Why a flexible workplace shouldn’t mean we ignore individual employee experiences

Big changes across the work landscape should not come at the expense of team connection.

RECASTING THE OFFICE

  • Encouraging remote workers not to work from home exclusively. Leaders can beat loneliness to the punch by advocating a variety of office-alternate work settings, such as cafes or parks.
  • Urging remote workers to unplug. Leaders can provide a routine that specifies when work ends, such as a certain time of day when emails can go unread or an office door which is closed and left behind.
  • Establish a broad network — and don’t talk about just work. Leaders can encourage remote employees to interact with people other than co-workers, and not limiting conversations with colleagues to work matters.
  • Leverage the flexibility. Leaders can make certain that remote workers vary their daily downtime. Take a walk, play a video game, or do some gardening or yoga. It’s not professional blasphemy.
  • Remind remote workers they’re important team members. Solicit input and feedback from remote workers. Routinely ask them what they would do differently to strengthen the remote work experience.

FLEXIBILITY IS NOW A WORKER MUST-HAVE

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Entrepreneur, Author. Founder of Shadoka, Next Chapter, and others. Author of #1 WSJ Bestseller “Lift”, also of “Everything Connects”. Twitter @faisal_hoque.

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Faisal Hoque

Entrepreneur, Author. Founder of Shadoka, Next Chapter, and others. Author of #1 WSJ Bestseller “Lift”, also of “Everything Connects”. Twitter @faisal_hoque.