LYNDA GRATTON

Businesses can categorize employees:

• Location-independent. Knowledge workers are not dependent on location and don't need to be in an office.
• Location-frequent. These people spend half their time in an office and half remote. They need an in-pe...

This requires managers to:

1. Focus on the output rather than the number of hours worked.
2. Trust their employees and give them space and freedom.
3. Understand that 24/7 connectivity isn’t good for employees wellbeing.
4. Get rid of unnecessary meetings.
5. Enc...

Anthropological research shows how physical proximity increases interactions. The office is an important factor in communicating the necessary cues of leadership, collaboration, and communication.

Although employees might move back to the physical space of the office agai...