Is borderless thinking one of the biggest benefits of remote working?

Whilst there are many clear benefits from in-person interaction, there are a wealth of studies that report, for many, productivity is higher working from home, writes Ross Berthinussen.

I was a bit disappointed when Elon Musk entered the fray on the work from home debate recently. A memo mandating a return to office for Tesla employees leaked online and Elon backed it up on Twitter essentially saying if staff don’t like it they can “pretend to work somewhere else”.

It felt like an old-fashioned view from one of our most progressive minds.

Whilst there are many clear benefits from in-person interaction, there are a wealth of studies that report, for many, productivity is higher working from home – as is sense of well-being, with the two closely correlated.

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