Actual economic data suggest that overall labour productivity growth either maintained its historical trend, or accelerated, after the large scale shift to remote work.

The age of AI will be incredibly disruptive, about which there is very little doubt. To navigate this transition, it is helpful to think of the future as people with computers, instead of people or computers

 The share of fully remote or hybrid job postings for information and technology related functions, requiring highly skilled workers, is still growing and will remain robust in the near future. 

In this article, we discuss how cross-cultural differences can affect offshore teams, and what strategies can be used to manage them.

In the light of academic research and the critical risk factors identified from it, a structured approach towards de-risking outsourcing efforts is critical for their long term success.   

80% of women ranked remote working as a top job benefit, while this figure dropped to 69% for men. This is unsurprising given the many advantages for women of working remotely.

Remote employee training can seem daunting, especially if being conducted for the first time for sizeable teams.

Remote work will drive forward the latest wave of globalisation, which will keep increasing the share of services in global trade for the foreseeable future.

When setting their expectations from each type of team, managers must be aware of the context within each one operates.   

To appreciate the full range of cost saving possibilities from outsourcing, direct and indirect costs need to be considered independently.

There will be greater competition over skilled talent with each passing year, and companies that start thinking and acting now will be at an advantage in the future.

Although a cooling economy is likely to temper the red-hot labour market, many of the recruitment challenges faced by companies will persist

Given this major change in the labour market, and with most companies moving towards remote workplaces, one would expect employee retention to be improving. However, the opposite seems to be happening.