An organization called Capgemini, who are focused on 'future of tech' type of research, recently released a report called
The Future of Work: From Remote to Hybrid. This was a study that surveyed 500 organizations and 5,000 employees from a range of sectors, to answer four key questions:
- What do organizations and employees think about the sustainability of remote working models?
- What gains can organizations expect from these models?
- Have organizations effectively managed the shift to remote work?
- What steps should organizations take to effectively implement a hybrid working model and leverage its benefits?
The document rightly points out that this type of change in the workforce over the past 3 years would have taken decades if not for the pandemic. Of course, we never want to be happy about a pandemic that's taken so many lives. But as we find ourselves in this situation, we certainly want to examine if the way forward is being managed well and what impact it's having on work and productivity.
If you have time, you'll want to look through the full 56-page report. For a quick recap, you can go straight to page 3 for the executive summary that concludes that remote work is here to stay and has boosted productivity and cost savings. It also offers a number of recommendations for shifting to a hybrid workforce in the future.
Is this the future of work, or are we destined to go closer to the way things were? Nobody knows for sure, but it does seem like the switch to remote work is permanent for many organizations.
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