How do you build a company that people won’t want to leave in the hybrid era? I put together 5 tips for SmartCompany based on the new Adaptavist global Remote Work Study. Full disclosure, I am the subject matter expert on the workforce implications of this study for the second year. Here are my 5 tips:
The research shows that employees are feeling invisible: Don’t expect 100% of work time to be all about work to make up for “lost time”. Instead, reimagine opportunities for remote relationship building and digital interactions to replace water cooler conversations and coffee catch ups.
Understand the great re-prioritisation: Australians made it work during lockdowns, maintaining productivity despite the pandemic. Rather than returning to “normal”, the Digital Etiquette Study tells us one in every five Australian office workers says management is out of touch with the way work and productivity have changed, they want to be asked for their feedback on that matter.
Understand what your employees want to get done at the office vs at home: The top three things Australians miss most about the pre-Covid work environment are:
Working side by side with their team (35%);
Chance meetings with colleagues they don’t work with directly for social reasons (24%);
The ability to celebrate success/special events and give and receive recognition (24%).
Reward employees for productivity by making work, work better: This research shows that 56% of Australians report spending 30 minutes or more everyday looking for information they need to do their jobs, such as searching emails or chat conversations. What’s going wrong? Well, 57% said during the pandemic their company adopted new tools and software to accommodate new work requirements. Almost half stated their organisation has too many tools overall, and too many that perform the same function. Despite all that, when asked what they need most from the business, the top response (35.1%) was better tools, software, hardware to do required tasks. Once the novelty of being back in the office wears off you may find more people preferring to work remotely, more often. You must ensure that you have the right tools and processes in place. The business must work well, regardless of where people are working. One in every five Australian office workers wants to be asked for feedback on the tools used for work.
“Productivity” needs an overhaul: The pandemic proved that productivity isn’t about hours worked, or about completing a 9-5 workday every day. Employees know this. Be prepared for the smartest, bravest, most proactive ones to negotiate their work hours, KPIs and even their contracts accordingly.
Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gKdTV2in
And download the Adaptavist study here: https://lnkd.in/gvcB9iyA
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