BT has reconfigured the environment for the new century's workplace nomads and preaching this solution to its clients. In any BT building communal areas are available for everybody. After a meeting I can access a touchdown area or go to the cafe or restaurant and get network access. This maximizes my time management. Given a particular task, we should work in the most appropriate location, whatever and wherever it may be.
People can work from home, a library or a boat in the middle of a lake.
It's their output that counts. According to Shepherd, the availability of flexible workstyles will diminish the need for relocation of facilities. The UK Automobile Associations wanted to move out of noisy cramped space. To their surprise, when they closed down the existing facility, they found they didn't need a building because 150 employees could work from their homes. Flexible working style may also cut retraining costs, as employees who must leave for family reasons are kept on the payroll as nomads.