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Welcome to the Future of Work blog – this is where you will find posts on all things related to the future of work.
We have guest bloggers that include CIO’s, Behavioral Scientists, CEO’s, Data Scientists including posts by our founder Cheryl Cran.
February 17, 2021
We have conducted numerous surveys of remote workers and have compiled the best practices of remote workers.
In many ways there was a general consensus that when 2020 was over there would be a sense of getting back to ‘normal’. Whatever normal is by today’s standards it is evident that there is a new normal that has emerged.
We surveyed over 1000 remote workers and asked: “Do you want to return to the workplace full time when the pandemic is under control?”
Over 90% of respondents said that they did not want to return to a pre Covid workplace.
The survey responses were not a surprise to us at NextMapping – we have been focused on social trends and worker mindsets impact on the future of work for the past decade.
When we share the above statistic with leaders they confirm that their own internal surveys of their employees indicates a similar response. If workers want to continue working primarily remotely it means that many companies need to re-look at their systems and resources to support a remote work workplace of the future.
Some company leaders are fighting the desire for workers to work remotely and are mandating a ‘return to office’ approach. This approach will not work well in the long run. The genie has been let out of the bottle and workers have been able to prove during Covid that working from home CAN work and work well.
Our research shows that the return to work process for many companies will include a formal remote work policy. In addition there will be a hybrid model of remote work and in office work.
Remote work is very effective for many workers and we have noted that there are common patterns among successful remote workers.
We cannot underestimate the ‘worker mindset’ and how it impacts the future of the workplace. We are in a ‘workers market’ which means that workers are willing to seek work elsewhere if their employer cannot provide them with remote work.
If we focus on the best practices of a remote worker we can leverage the effectiveness of how work is done remotely.