Sonya Shelton on whether companies should cut remote work. Don't just mandate office time. Instead, be clear about why people need to come in, set up collaboration processes that work either way, and schedule regular all-hands meetings for celebration and teamwork.
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Should you reduce or eliminate working from home in your company? We're getting this question a lot in the past couple of weeks, as Disney and Starbucks have changed their policies about working from home, and companies are asking, should we be changing ours? And it's really about being intentional. Why do you need to come together? How often do you need to come together? And really helping employees understand that. And setting processes in place for can they be more collaborative using online tools if they need more collaboration online? Or do they need to come together on a regular basis for certain instances? And the companies we see doing it best are coming together on a regular basis as a whole company to celebrate and collaborate. So those are some tips on if that's a question that you're asking in your company.