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Remote Teams
Good For Your Company or a Productivity Nightmare?
2016 survey results on the impact of telework on your business.
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15Five polled over 500 managers,
supervisors, and executives working
in every major department in just
about every field, to find the answers
to the following questions…

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• How prevalent is remote work becoming, and what are the
impacts that companies are seeing?
• Is communication technology helping managers to support their
teams, or is productivity plummeting?

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How Companies Are Working Today
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53%
Of companies have standard workplaces,
with nearly every employee coming into the
office 4 or more days each week.
37% Have a main office with people working
remotely.
10% Have no office space at all.

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Remote Work On The Rise
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50%
Over the past 5 years there has been a 50%
increase in companies that have the
majority of their team working remotely.
2014 2003
23% 19%
vs.
Employees who did some or all of their work remotely.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor

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Why Companies Are Allowing Remote
Work
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24% Improves the quality of life for employees.
21% Productivity or performance improved.
19% Access to the best candidates regardless of
geographic location.
A 2013 Forbes study of flexible workspaces found that large companies like Aetna save tens of
millions of dollars per year on office spaces by allowing remote work.

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Benefits of Remote Work
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50%Attrition dropped by
when people worked from home.
Remote employees are
✓ More engaged
✓ More committed to their work
✓ Rated their leaders higher

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Remote Team Communication
The vast majority of respondents solicit feedback via email or in-person,
which is tough to do with a remote employee.
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50% Don’t solicit feedback often enough
(only quarterly, monthly, or every two weeks)
41% Stated that communication with remote
employees was about the same as in-house.
22% Said they had even better communication
with remote employees.

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TIP: Ask Your Remote Team These
Questions
Ask your team these weekly questions to keep relationships strong and to
ensure alignment with team and company objectives.
• How have you improved your remote working skills this month? Have you
identified any challenges?
• What has communication been like with team leaders, managers, and
directors?
• What are your primary goals this week/month/quarter?
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Remote Work Works
15Five helps you to ask the right questions at a
regular cadence, allowing leaders to create a
culture where employees feel heard, stay
productive, and remain accountable, even from
far away.
You can learn more at www.15Five.com