According to a recent PwC survey on remote work, the majority of employees want permanent flexibility in their work hours and better equipment to increase productivity from home.
Are you ready to pivot forward in this new business environment? Remodeling office spaces to increase physical distancing is part of the equation. But equally important is thinking about how to maintain engagement, support emotional well-being, and boost productivity with remote teams. Now is the time to strategically align your capabilities with new ways of working, rather than seeing the evolution as a stop-gap solution.
What’s worked best so far with your remote workforce? In the early days of the pandemic, when people were empowered to make decisions and act quickly, they rose to the occasion. To retain these positive behaviors, you might start by trying to understand how people’s roles and responsibilities relate to their mobility.
When we need to make transformational change, we need to engineer it intentionally. That means putting in place standards and guidelines. Routines. Risk and controls. Tools and technology. All of these need to be in place if hybrid WFH models are to work over the long term. With that in mind, here are a few actions to prioritize in the office:
And here a few other actions that can be just as effective when they happen remotely from home:
