For the previous six years, the annual report gave leaders compelling insights into how the digital workforce views and values work. But the 2021 report came together a little bit differently. Thanks to some fortunate timing, our research team conducted a survey in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, just prior to the global COVID-19 pandemic — and the near-overnight shift of employees working in an office to most working from home. Researchers fielded the same questions again in the fourth quarter (Q4) and compared the two data sets. These findings, mined from the surveys of 1,000 remote employees at large companies in the U.S., reveal profound opportunity — and risk — for employers looking to lead in this age of digital transformation.
