The head of the flexible office company IWG is a big fan of hybrid shifts and says ‘working close to home’ is the way forward

Working from home isn’t generally a success for Mark Dixon. “I’m too easily distracted,” he says. “You have to be quite disciplined to be a successful home worker, whether that’s for one day or five days.”

The tycoon’s admission will not raise any eyebrows given his ­decades-long role running FTSE‑listed IWG (International Workplace Group) – one of the world’s largest office space providers, valued at £1.6bn.