You will now investigate Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's 2013 decision to ban the company's existing work-from-home policy. Mayer is not the only CEO to ban this practice, and many leaders cite reduced productivity and a lack of relationship building opportunities (i.e., increased isolation), among other reasons for their decision.

Working from home, or telecommuting, is a workplace practice examined for years through a situational leadership lens in an attempt to determine the extent to which this model can negate the pitfalls of telecommuting.