Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Leadership and Human Resource Management - Management Styles, grade: 1,3, University of Applied Sciences Landshut, language: English, abstract: The future of work is characterized by the rapid progress of digitization, which describes the transformation of analog into digital media. Buzzwords such as Work 4.0 and individualization of work are gaining popularity. The generational shift, especially the flow of generations Y and Z into the world of work, demands new forms of employee management, working hours, work locations and collaboration. Established forms of work are consequently being replaced and expanded by new ones. One example of this is the replacement of the traditional corporate office with a home office. The resulting physical distance between employees and the company will present managers with a wide variety of challenges in the future. The paper shows the effects of this spatial distance of employees from the company with regard to the opportunities and tasks of their managers and how this can be dealt with.