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7 Trends of a Hybrid Workplace
Trends are connected with genuine changes in reality and the influence of these changes on us. Their importance is more than significant as they allow us to make well thought decisions and design business undertakings. Our list includes 7 workplace trends that are rooted in broader social changes that may influence the future of hybrid offices. Read our article and find out what actions to take in order to create a new efficient hybrid workplace!
The Team’s Nest. The manager’s key tool for the hybrid work model
A well designed and furnished office, which includes the needs of rotating teams can be an effective tool in the hands of a hybrid team manager – especially when the office houses the team’s nest. A prescribed or time booked space where employees can meet physically and work together supports their effectiveness and innovation. It also helps to build, develop and maintain the hybrid team. How to use the office in hybrid times effectively? What should the team nest look like? Together with Anna Dziadkowiec we prepared several solutions having in mind the manager and his/her team’s needs.
The New Role of the Manager in a Hybrid Reality
The role of a hybrid team manager differs from traditional team management where the manager used to meet the team in the office on a daily basis. It requires many new competencies and skills. The lack of support, knowledge and possibility of exchanging experience regarding the best practice of leading hybrid teams may negatively impact employee efficiency and well-being, the managers’ effectiveness, and realising company goals. While working with organisations that have introduced the hybrid work model we distinguished four areas to which managers should pay particular attention in order to effectively manage them. Read the article to find out more!
Workplace Strategy. Why is it necessary when creating a new office?
Planning a new office for the company is a significant undertaking, especially since this is connected with looking into the forthcoming 5 years of business activity and serious cost. Different decisions influence the project of new office space in which the organisation is going to work in the years to come. It is a good idea to make it with experts based on data and specialist knowledge. A Workplace Strategy is a “plan” that defines how to create an office in an optimal way, adjusting it to business goals, the organisation’s culture, style of work, and employee needs. How to prepare this? Where to start? Read on to find out!
Why workplace is not merely just about the office
Many people associate the “workplace” with a well-known platform for team communication or simply an office as the place where one works. Some people also add work safety or optimum location of workstations in office space to that. And although this is all true, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Many companies learned that there is much much more to this during the pandemics. So what is really workplace? How to create an office that supports everyday work? And how can Workplace Advisory help in this? Read on to find out!
A new office is a change that needs to be managed
The design of a new office involves several tasks. In addition to managing it from the technical side, you also need to take care of people and support them in the process of change. Workplace Change Management activities include preparing employees and smoothly moving them from the current work to the new work environment. How to create an effective workplace change management programme? Why is the success of the entire new office project dependent on proper change management? Should you use an external Workplace Change Management service? Read on to find out more!