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The New Norm

Life
October 13, 2024

The greatest challenge today for business is to adapt to the new way of doing business post COVID-19. The norms, policies, and customs that have governed workplace behavior in the traditional office are being challenged. As a person who usually went to the office when I was not travelling, working from home full-time has been both a pleasure and a burden at times.  I have saved a great deal of money with not having to commute or dress for the office, but it has been a challenge to remain as focused as needed with the entire family at home.  The big change in business has been the realization that an organization, in most ways, can be as effective when the employees work from home as when they do in the office. Once we accept this concept as managers and employees, it opens a whole new set of possibilities for our workforce.  Choosing work locations based on personal preference rather than proximity to the office is a big step for most organizations, and the effect on the office real estate industry will be devastating. Organizations should  ask managers and employees to evaluate how they would approach the work from home concept if it was more permanent. As work behavior evolves, the way we evaluate employees will change.  Fundamental concepts such as KPI’s and project planning will change and become a larger part of the employee evaluation process.  I believe managers with experience in the past of managing remote teams will be in a better position to exceed as these changes take place in our offices around the world.