WIRED's Work Smarter column unpacks what industry leaders think about the future of work, from changing office hours to, yes, staying in the meatspace.
Hybrid Will Become the Default—but It’ll Take Workwill become the central model, predicts James Berry, director of the MBA program at University College London. And that means we’ll have to figure out how best to manage in-person and remote work, balancing what days people come in without reinforcing silos between teams. “Hybrid working takes planning to make sure it really works for the individuals involved and the company overall,” he says.
Chamberlin says LinkedIn’s own research shows that nine in 10 European businesses will offer flexible working of some sort throughout the next year, but it needs to work fairly in practice. “For instance, nearly three-quarters of workers in the UK are concerned about the impact of ‘proximity bias’—a trend where employees in the office are valued above those who work remotely,” she says.
That doesn’t have to mean everyone talking at once. Instead, Szafranksi predicts, we’ll all learn to make better use of text responses and questions to take part without interrupting the speaker. We’ll also learn, he says, to book shorter, more focused meetings, helped by knowing when people are at their best for such tasks.
To help that, workplace software will need “live collaboration” features beyond video calls, letting colleagues work together on documents at the same time, he adds.The “big quit,” as Tara Ataya, chief people and diversity officer at Hootsuite, calls it, will force a reckoning—but the outcome could be positive, finally driving companies to put their people first. That includes reimagining traditional working models in order to let people choose where and how they work, she says.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
How the Fed combats recessions doesn't work and benefits the richOpinion: The Federal Reserve's plan to combat recessions rarely works and often benefits the already-rich — here's why (by paulconstant)
Read more »
Robinhood To Let Most Employees Work From Home PermanentlyThe California-based company is the latest business to shift to a remote-first approach amid a surge in Covid.
Read more »
“I Don’t Do this Work to Get Invited to the Group Chat.”Voting rights activists like Nsé Ufot say Biden’s fumbles are hurting the people who put him in the White House.
Read more »
Game Studios Are Turning Play Into WorkAcademics often talk about the unpaid 'immaterial labor' of logging in to Facebook and having your preferences mined for advertising dollars. Isn't gaming similar? Via WIREDUK
Read more »
Professor Who Predicted ‘The Great Resignation' Shares the 3 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2022“This is a moment of empowerment for workers,” Anthony Klotz, an organizational psychologist and professor at Texas A&M, tells CNBC Make It.
Read more »
Friday Brunch: Work-From-Home’s Forbidden PleasureAs the restaurant industry continues to struggle in the pandemic, a surprising ally has emerged: the weekend brunch crowd showing up on weekday. “Since work lunches are a thing of the past, why not ease into the weekend with a brunch?”
Read more »