Entrepreneurs are eager to have their employees return to full-time in-office work settings. Nonetheless, the hurdle they confront is expediting this transition sooner rather than later. Employees exhibit hesitance in relinquishing their home offices and view a hybrid work model as a concession, necessitating the persuasion of these individuals before they reluctantly bid adieu to their home office setup permanently.

This piece delves into the reasons behind businesses’ desire to bring their staff back to the workplace and explores strategies to achieve this goal. Before delving into this subject, it is essential to understand the factors that facilitated the shift towards remote work from home offices.

What Enabled Remote Working?

In a word – technology. Why hadn’t remote working been a thing before 2019?

Pre-pandemic, many organizations weren’t fully digital, so staff had no choice but to do their job in the office. However, businesses dragging their heels on taking their business online were fully incentivized to do so when the pandemic lockdowns occurred. If they failed to get their business online, their business would stop.