The manager’s schedule is holding remote work back
I've worked in 4 very successful organization that were almost 100% remote work, the percentage of remote work employees by company, 98%, 99%, 92%, 98%.<p>These companies were no different than the 3 successful companies that didn't support remote work at all.<p>All 7 companies were process driven companies, with discipline.   The processes were not overly complicated, nor bureaucratic in nature, but they were followed religiously.  If the process wasn't working everyone still followed it, but the issues were raised and addressed quickly.  Which meant everything worked and made sense.<p>I've worked at 4 unsuccessful companies 2 that were almost 100% remote, and 2 that were almost 100% not remote.  What these 4 companies had in common was a lack of process, or discipline.   Chasing the "next thing", blowing up schedules because "we need it now", zero planning.   These companies need everyone in the same location because nothing is written down, everything is rumor, tribal knowledge is key and if you don't get to sit in a room and look at everyone to figure out the politics nothing works.<p>Bottom line is if you want to be successful you need to plan, have process and be disciplined in your approach to running the business.  If you do these things managing remote employees is no different than having everyone in the same room.    If however your company is a mess, trying to manage remote employees is next to impossible.