Many IT departments are figuring out the hard way that supporting droves of remote workers with outdated tools designed for a time when everyone worked in the same office is not working. If you are going to spearhead the WFA team, you will need to ensure IT can support your employees remotely and with ease. Be IT-Readyīeing able to support WFA teams on a large scale has not been a core competency of most companies and their IT departments. A good solution is to setup a virtual private network for these activities. One drawback to be aware of is accessing applications hosted inside the corporate firewall from outside. I presented the many benefits of a WFA scenario (which I’ll outline in this article) and showed that I was prepared for the drawbacks. I had previous experience managing a remote team prior to my role at ControlUp, so I was confident that it could be done. You must look at the situation from all angles and be ready for pushback. Will you get buy-in right away? Probably not. This must happen so departments like human resources can handle sourcing talent and onboarding WFA employees and so that IT has the technology they need to manage computers remotely to ensure productivity. And that will, of course, come from the top. With a WFA initiative, getting buy-in from the whole organization is key to making it possible. Here’s what I learned on our journey of building a highly productive team. ![]() Here at ControlUp, we set out on a mission to make working from anywhere possible for our global teams.Īs the director of research and development for physical endpoint products, I spearheaded the international work-from-anywhere software engineering and development organization. One Stanford University study showed a productivity increase of 22% among remote workers.Įmployees cite working from home allows them to be more present with family (86%), happier (84%), and better able to manage work-life conflict (83%), according to the State of Remote Work 2021 report by Owl Labs. In the fall of 2021, two-thirds of employees in white-collar jobs (67%) reported working from home either exclusively (41%) or some of the time (26%), according to Gallup.Īfter much trial and error, companies are finding the WFA culture is working. Statistics show that working from anywhere will be an indefinite shift for many. The benefits are many: Attracting and retaining top talent, helping employees have a better work-life balance, and much more. It’s no secret that the work-from-anywhere (WFA) world is emerging, and companies everywhere are figuring out how to enable people to work and live where they want. Roger currently works from his home office in Vancouver Canada where he is spearheading ControlUp’s WFA effort. He has set up and lead international software teams headquartered in Silicon Valley and Cambridge UK at companies including Intel, Citrix, Novell, BT and several start-ups. ![]() ![]() Roger has 30 years of experience in software R&D and electronics, initially as a developer then as a technical leader. Roger Gross is the Director of R&D, Physical Endpoint Products at ControlUp.
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