Data indicates that employers are hiring more remote senior roles as they decide to sustain remote workforces.
Rethinking Where We Work
When the scourge of COVID-19 is behind us, what will that mean for organizations that changed from onsite to remote work? Do they go back to mainly in-person work or keep the current status quo? Many companies are choosing a third, blended option: hybrid workplaces.
Does a Strong Workplace Culture Require In-Person Work?
Data show that the shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic has been largely successful in maintaining productivity, but most employers still believe that returning to the office is the best path forward for maintaining a strong organizational culture. But is that true?
Viewpoint: What to Do If Your Team Doesn’t Want to Return to the Office
Your employees are relishing the perks of working from home–no commute, relaxed dress code and fewer office politics. But your leaders want workers to return to the office to work more collaboratively. How do you bridge the divide?
Remote Employees Are Working Longer Than Before
While the shift to working from home in 2020 has provided much-needed flexibility for professional workers during the COVID-19 crisis and shown that a remote workforce can maintain productivity, negative aspects of the experience—isolation, diminished collaboration and burnout—have emerged.
4 Essential Soft Skills for Successful Remote Work
The shift to remote work has been one of the most conspicuous HR trends of 2020. Many industry forecasters believe a significant percentage of work will continue to be performed remotely in the years ahead, even after the coronavirus threat is contained. In this new normal, it’s important to know which soft skills are critical for effective remote work and how managers can best identify and bring out those skills in their direct reports.