How Important is Face Time?

Recently the new CEO of Yahoo...... Marissa Mayers, took a lot of heat over a change in corporate policy regarding the elimination of remote work from home.  Certainly does not seem up with recent trends, you might say.

But there seems to be more to the story. 

The question revolves around the importance of Face Time in stimulating new ideas and creating a coherent identity.

   Read more from the New Yorker article:     click here

It seems like the company was struggling with the creation of new ideas.  Was having a problem with generating a strong, coherent identity.   Other experts talk about the importance of hallway chat in driving innovation and new ideas.

Do you stimulate the interaction for ideas and innovation?  Might be worth considering.