"In recent years, companies in a wide range of industries have adopted radically flexible work policies that allow employees and teams to work from anywhere (WFA), untethered to a physical office. The leaders at these companies understand that geographicflexibility is a competitive advantage: a way to attract and retain high-quality and diverse talent at a global scale. If other companies want to find and keep the very best talent, they must embrace WFA. In The World Is Your Office, Harvard Business School professor Prithwiraj Choudhury takes readers inside the companies at the forefront of this growing phenomenon-from startups to bigger, more traditional organizations-while offering leaders a playbook for implementing a variety of WFA policies they cantailor to their own needs. This includes: Using WFA as a means of hiring and retaining the best talent in your field; best practices for meeting the challenges of managing a WFA team or workforce, including ways to build community, improve communication,and share knowledge; understanding how AI and automation are extending WFA to manufacturing and other deskless settings; and case studies of companies that have implemented WFA to great effect. Filled with smart insights and in-depth examples, and inspired by a decade's worth of pioneering research, The World is Your Office will help leaders attract superior talent, boost innovation, and improve productivity and diversity"-- A research-based deep dive into a growing phenomenoncompanies allowing employees to work from anywhereand how those who adopt this model can boost talent, innovation, and productivity.As the debate around remote versus in-office work rages on, leaders in a wide range of industries continue to implement radically flexible work practices, allowing most, if not all, of their employees to work from anywhere. Why? They understand that geographic flexibility offers a competitive advantage: the ability to attract and retain top talent globally.In The World Is Your Office, Harvard Business School professor Prithwiraj Choudhury, who has been studying this phenomenon for over a decade, takes readers inside the trailblazing companies that are going all-in on work-from-anywhere (WFA) policies. From startups and nonprofits to government agencies and large corporations, Choudhury's research shows why and how these organizationsand their employeesare benefiting.Drawing insights from this pioneering research, Choudhury also provides an extensive playbook for implementing successful WFA policies, offering leaders concrete strategies to:Use WFA as a means of hiring and retaining the best talentEffectively manage WFA teams, share knowledge, and combat isolationLeverage AI and automation to extend WFA into manufacturing and other deskless rolesDesign programs that attract talent to different regionsFilled with actionable insights and extensive case studies, The World Is Your Office empowers leaders to embrace the future of work. Autorid: Prithwiraj Choudhury
