Paradoxes of Engagement: Less Communication Is More

Minimizing hours for synchronous communication makes us more productive

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In 2017, long before the pandemic, Gallup released research that showed some startling results regarding working out of the office:

All employees who spend at least some (but not all) of their time working remotely have higher engagement than those who don’t ever work remotely.

And those that work remotely 60%-80% of the time say th…