you need company invite a colleague to come over to your place and work with you...:-)
As everything else, there will be tradeoffs ... Wfh gives more flexibility but less facetime (leading to miscommunication etc.) But surely, this will give companies a taste of what it's like when ppl can save so much commute time everyday and be more around family. I think it's a good thing overall.
Will show what businesses it’s actually viable in, will show what ones it’s not, and will honestly give a better capacity for evaluating employees who are capable of this.
I spent 4 out of 5 years working remote
Switched firms for a new perspective and somehow I’ve been remote for 6 out of 12 months
The eff
Craziest thing I've seen out of this is how quickly public schools mobilized e-learning. Two co-workers kids (TX and NJ) had online learning plans on Monday and implemented either today or tomorrow. Maybe this is a kick in the pants that e-work needs
Which will shine the light on why private universities can charge $90K per year (and this semester my kid is online for the remainder)
If you kill it while remote, it could sway skeptical clients or managers. But it’s always a little easier when colocated imo.
This is a game changer. The amount saved on real estate alone will drive more to shift to remote work. Remote work is the new open workplace. A ton of work is still being done and easily 90%+ of all the white collar work in the US right now is being done—from home. This pandemic will change things imho.
I don’t think so. There are engagements which need face time and some that don’t as much. At the end of the day, it’s about managing client expectations. We cannot generalize. During swine flu more than 11 years back, I was doing coast to coast travel and survived with one hand sanitizer in my travel bag.
My friend’s (American) mom died of mad cow disease.
I think we’ll see more of a mix now: Some people fully remote, some intermittent, and some who fully avoid it. But this experience means that people will no longer be skeptical of it, or others seek it out because it sounds cool.
Depends. Depends on if WFH lasts long enough to become the new norm. If it does, there will be some conversion in various forms.