Work today is increasingly taking place in a digital rather than physical space. And as noted in this in-depth article (20-minute read), working in a digital space creates challenges for organizations—mainly because “practices that drive productivity in the physical workplace may not work in the digital one.” To overcome these challenges and take advantage of the …
As organizations continue to bring workers back to the office in some capacity, this article argues leaders should “harvest insights from employees on lessons learned and use them to reimagine and evolve work.” It offers five suggestions on how leaders can bring employees into the discussion to determine the best path forward on how and where work …
Several months ago, I shared a post based on an article by John Boudreau titled, Jobs Are Melting Into Fluid Work. The article points out how traditional jobs will continue to “melt” into more fluid tasks. And since jobs have been the lens through which many HR and Talent practices are driven (from learning, compensation to workforce planning, to …
As firms reassess their policies and work arrangements for a post-pandemic environment, this report outlines the sentiments of workers regarding the future of work and whether these needs match what their employers expect to provide. More than half of employees said they want more flexible, hybrid virtual-working models—sometimes on-premises and sometimes working remotely. Regarding the frequency of …
This article outlines the risks of moving to a hybrid work model and offers suggestions to overcome these risks. The risks include “teams and processes disintegrating as workers set their own timetables, or the creation of in-office cliques where people who work at home are left out of decision-making and informal conversations.” Among the suggestions is “synchronizing schedules …
Employers continue to strategize on how to preserve the benefits of remote and hybrid models while mitigating the risks. This article provides a three-factor approach that helps company leaders select the post-pandemic work model that best meets employee and firm needs while maintaining productivity. They include: 1) Understand the nature of the work being done. Firms can …
This article summarizes 11 firms adapting to long-term remote work, including Ford, Dropbox, Salesforce, Shopify, and Siemens. It contains each firms’ workforce size, revenue, a link to their announcement on remote work, and a summary of each firms’ stance on the topic. For example, Siemens’s perspective is that employees will work remotely two or three days …
The 2021 Work Trend Index outlines findings from a study of over 30,000 people in 31 countries and analyses of trillions of productivity and labor signals across Microsoft 365 and LinkedIn. It notes that employees want the best of both worlds with 73 percent of workers surveyed wanting flexible remote work options to continue, while 67 percent are …
This Deloitte report draws on interviews with 26 business leaders, policy-makers, and researchers on how work, workers, and the workforce are changing and how firms can adapt. There are a few chapters and themes throughout the report, including one (page 15-19) on how the physical workplace will serve a new role. It submits that the office will …
According to a recent study by the IBM Institute for Business Value, the pandemic continues to alter employees’ expectations of their employers. The study surveyed over 14,000 people across nine countries to better understand how employee perspectives shifted in 2020 and to explore their motivations and aspirations for 2021. One in five employees surveyed voluntarily …
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