Work From Anywhere

CHAPTER 1THE WORLD HAS SHIFTED(shifting our world)

There's every chance you've got this book in your hands because of a question. Potentially, it's a question along the lines of, ‘How do we shift to work from anywhere?’ or ‘What does work from anywhere really mean?’ It's possible that you're contemplating, ‘Can it really work?’ It is also possible that it's no longer a question of ‘if’ your team can work remotely. This might already be a reality of your workforce and you're mulling over the big questions, such as ‘How do we make it truly work?’ and ‘How can I trust my team to work autonomously?’

These are all important questions. And they're the kinds of questions that some of the largest organisations globally (and the teams within them) are asking. For possibly the first time en masse in our economic history, questions about how we work, where we work, and what work actually means are being considered by all workplaces, regardless of size and industry. From the local coffee shop on the corner, to our financial institutions, to the likes of multinational tech behemoth companies, all businesses have been affected. Leaders across the globe are contemplating these same questions — and many have made long‐term commitments around work from anywhere (WFA) for their workforce.

The world has seismically shifted. Where it was previously considered ‘suboptimal’ to work away from an office, ...