Amazon CEO Andy Jassy recently re-ignited the remote work debate by ordering staff to return to the office five days a week. The new policy, which takes effect in January, will “strengthen our culture and teams” and make collaboration “simpler and more effective”, he said – and it seems corporate travel professionals tend to agree.
In a live poll of more than 300 professionals at the recent GBTA Europe conference in Copenhagen, 55 per cent said the ‘dynamic’ between manager and employee is less effective in a remote work environment than it is in person. The majority (82 per cent) also believe new recruits or early-in-career employees need the structure of an office environment to learn and develop effectively.
But that…
