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Equal engagement for all workers -- remote and on-site -- should be the key focus when crafting a hybrid work strategy, writes Jeff Steen, a content marketer and author. Steen examines Microsoft's hybrid work efforts and poses four questions leaders should consider as they design policies to ensure all employees have an experience that is free of favoritism or bias.
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Your organization's marketing approach can be emulated to improve employees' discovery, evaluation, buy-in, experience and mastery, writes Curt Steinhorst. Early training and development, peer bonding, friendly managers and efficient onboarding processes can set new hires up on a path to success and improve employee retention.
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Almost a third of employees value enhanced benefits as much as salary, making them a powerful tool for recruiting and retention, small-business development specialist Dan Casarella writes. Workers want benefits that support mental health, caregiving and financial stability, such as remote or hybrid work options, flexible hours, counseling, pet insurance and retirement plans, Casarella notes.
HR professionals should look at applications of extended reality technology, or the joining of augmented and virtual reality, for improving hybrid work, skill development and community, writes Virti CEO Alexander Young. XR content "includes 360-degree bespoke video, virtual spaces for collaboration and interaction with colleagues, [livestreaming] of events and webinars, and even AI-powered virtual humans that facilitate employee soft-skills training," Young writes.
Happiness can be fleeting, compared with pursuing a psychologically rich life full of strong relationships and a deep purpose, writes LaRae Quy. "A good life is not about some outstanding achievement; it's about how well we spend our limited time on earth," Quy writes.
Real change -- lasting change, sustainable change -- happens over the long term. You implement a strategy, see what works -- and what doesn’t -- and make changes from there. Trial-and-error is part of the process.
So give yourself a break as you craft your hybrid work model. It seems many companies are looking for 100% success right out of the gate. Maybe that happens, but maybe it doesn’t. Organizations are different, employees are different. Be patient, prioritize equal engagement for all workers and you’ll get there.
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