Speakers at the Microsoft 365 summit said today businesses need to shift to a hybrid work model in the face of changing demands by workers who are increasingly opting for remote work.
Around 40% of the global workforce are considering leaving their current jobs in 2021, said the speakers at the Microsoft 365 Summit: Future of Hybrid Work event held on 23 November, calling for “employers need to be incredibly thoughtful about how they approach the new world of work.”
Hybrid work is essentially the division of time between working in an office and working remotely.
A survey conducted by Microsoft teams showed 73 percent of employees want the option to continue to work remotely, 67 percent want more in-person engagement.
“Just like everyone else, we at Microsoft have never done this before,” said Ibrahim Youssry, Regional General Manager for the Middle East and Africa Multi-Country Region at Microsoft.
Although speakers at the summit admitted that “Hybrid work is hard,” the urged employees to adapt to the shift, or rist losing their human resources.
“Companies must approach this next phase of work quite carefully because it will fundamentally impact who stays, who goes, and who seeks to join their teams,” said Youssry.
He spoke of three interventions that businesses can implement to ensure adequate implementation of hybrid work: enabling extreme flexibility; taking a proactive approach to company culture; and prioritizing inclusion.
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