• The benefits of working remotely include reduced time spent commuting, lower costs, and greater autonomy.
• As of 2019, the number of organizations that have a remote workforce is growing i.e. 66% of organizations allow remote work while 16% are fully remote.
• The tools that are used by remote workers as they work include Skype - 27%, Dropbox - 14%, Whatsapp - 13%, Hangouts - 12%, and others - 44%. This statistics were dereived from a survey of 450 remote workers.
• On the other hand, in regard to satisfaction for remote workers, 60% of remote workers would like their jobs less if they had to go to the office.
• Advancements in communication technology and internet access has resulted in teleworking becoming "a fairly accepted practice in many offices, both in the U.S. and globally."

Managing Remote Employees

• Strategies used to manage remote employees include setting clear expectations, treating remote workers as local, engaging on a regular basis, scheduling video-based coaching, making the team feel inclusive, outlining clear missions, values, outcomes, and roles, setting up reliable tools for use by the remote team, staying focused on goals, creating a viable communication strategy, connecting the goals of the remote team to those of an employer, using technology to build a community from the remote team, and establishing close bonds and offering prompt help and support.
• The top collaboration tools for remote teams include Asana, Trello, Zoom, Proofhub, Slack, Dropbox, Go To Meeting, and Realtime Board.