Find out how to make your organization safer, more sustainable and more productive for this new way of working.

The sudden shift to the home office caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has caused many companies to rethink their work formats. Nowadays – in which many people have already been able to return to offices, it has been realized how satisfactory a hybrid model can be. In other words, some days in the office in person and others working from anywhere, remotely and online.

However, with all these adaptations and news, this subject still divides many opinions. A survey of more than 30,000 workers from 31 countries, commissioned by Microsoft for The Work Trend Index study, showed that 73% of people want the continuation of flexible teleworking options. But, on the other hand, the same survey indicated that 67% of respondents missed the face-to-face meetings.

As such, it is remarkable that most people want this flexibility for their work hours. This, in fact, is a current desire of leaders, as 82% of leaders plan to continue allowing their employees to work remotely, at least part of the time, according to a survey by Gartner.

Therefore, to be a sustainable and safe model, some points need a lot of attention. We list some of the main changes needed to start doing now and your organization to have a more competitive advantage in the market. Check out:

Invest in technologies for safe and effective hybrid work

Decentralization and flexibility will be part of daily business as 43% of leaders indicated they will give employees flexible days and 42% will provide flexible hours. However, it is increasingly common to find weaknesses and security flaws, causing several cyber attacks.

A survey by Forrester Consulting showed that 72% of cyber attacks with a business impact target remote workers. In other words, it is increasingly important to invest in a more secure structure and leave legacy and vulnerable systems behind.

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Provide adequate tools and improve people tracking

When we talk about a hybrid work format, it is important to emphasize that cloud storage tools, for online and live communication and even for managing teams and demands, are indispensable and, in the last two years, they have been used exorbitantly and will continue in this way in this work model.

Microsoft said its Teams platform, for example, had more than 200 million single-day meeting attendees in April 2020, totaling what CEO Satya Nadella described as “two years of digital transformation in two months.”

Empower employees, especially the leadership

In addition to the importance of promoting a digital culture, preparing professionals to implement these changes is essential for the work in a hybrid way to be positive and sustainable. Training focused on developing skills for this new scenario, some of which are:

• Soft Skills: Communication, Narrative and Emotional Intelligence;
• Management Skills: Management 3.0, Conflict Management, Time Management, Agile Leadership;
• Agile Methods: Scrum, Kanban, Digital Product practices;
• Technology: Programming, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Information Security.

Another important point in this process is to train leaders! Every cultural and digital transformation in an organization gains much more body and strength when changes start from the top down.

Enhance your indoor and outdoor digital experience

Finally, it is worth mentioning that the digital experience is more than essential from now on! According to Forrester, the forecast is that in 2022 US$10 billion will be directed to the area of design and customer experience, so that these capabilities can generate a positive impact on the user and customer experience.

In other words, both in interaction channels with employees, as in the entire experience that a user has when being impacted by your brand, it is important to develop personalized journeys that add value and generate enchantment.

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To help you in this process of adapting to the hybrid work, it is essential to have experts as strategic partners. Whether to improve your IT processes, to implement management tools or even to build a personalized training path for your employees, we at Agile.Inc can help you.

We work with agile consulting and digital transformation, in addition to providing specialists to work in your company and training ranging from leadership to frameworks for the operation. Click here and schedule a conversation with our consultants and get a quick diagnosis of the best transformation model for your company.