17Remote leadership beyond the ego
Duncan Enright and Greg Young
“Far from court, far from care.” English proverb, meaning that when one is away from the intrigues and politics of the headquarters, one might be able to relax!
Overview
The COVID pandemic has fuelled an already sharply growing trend towards home working, enabled by technology and seen as desirable by employees tired of commuting and employers looking to expand their talent pool. Before the pandemic in 2020, home working had increased by 140% over 2005; in Spring 2021, over 60% of adults in the UK were working from home. Many benefits in productivity and employee engagement are cited (Bloom et al., 2014; State of Remote Work, 2019), and absenteeism ...
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