Ed Zitron
Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future
The Atlantic, 2021
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As a leader, delve into the reasons you want people back in the office. You may not like the answers.
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Steven Spielberg didn’t want movies released on streaming sites to be eligible for the Oscars. Midway through 2021, he relented and signed a deal with Netflix. His conflict with the movie industry’s future parallels the debates over having a remote or in-person workforce. Writing in The Atlantic, PR firm CEO Ed Zitron strongly states his case for remote work and questions leaders’ mandates to the contrary. As the old guard presses for in-office workers, many employees find they prefer remote or hybrid work. The “optics” of a busy office are gone, Zitron writes, replaced by the ability of leaders to see who is productive versus who just seems to be.
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About the Author
Ed Zitron is the CEO of the technology PR firm EZPR and writes the Where's Your Ed At newsletter.
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