The Golden Opportunity of Hybrid Work

Innovate & Integrate

Increasing Employee Engagement and Profit in the Office

The office has officially changed. If that is news to you, you haven't been paying attention, but you may have felt the negative impacts- decreased employee engagement, increased pressure to go hybrid, and burnout. Current polls report about 53% of workers anticipate hybrid work, and 24% expect to work remotely. This data is something most can empathize with; less or no commute and an improved work/life balance. Still, terms like "quiet quitting" and "great resignation" continue to frame today's work. Regardless of the benefits, workers desire greater connection to the workplace, their coworkers, and their work, which is difficult to achieve while working remotely. 

Now is the time to redefine the golden opportunity for hybrid work that brings in employees, retains them, and engages them more than previously. That opportunity is the office and finding the right tools to take the old office and make it a place of engagement and profit. 

Redesigning Engagement, Maximizing Vision

Now competing with the comforts of home, the office is your most influential advertisement for how eager you are to invest in your workers. So, ask yourself, is your current space intentionally helping employees collaborate? Is it maximizing amenities available for those precious in-office days? If not, think outside the cubicle desk and curate a space to which employees will want to commute. 

Include comfortable furniture and creative conference spaces for teams to meet and effectively strategize. Invest in a modern break room where employees can take lunch and have additional areas to work collectively. Not only will this upgrade and modernize the workplace, it will also contribute to a better culture within the organization by enhancing relationships among coworkers. When workers feel connected to a community, they are more inclined to stay. As retention rates decrease, keep your establishment firm with attention to the employee experience. 

The purpose of going hybrid may be to adapt to how employees want to work, but the focus should be on maximizing the enjoyment of the office experience. Manage schedules that speak to the team's strengths, provide professional development opportunities, and watch productivity soar.