More than four years after the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated an immediate shift to remote knowledge work, it’s clear that, despite some organizations’ attempts to lure employees back to the office full-time, hybrid work arrangements are here to stay. And yet employers are still struggling with implementation. In particular, the managers we have talked to point to three key issues: scheduling, culture, and productivity.
3 Challenges to Hybrid Work — and How to Overcome Them
Advice on aligning schedules, fostering culture, and ensuring productivity.
May 30, 2024
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Summary.
Managers struggling to implement hybrid work policies confront three key challenges: scheduling, culture, and productivity. Research into companies allowing employees to be both remote and in-person suggest these obstacles can be overcome. In scheduling, shift to a focus not on how often workers are in, but which activities are better done in the office. To build and maintain culture, encourage employees to come in not for the organization or themselves but for their colleagues. And to ensure productivity, avoid surveillance in favor of support.
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