Global research firm Gartner sees working from home as a “cornerstone of the post-pandemic future of work” and projects that nearly one in five employees will work remotely all the time after the pandemic has ended.

What are the different initiatives being taken by employers to engage their employees during this festive period?

Now that working from home has taken its hold, the trend offers CEOs options. No longer do they have to pay for expensive real estate in New York City or San Francisco. They can have people working remotely or relocate jobs to locations that are less costly.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai informed workers that the company plans on implementing a "flexible workweek" once people start returning to its offices. The company will have people work at least three days in the office and the rest remotely.

Making the right hire is just the beginning; it’s imperative to integrate new employees into the culture and foster a sense of community and inclusion. How does one do that in 2021 and beyond, as remote work becomes more normal than ever before?

Synchronous communication may be getting in the way of your organization’s success may include calendars full of meetings, workforce burnout, long-hours worked across time zones, inefficiency, and decreased productivity.

While the hallmarks of good leadership—like empathy and emotional intelligence—transcend the boundaries of physical offices, leading well remotely has a different set of challenges than leading well in-person.

While the rise of remote work has certainly prompted many companies to reconsider whether it’s necessary to have a physical presence in the Bay Area, the total calculus is far more complex, factoring in larger changes in technology, infrastructure, specialized labor markets and—of course—taxes.

The virtuality of modern conferencing is a radical change – and mostly one for the better.

Hawaii saw its economy suffer due to a lack of tourism—a large revenue source—and the closures or limited operations of many businesses. In an effort to turn things around, state officials, intent on reviving the lackluster economy, started a program to bring remote workers to the state.