How To Create Boundaries in a Hybrid World
Jacob Morgan
5x Best-Selling Author, Futurist, & Keynote Speaker. Founder of Future Of Work Leaders (Global CHRO Community). Focused on Leadership, The Future of Work, & Employee Experience
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The future of work is flexible, with employees choosing to work remotely, in person, or a hybrid of the two.
But unless we can learn to set boundaries in a hybrid world, we’ll all face rapid burnout.
There are countless benefits to flexible and remote work. But it comes with an adjustment. And as more people adopt flexible work at scale, the need to create boundaries has never been greater.?
In a hybrid world, it’s much harder to walk away from work or leave the office and separate yourself from your job. In our technology-driven world, we’re always connected. But connectivity doesn’t imply availability. Just because you’re connected doesn’t mean you have to be available.
As an employee, you must set boundaries with leaders about what is and isn’t acceptable. If a leader wants to hold a 7 am meeting, it’s ok to push back and suggest a different time that falls within your working hours.?
And the same goes for leaders. Leaders have to set boundaries and lead by example. They have to be the ones to convey to their employees that it’s ok to set clear boundaries about what’s off limits and stick to them. If leaders don’t set boundaries, it’s incredibly difficult for employees to set boundaries.
Boundaries allow employees to thrive in their professional and personal lives. Without boundaries, you face the risk of burnout and disengagement. But creating boundaries can lead to increased efficiency and morale.
Hybrid work is the new reality. And it starts by creating boundaries.?
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1 年Although I'd like to be able to get up a little later, I find that I don't mind the commute itself. We're all in different situations of course, and for me the commute is quite short, but that physical difference between where I work and where I live does create an effective boundary. It also helps that I'm a humble data processor and not a high flying chief executive. When it comes to positions of greater responsibility, there's more pressure to be "always on", but an alternative to people learning to set boundaries could be for people to learn how to ask other people (e.g. their clients) to respect their existing boundaries.
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1 年Very interesting and enjoyable read, creating boundaries are imperative in order to remain fresh
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1 年Working from home has some real advantages - not having to brave rush hour traffic and being able to come up with creative solutions while in my comfiest clothes. With hybrid work, I'm lucky that I don't really have to struggle with setting boundaries for myself. I just make sure to tear myself away from the laptop a little more often and resist the urge of checking my emails or replying to Slack messages "just one more time." Ah...the sweet fear of missing out! Jacob Morgan
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1 年Agreed. Setting boundaries is necessary not selfish. Creating healthy boundaries not only with people but also your electronics will make you feel liberated, refreshed, less anxious and burnt out. #healthyboundaries