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Hybrid Work is Still Work According to CNBC (via Gallup), 70% of managers receive no training in leading hybrid teams. Meanhwhile, employee engagement has come down, again. This is just another example of how so many organizations assume that a 2 or 3 day a week at the office 'schedule' IS hybrid working/managing. Managing distributed work takes intention, planning, and the willingness to do something new. 'Hybrid work' won't just take care of itself. It requires a programmatic approach. Cultural Shift & Management Training Step 3 of our Activate Your Workspace program (https://lnkd.in/gBncNMpm ) combines managerial training with cultural shifting to address the hybrid management challenge. It is a new way of working that requires new ways of managing. #workplacestrategy #employeeengagement #leadership #leadershipdevelopment https://lnkd.in/grG3f6-k

As we navigate the conversations around #returntooffice, it's fascinating to see how companies are reshaping office spaces to make them more appealing. Yet, often, this transformation seems to be a race towards lavish amenities - a contest to build the most extravagant 'corporate museum.' But let's pause and refocus: isn't the essence of a great workspace about the PEOPLE who breathe life into it? ?? Introducing 'Activate Your Workspace' by Experient. This program is more than just a redesign; it's a mindset shift in how we think about corporate work environments. Drawing inspiration from the early days of the vibe, design, and programmatic elements of community-driven #coworking spaces, we have the opportunity to change our narrative from 'more amenities' to 'more community.' ?? Drew Jones captures this sentiment perfectly: "This is not a luddite call for RTO, it is the opposite. It recognizes that humans are social beings, and that there are meaningful ways organizations can make workplaces genuinely desirable. More voluntarism. More employee-driven community. More earthy. Less management." The #futureofwork is about...people. Let's build it for them. Download the brochure & discover more: https://experient.work

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Companies that focus anthropologically on employee experiences can shape cultures in ways consistent with the aspirations and goals of their employees.

RED HERRINGS AND LEMMINGS RTO mandates and managers' anxieties about "productivity" are but red herrings in light of data reported by Phil Kirschner, as well as by the tangible experiences of such fully-remote companies as GitLab, Zapier, and Automattic. Organizing and working at open source companies (GitLab, Zapier, and Automattic) are premised on choice, trust, and P2P accountability. Open-source companies invite contributions from everyone--at whatever level of the org and wherever they may be. TRUST Choice/trust and coercion/control exist on either end of the FoW continuum, and only managers know where they land on that continuum. Research by Paul Zak and his team has clearly shown that high-trust organizations report higher levels of employee engagement, productivity, innovation, and retention than low-trust orgs-- regardless of 'where' work is done. These are the very metrics that RTO bosses claim they want. THE CONSCIOUS WORKPLACE I am a long-time advocate of the idea of conscious capitalism, and particularly of the book-- Consious Business-- by Fred Kofman. I wonder how Kofman might weigh in on matters of workplace? Some of the chapters in Conscious Business are worth considering: *Unconditional Responsibility *Ontological Humility *Constructive Negotiation *Emotional Mastery In my new book, The Open Culture Handbook, I use the discipline of anthropology to suggest that choice, trust, and openness can be gateways to a more conscious workplace and to more human-centered ways of working. #employeeexperience #employeeengagement #culture #workplacestrategy #anthropology #leadership https://www.drewjones.co

This is a spot-on piece by my friend Drew Jones that talks about #employeeexperience and how it’s about much much more than cushy office spaces and the inconvenience of a commute. “The issues pertain to the basic social contract of work in our companies. Chief among these are very human concerns: trust and psychological safety; transparent information sharing; feeling valued and recognized; lack of a sense of organizational/personal purpose; honest and caring feedback, among others.” Yes. It’s about the things that make life meaningful because there is no longer a clear separation between “work” and “life”. We spend most of our lives “working” (or if you’re lucky you look at it as serving others or mastering a craft or an art). Why “spend” all that time in a crappy culture with nutty ways of working that give you just a meh experience in life? Instead, invest the time mastering your craft and serving other humans with your head, heart and hands, with all your energy and passion. And, reap the emotional rewards. It’s not about the easy, obvious hygiene solutions people. It’s about meeting people’s deep emotional needs in a way that your competitors don’t! Shonna Waters, PhD Ezequiel Williams Steven Bosak reshift

The Great Mismatch, The Great Gloom, The Great Domestication... Thanks to Allwork.Space | FUTURE OF WORK? for the chance to share my thoughts on the trickeration of trying to lure employees back to the office with OTT amenities and the "flight to quality." Seems as though people are talking about all the issues except those that matter to employees. #employeeexperience #employeeengagement #culture #workplacestrategy #activitybasedworking https://lnkd.in/gQx64-CY