The shift to working from home during the pandemic has significantly altered the way businesses operate, with many finding a balance between in-person and remote work. This change seems to be persisting even as lockdowns end, suggesting a long-term shift in our approach to work.

This week, Dan and Pia are joined by Jose Maria Barrero, an assistant professor at ITAM Business School in Mexico City. He leads one of the world's biggest research studies on working from home, and how businesses are reacting to the shift to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three reasons to listen

• Learn about the evolution of working from home trends over time, as observed through extensive research.
• Understand the dynamics and preferences of remote and hybrid work models from both the employee and employer perspectives.
• Discover the impact and potential future of working from home on productivity and organisational structure.

Episode highlights

• [00:07:18] Working from home in 2020
• [00:12:23] Changes in expectation of paid work-from-home days
• [00:14:31] Digging into productivity data
• [00:18:40] The drivers for returning to the office
• [00:21:03] The impact of working-from-home on real estate
• [00:23:37] The picture four years from now
• [00:26:25] What leaders should consider today
• [00:28:38] The extra hour in our days
• [00:31:25] Jose's media recommendations
• [00:32:16] Takeaways from Dan and Pia

Links

• Connect with Jose via LinkedIn
• Work From Home and the Office Real Estate Apocalypse
• Working Remotely? Selection, Treatment, and the Market for Remote Work
• Checks and Balance – Podcast from the Economist
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