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Hi Forbes Careers readers,

This past week’s extensive news coverage of the anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring Covid-19 a pandemic provided a dreary (and surreal) reminder that we’ve officially been working from home for more than a year. Our grand experiment in remote work has brought us more than just Zoom blunders and an influx of ring lights—it’s taught us valuable lessons about the future of work.

Did you know that the average workday increased by 49 minutes in 2020? Learn more about that, and other fascinating remote-work statistics, here. And if 2021 has been feeling to you like a repeat of 2020, you are not alone. Leaders should take away these nine important lessons from last year, and use them to supercharge their teams this year. It’s clear that the rise of remote work has led to the adoption of new technologies in our workplaces. Here’s how a few HR tech startups are helping the world’s biggest companies adapt to an increasingly remote world.

Cheers,

Kristin

P.S. The current chatter about the future of work presents the perfect opportunity to rethink gender equality. Forbes Senior Contributor Jason Wingard shows us three ways that male leaders can support their female colleagues.

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