Enabling employee performance doesn’t need to be complicated, it just needs to be thoughtful, planned and have built in accountability.

Early this year, before the world turned upside down, I had a good-natured debate with a friend about the importance of live, face-to-face meetings with clients and other key business partners. His view was that in-person is always better, and my view was – “It depends…”.

Finding and keeping good, qualified employees is an on-going challenge for all companies. For small to medium-sized companies who might not be able to compete with larger employers on salary, benefits and career progression, this can be even harder.

I have been a remote worker for a long time and when the pandemic hit last spring, was surprised by how new remote working is for so many people and the companies they work for. While remote work has increased in recent years, pre-pandemic many companies still required their people to report to an office every day.