Not entirely sure I caught your thought about "..direct measure of productivity." Butts in seats is an indirect measure of productivity. I find that (typicall

Not entirely sure I caught your thought about "..direct measure of productivity." Butts in seats is an indirect measure of productivity. I find that (typically) being remote forces you to make tangible, valuable progress as there is no room to hide behind "showed up on time, sat in a bunch of meetings." There will never be a perfect system for all people in all roles, so YMMV.