| Remote work is 'here to stay' — even with a vaccine, says former IBM CEO | | |  | FRI, NOV 20, 2020 | | | | | | TECH, TRANSFORMATION AND THE FUTURE OF WORK | | | | Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up.
This week, innovation and inspiration comes on the heels of news of potentially multiple highly-successful coronavirus vaccines. But will we be going back to normal once vaccines become available to the masses? Leaders and investors alike think not, and are bullish on the permanency of remote-work trends and technology. "I actually don't think these technology trends are going to reverse themselves," former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty told us at this week's CNBC East Tech West conference. Years of innovation were building up to this moment of a more remote, cloud-based world of functionality and connectivity, and the test for success is now. IBM is focused on "hybrid cloud" technology that combines private and public cloud services and gives companies more flexibility around the services they require.
Hybrid working models were the theme of the week. GitLab, a company that has been fully remote since its founding, has developed processes to make it work. But if a hybrid work model is rushed, everything can go wrong. The biggest work from home mistakes and how to win here (from our Workforce Executive Council Summit). Another organization that's all in on home for good: financial services leader Synchrony. CEO Margaret Keane was with us at our recent Spotlight event. Read her recent piece here.
PROGRAMMING NOTE: On December 10th, we'll be back with another @Work Spotlight event with tech leaders from XCOM, Siemens, Deere & Company, Georgia Tech and more. Kara Swisher, Jon Fortt and others will lead discussion on 5G tech powering the future of work, and we're inviting you to interact with them directly. Request a ticket to join.
Until then, have a safe and happy holiday. | | Remote work is 'here to stay' — even with a vaccine, says former IBM CEO | | Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty said she believes pandemic-driven tech trends will continue after scientists find a Covid-19 vaccine. Her comments came on the heels of Pfizer's announcement that its coronavirus vaccine is more than 90% effective in preventing infections. Investors are trying to gauge whether trends such as working from home will continue after a vaccine arrives. | | | | | | The biggest work from home mistakes: Harvard Business School remote expert | | A Harvard Business School professor who has studied remote work for years says companies risk making big mistakes in a rushed moved to new employment models after Covid. He referenced GitLab, a 1,300-employee company that has been fully remote since it was founded and built rigorous processes from Day One to make it work. GitLab's CEO says hybrid work models, which many companies now say they will favor in the future, can turn out to be "horrible." | | | |
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