At the beginning of 2001, we took a family Spring break trip to the Bahamas.

It's no secret that companies with engaged workforces vastly outperform those without them. When people feel their work matters and that they're valued, the sky is the limit. Consider these revealing facts: Employee engagement has a very real impact on organizational success. Companies with highly engaged workforces are 24% more profitable.

For the most part, remote employment has meant working from a home office. But the "work from anywhere" concept is being taken literally by a growing number of workers, who may now be toiling away from far-flung locations like vacation destinations and the homes of out-of-state relatives.

“A breast cancer survivor who also wears a pacemaker is training to run the half marathon in this weekend's Baltimore Running Festival. Eileen Levitt has run several races despite her health challenges and has even got her husband to start running, too.”

​While people around the world have been returning to restaurants, concerts, and travel, there's one place many of them aren't going: the office. In today's hybrid world, "work" is increasingly something people do, not a place they go. There's no going back to 2019, so it's time to rethink the role of the office—for both workers and businesses.