New Expectations Around a Post-Pandemic Workplace
New Expectations Around a Post-Pandemic Workplace
New Expectations Around a Post-Pandemic Workplace
By Meghan M. Biro
November 30 2020
Summary
Many centered around the workplace, and its expansion to a multi-location, global network connected by digital tools and empowered by a thriving work culture.
Now we have to acknowledge that there is work pre-pandemic, and there is work during the pandemic.
They're concerned about their health, and have discovered that both life and work is easier with a flexible schedule and the ability to work from home.
They need to create a whole framework around onboarding that focuses on facilitating remote access and communication, as well as transmitting the work culture and ensuring connection.
Acknowledging the pressures of work and life in the presence and aftermath of a pandemic means a lot of contact, a lot of surveys and a lot of informal reaching out.
The role of managers in crafting and maintaining a great work culture is undeniable, and 2020 hasn't made it any easier.
I've long thought we needed a different kind of language for managers that would give them a better vision of their position; managing implies being above and outside, taking a top-down approach.
What does tending look like now? We've been talking about the need for team leaders and managers to "Get out of the office" and walk the halls for ages.
We can't manage by absence and we can't manage by osmosis.
As with leaders, moving to a remote workplace has exposed the need for a new skill set.
Reference
Biro, M. M. (2020, November 30). New Expectations Around a Post-Pandemic Workplace. Retrieved December 03, 2020, from https://www.indeed.com/lead/redefining-the-post-pandemic-workplace