This is a thoroughly beaten horse. The conditions for successful work from home are: hire well experienced back office employees, have relaxed yet firm deadlin

This is a thoroughly beaten horse. The conditions for successful work from home are: hire well experienced back office employees, have relaxed yet firm deadlines, conduct daily meetings, keep your middle management busy with more important work than helicoptering over their team, use your office space for more than just a place to sit, etc. Businesses with multiple offices have been doing "remote" work for decades. This is more about company scale than policy. Too small or too large and you'll struggle keeping people organized. Mid-sized businesses are the majority and few have required returning to the office.