Our perception and expectations of the workplace are being tested in real-time as we adjust to a remote work environment. Many industries and companies are having to figure out how to collaborate, stay productive, and support their market and customer positions with a distributed workforce and resource pool.
Employees may encounter new temperature screening and symptom checks, changes to office layout, or policies against gathering around the water cooler. But in most cases, the thrust of the effort is to get “back to normal”—that is, back to the office.
After all, there are so many things to distract us at home, limited access to the tools and processes we need to drive productivity, and we’re much more effective leading in-person discussions…. right?
Remote working isn’t new – since 2005 it has increased globally by 140%. The recent pandemic has been a tremendous accelerant of an already growing trend and one that looks to be permanent. The duration of the pandemic is extending, and a recent Fortune survey revealed that 74% of employees are hesitant to go back to an office.
Mike and Michael discuss the dynamics of remote working during the COVID pandemic as well as the long-term aspects of sustainable remote work. Mike breaks down the components of Workplace 2.0 and how Trans4mative offers companies a clear strategy for defining remote work successfully.
Trans4mative Partners Mike Rosenbaum, Aashish Parekh, and Alin Dinu sit down with The Houston Chronicle to help businesses understand T4’s Workplace 2.0 framework for sustainable remote working. In this feature, T4 breaks down the components of Workplace 2.0 and introduces a new maturity model for remote working.
