This is true. However, I think at the highest levels of autonomy is when people actually get to define what their goals are[0]. That is not to say that it can

This is true. However, I think at the highest levels of autonomy is when people actually get to define what their goals are[0]. That is not to say that it cannot be done remotely. In fact, in most large tech organizations, the highest autonomy positions will almost certainly entail a lot of remote collaboration (with customers, sales, suppliers, support, remote engineering teams, etc.). However, the more autonomy one is granted, the more context one needs to make the correct decisions. Context requires access to high-signal information sources (i.e. relationships with the right people). Being in the office is a good way to discover those information sources. You also have to make yourself highly visible. You can certainly do that while being remote, but there is more conscious effort involved. [0] https://rkoutnik.com/2016/04/21/implementers-solvers-and-finders.html https://rkoutnik.com/2016/04/21/implementers-solvers-and-fin...