What are some key concerns as you transition to working either in a hybrid model, or in-office full time?
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When employees start transitioning back part or full time to office(s), all team members need to continue to use collaboration tools to actively share information, discussions and decisions with team members who may not be in the office some or all the time. This is a culture-based skill that needs to be reinforced so that in-office workers don’t revert to making decisions over the cubicles and forget to include or even disseminate important information to the others who aren’t there physically.
Historically in-person offers many advantages such as causal interactions and body language. Some of this is lost with virtual. However virtual allows everyone to be more flexible and nimble with meetings and often makes everyone more productive. My biggest concern is being able to build a collaborative team and making sure everyone feels a part of the greater mission, while they are being held accountable for the work.
For people who like Work from Home/Anywhere,
· Travel/commute time would increase.
· Increase in expenses (less savings) towards travel, food, cloths, etc.
· Less time for self/family.
At the same time there are some who doesn’t have suitable work environment at home and/or the role needed more collaboration/interaction with collogues (operations/finance/banking) for faster results. Mangers who want to be with the team but in remote its difficult to track/trace/get hold.
We are not returning to in-office model, WFH has proven to be better for our employees in several ways, primarily work-life balance.
We have been working in the office since the summer of 2020. We did return to a hybrid remote work situation in the fall of 2020 for a brief time, but have been back in the office since. We did institute a remote work policy, and for employees that still remain close to the office, we have a 4 day remote option. Everyone needs to be in the office on Wednesdays for face to face collaboration and connection. You should hear the energy and excitement from the employees on Wednesdays. Getting to catch up in person is different than trying to catch up virtually. We also utilize virtual meetings to keep fully remote employees in the loop, which is now having us go down the path off revamping our conference rooms to have more collaborative tools included.