Shifting to a Hybrid Work Environment

If you’re shifting your work environment to hybrid, and everyone comes in just to sit at their desk with their headphones on, what’s the point?

Instead, consider the approach to “on-sites” recommended in this Harvard Business Review article: If you’re going to have your team members come in for a set day or two a week, make the time together meaningful and designed to drive both team engagement and business results. Make it intentional.

The article outlines 3 elements of a successful on-site:

• 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱. Structure the on-site days in alignment with your organization’s culture, values, and mission.
• 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆. Build professional development opportunities into the structure of the day. Bonus: it’s no/low-cost professional development!
• 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀. Rituals connect and define. Reinvigorate old ones, or if those won’t work any more, come up with new. (Even better: have the team organically come up with new rituals!)

I’m 100% on board with each of these elements, which align with my professional passion areas of culture, leadership, and transition management. Incorporating these concepts thoughtfully into a hybrid return-to-office approach is smart business.

Which of those 3 elements would be most important to you in a professional “on-site”?

With a background in designing impactful team experiences, I’d love to help you craft a meaningful on-site (or off-site) approach. Let’s connect!

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