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Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future
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Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future

Ed Zitron
The Atlantic, 2021
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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.

Take-Aways

  • Modern realities in the movie industry mirror what’s happening in business.
  • Do your company’s jobs require an in-the-office workforce?
  • A Mercer study found 94% of people see remote work as “business as usual or better.” 

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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