The Importance of Transitioning to a Remote Workforce in 2021

January 15, 2021

The global pandemic has taught us many things, and one of them is that working from home is a reality and that it’s possible. And employers shouldn’t expect the trend to flip into reverse once all of this is behind us. Employees now expect a little more flexibility from their employers, and that’s not something that’s going to change anytime soon.

This is a trend that’s been in place for a long time now, even before we were all forced to start working at home because of the pandemic. People want the flexibility that comes with working at home and they expect to have that option. And now that people are used to greater levels of flexibility and home working, many aren’t going to be too keen to go back to the way things were before.

There’s a wide range of reasons why people are increasingly keen to embrace a more flexible and remote working schedule. They save time on commuting, allowing for more time with their family. It’s also true that many young people now simply prefer to work outside of a conventional office environment.

If you want to embrace remote working and offer greater flexibility to your workforce, it’ll be necessary to put in place the right security, hardware and software measurements. These will differ depending on the organization, but in order to transition to a remote workforce over the long-term, there are certain things that can’t be overlooked. The following infographic will give you more information regarding that.


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Mark Asquith

That British podcast guy, Mark is co-founder of Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast host. A Harvard, TEDx, Podcast Movement and Podfest speaker (amongst many more!), he's a wildly approachable Brit and Star Wars/DC Comics geek.

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