COVID-19 and the ensuing pandemic produced the largest global economic shock and business transformation period of our lifetimes. And while there were some companies that benefited from the situation, for many others the virus painfully exposed material weaknesses in their business.

We’ve experienced wholesale changes in how work gets done. For workers who could work remotely, there was a pivot to working from home. In fact, Pearl Meyer’s On Point Survey "Work From Home Policies and Practices" found that the work-from-home model may become permanent for many companies. Respondents indicated they expect a third of their total United States-based workforces will continue to work remotely. An interesting lesson here is just how quickly — and seamlessly, for many — this pivot was executed; it happened in a fraction of the time most of us would have thought possible. READ MORE