Working from anywhere is a phenomenon that's been growing in popularity. More and more people are choosing to work remotely, and it's not hard to see why. It allows you to be more flexible with your time, stay connected with your team, and most importantly—it can drastically improve productivity! 

Here are seven benefits of encouraging your team to work from anywhere:

Increased Employee Happiness

One of the biggest benefits to working remotely is that it allows employees to be happier. When people have more freedom, they're usually happier, and when you're happy at work, you tend to be more productive. A study by Gallup found that 62% of remote workers were motivated by their job compared with only 42% of office-based workers. 

In addition, 91% of remote employees were engaged in their jobs compared with only 70%% of those who worked from an office full time. This means that your team could become more efficient because your team members are enjoying themselves more!

Retain Talent for Longer

You retain talent for longer in your company when you give your employees the flexibility to work from anywhere. Not only do employees feel appreciated when they're given the chance to work from anywhere, but they're also more likely to stay with your company. The flexibility and autonomy you give them has a huge impact on their happiness and productivity, which means that overall, WFA means better retention rates.

When employees are happier at work, they're more loyal—and more likely to refer people they know who would be great additions to your team!

Access to a Larger Talent Pool

The larger your talent pool, the more people you have available to hire. As a result, you can access a wider range of skills and experiences. This will help make sure that your company has the right people working on the right projects at the right time.

In addition to attracting a wider range of candidates, working from anywhere makes it easier for team members to relocate if they choose or need to relocate for personal reasons (such as moving for family reasons). Since remote workers aren't tied down by location (and don't have an employer's commute), they're generally more flexible about where they live.

Reduced Costs

We know that you want to make the right choices when building your culture for your employees’ sake, but how do these decisions impact your bottom line? Encouraging a work from anywhere culture can ultimately help you save money. 

First and foremost, you won’t be paying for a physical office space. If you’re not paying for an office space and all its related costs, your company will save a lot of money in the long run. This includes rent and utilities, as well as equipment and supplies. 

Second, you’ll likely get more of your employees’ time if they’re not spending 2-4 hours of their day commuting to the office that you’re wasting your money on in the first place. Finally, turnover is costly, and you’ll have less of it if you give your employees the flexibility they deserve to work wherever they want to.

More Agile and Efficient

With a work from anywhere culture, your company will be more agile and efficient. Especially as a company with frequently fluctuating demand, it’s pertinent that you can respond to changes in demand quickly.

You can access a larger talent pool, which means you have a better chance of finding someone with the right skill set for each role. This is particularly important when you may need to fill a role on short notice.

Additionally, when employees can work where they want, when they want, they are more likely to do higher quality work. They’ll be working in ways that help them feel self-motivated rather than being forced to work in a certain location.

Fosters Idea Generation

Sitting in a cubicle staring at white walls all day doesn’t exactly inspire creativity. No surprise there! 

When people travel, it inspires them to draw new ideas from their changing surroundings to keep advancing their thinking and taking their personal and professional growth to the next level. This can be important for leaders whose ideas and visions shape the direction of the company moving forward.

Encourages Relationship Building

Not only does switching one’s work location encourage idea generation, but it also encourages relationship building. 

People are much more likely to meet new people that can help them to advance the business’s goals when they are out and about than when they spend the year working at the same desk in their living room or in a static office space that you’re forcing them to be in. 

Relationship-building is important to several business objectives, especially if an employee’s role involves building new client relationships or partnering with external stakeholders.

Wrapping Up

We hope we’ve convinced you that encouraging your team members to work from anywhere is a great idea, and that you might even want to try it yourself one day if you haven’t already. While there are many benefits to working remotely, there are also challenges—but with a little planning, these challenges can be overcome. 

Encouraging your employees to work from anywhere not only gives them the freedom they crave and deserve, but it also allows them to be more productive by doing less of what they don’t like and more of what they do!