How Hybrid Work Wins the Day… and Your Future

by officeinsight Staff | October 17th, 2022

by Lauri Goodman Lampson If the pandemic years have taught us anything, it is that flexibility in workplace policies, procedures, and physically designated spaces are all critical to an organization’s ability to thrive. For years prior to the pandemic, many businesses were offering remote work to certain employees, while others were experimenting with hybrid work arrangements. When COVID-19 struck, the hybrid and work-from-home trends spread rapidly, and technology designed to connect remote workers advanced with comparative light-year speed. A survey by research firm McKinsey found that COVID-19 sped up digital transformation and technologies by several years. Hybrid work solutions have proven to be not only practical but critical in the face of deep staffing shortages – much of it prompted by people demanding greater work/life balance. This is reflective of a cherished value that many workers have shared but only recently have begun to demand from their bosses. And now, the idea that people …