'It improves opinions of you' | CEOs are demanding THIS to lead remotely - should you too?

Since working life moved to a remote setting for many in early 2020, leaders have been forced to let workers into their homes via video chat and, as a result, show their teams what their home looks like. Some have been forced into spare bedrooms with pictures of their families on their walls, or onto a kitchen counter with the remains of their morning toast still sitting on a draining board behind them.

In fact, a guest on BBC News recently drew attention and criticism for leaving one very unprofessional, phallic, item on a bookcase behind her whilst talking to the presenter live – evidencing just how fascinated people are in not just what you have to say, but also where you live and work.

This unprecedented access into their personal lives is an illuminating experience for employees who likely know them only within a work context, however, a new trend seems to have taken the remote working world by storm and sparked a rash of unusual buying habits.

Whilst most people don’t have the luxury of engineering a space specifically designed to look aesthetically pleasing on camera, a new trend has sprung up of creating a ‘workplace set’ to improve the visual appeal of their working space.