Remote First is first and foremost a strategic mindset, similar to the slogans “Mobile First” (made famous by Google & Facebook), “AI First” (Google) or even “Cloud First” (Microsoft). Remote First is best declined by “Bricks, Bytes & Behavior”. It is a part of the new-work philosophy, though it describes more the implementation part of “new working.”
The advantages of this strategy are:
– almost paperless work,
– Work independent of time and space,
– higher freedom in the execution of the work.
Without the declination of “behavior,” i.e., taking a new look at the behavior of people in the company, in a certain sense even rethinking it, a home office or flex office strategy, for example, is difficult to implement in organizations.
Digital work means working independently in terms of time and space. What counts are work results instead of an evaluation on attendance. This means that the corporate culture is also inevitably subject to change. You have to steer this process through active digital leadership, because the work culture will definitely change. The so-called uncertainty competence is very helpful in actively shaping the digital transformation. Take small steps, keep sharpening the perspective for the next topics, review what has been achieved, adjust or modify points if necessary, and then continue with the next steps of change. It is definitely not an overnight transformation process; many companies have been thinking and working differently for decades.
The results include:
- Focus on goals instead of presence
- Optimized collaboration with each other
- Work independent of time and space
- Greater freedom with greater personal responsibility in the execution of work
- Giving confidence to teamsWithout the declination of Behavior in Remote first, for example, a functioning home office or flex office strategy cannot be implemented in organizations.
