Our founders Philippe and Patrice had an interview with RTL and shared their insights about being a digital nomad and the digital transformation of companies these days.   

They’ve been digital nomads since 2013, discovering positive effects on company management. With the help of proper plans and the right people, digital nomad and remote work will contribute to delivering an engaging culture, enhancing innovation and even reducing some companies’ costs, such as the office rental. 

Before we look into digitization, what is a digital nomad, or “DN” as we say in the community?   

There are several definitions, but one might argue that a DN is a professional who moves around three times in a year under their own steam, rather than at an employer's request. Let’s go with that definition for now. 🙂  

So, how can this nomadic lifestyle link to digitization and companies?

  

Go lean. Streamline processes.   

It's a good time to change.  As a digital nomad, you can only carry that much in your luggage. Every single item, even an extra piece of paper has a cost. Hence most things should be digital.   

Almost a year into a monumental shift to work-from-home, business leaders are more convinced about the productivity gains achieved. The success of remote work has reimagined how corporate work gets done, as well as where the work takes place.   

Remote work has been an immense success for both employees and employers. 83% of employers now say the shift to remote work has been successful for their company1).  

You can embrace an even more engaging culture by putting digitization at the core of your business.  

  

Attract more talents by digitizing your company.  

A lot of young real talents have made the step to become digital nomads. And even more of them are daydreaming of it. We have met a lot of them in coworking spaces around the world. They are brilliant. They are highly motivated. It is perceptible that lots of companies only providing traditional workplaces are losing their attractiveness towards them since they're not embracing geographic or working hours flexibility. Why not living in the Caribbean, working at night and enjoying surfing during the afternoon?! We did this for a few months and enjoyed it tremendously. No need for holidays after this, although we did work a lot.   

By digitizing the company, you will embrace the flexibility that most employees (and some employers) have been craving. It is likely to transform a company’s culture into a more creative and engaging one.  

  

Some next topics we could share with you with pleasure are,  

• What are the benefits of remote work from a company’s point of view?  
• What are the new opportunities for digitization under the era of the pandemic?  
• How can you advance your team to be more inspired, forward-thinking and ready to solve complex tasks by adopting remote work.   
• How can you reduce cost and improve HR management by allowing your team to work remotely?  
• Challenges to be a digital nomad and how did we overcome them.  

Please let us know what you would be interested in!   

Looking forward to your comments. 🙂  

  

1) PwC’s US Remote Work Survey - January 12, 2021