Remote Face-Off with Leadership

You know what’s better than FaceTime? Actual face time.

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 by J.M.W. Turner, 1822 (public domain - Wikipedia)

“Every man must descend into the flesh to meet mankind.” — G.K. Chesterton, 1910

I’ve been working remotely for the last decade. In fact, I was doing remote work as far back as 2006, when the consultancy where I worked had weekly office hours in Second Life.

Funny story: when I was contacted by the chief communications officer for Ford Motor Company to consider a new role leading digital communications in late 2007, I was still living in Boston, working remotely.

Since the Ford job was related to what I had been doing, I asked, “Do I have to move to Detroit?”

A natural question, right?

He gave me the retort courteous, informing me that the job was in fact an executive role at the World Headquarters and that my presence would be required.

And here in 2024, we have a wide selection of jobs that regularly feature on-location, hybrid, or remote options as easily as they offer other tangible benefits.

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