Productivity Anywhere Will Shake Up Workforce and Workplace Structure
Remote working has enabled employees to be productive anywhere, everywhere, and anytime. With hybrid working being the default arrangement, business leaders will start looking into providing a more equitable work experience for those inside and outside the office, especially during meetings and group discussions . Willis Tower Watson’s recent 2021 Employee Experience survey found that 90% of APAC employers are prioritizing enhancing the employee experience over the next three years.
This collaborative infrastructure will also complement the greater adoption of asynchronous work practices – a trend triggered by the pandemic. It will not just redefine how employees collaborate with one another, but also help businesses rethink hiring practices and tap into a more global and diversified talent pool.
Industries will continue to change how they work, with decentralised work practices and processes enabling effective business continuity for a workforce that may be largely working from home.
Office Spaces Reimagined for a Hybrid Future
With employees working remotely half or most of the time, companies are turning to a flexible and cost-effective approach for their office space investment. More huddle rooms will be video-enabled, and converted into collaboration hubs, serving as a place for teams to gather to brainstorm in small groups, host client meetings, celebrate milestones, and work on joint projects.
There will also be a growing adoption of the office on-demand approach to help businesses effectively add on workspaces as needed.
Business leaders will also look at how to make a return to the office, something that employees look forward to.
Greater Use of Data Analytics in the Workplace
Leaders will start adopting AI and data analytics to support and improve employee productivity and safety, in addition to driving business growth, as part of their continued digital transformation plan.
IT departments will turn to data and insights to have a more objective view on employee productivity both in the office and when they work remotely. These inputs will help them decide what technology investments they need to make to help a hybrid workforce collaborate better.
Office managers will also leverage insights such as occupancy data to determine the most effective office layout, and minimise wasted space and reinforce or improve proper safe distancing measures.
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