Built in Chicago: What the Pandemic Taught Us About Company Culture

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was common for tech companies to require most of their employees to work from the office.

After all, being face-to-face with colleagues seemed like a critical ingredient to building culture. Working in person facilitated bonding, made collaboration easy and created a sense of “one team.” The thought of missing out on that, paired with the idea that some jobs just couldn’t be done remotely, forced many CEOs to buck the work-from-home idea.

Peter Evans was one of them. He’s the CEO of PHMG, and was of the notion that working remotely for many jobs simply wasn’t feasible.

“But then the pandemic gave us no choice on the matter,” Evans said.

Now, Evans is a changed man on the topic. And he’s not alone.

Read further here.