How to Get Your People into the Office in a Hybrid Environment
Every company is struggling to get their people into the office. Employees are asking why go since we have been so successful working from home? With 65 percent of white-collar employees working remotely over the past 2 years according to Gallup, the shift to a hybrid work model brings significant disruption and change.
Companies Getting This Right
Companies getting this right are taking action. They are reimagining the office with an understanding of the work experience they want to create based on their chosen Hybrid Work Model. They understand their organization's remote work challenges and have enacted an enterprise RTO Blueprint based on current hybrid readiness levels, needs, and desired Hybrid Work Model.
Workplace Activation Calendar
An output of our RTO Blueprint is a customized Workplace Activation Calendar. While the reasons for the office differ among employees, the options below are agnostic and work to meet a myriad of needs. The aim is to create an environment your people want to come to.
Enterprise In-Office Days (not mandatory)
Set "preferred" in-office days, at the enterprise level, for employees to come in — no one wants to be at an empty office. These designated enterprise days are great for collaborative work, learning, meetings, celebrating wins and more.
Meet the Executives
Feature your leaders, share their story in a quick video, and open for Q&A with featured executives. Companies are reporting that 10 to 40 percent of their employees joined during the pandemic, and many of whom have not met senior leaders.
Mentoring Cohorts
Focus on pairing employees new in career, those who joined during the pandemic, with employees who demonstrate your values, understand your purpose, the work, focus and direction.
Cross-Department Mashup
Planned sessions and meetings that encourage a culture of collaboration supporting your organization's enterprise thinking and growth mindset.
The Journey Ahead
Achieving a Hybrid Workplace is a journey — going into the office is just the start. Planning and managing this journey with robust change management is a prerequisite to success. Done right, hybrid work improves employee experience, creates a more inclusive environment, increases productivity, innovation, reduces attrition and enables business strategy.
Ready to build change momentum in your organization?