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A recent study<\/a> showed the vast majority of surveyed Australians said their organisation had effectively handled new ways of working in response to COVID-19 (80%), and was well prepared to address the changing work environment (78%).<\/p>\n

That said, Australian executives may be underestimating upcoming challenges. Less than half (47%) expected COVID-19 to increase flexibility for remote work over the next year. They did expect that maintaining productivity given new ways of working (49%) and establishing a culture that supported more remote employees (44%) would become top challenges for businesses, but at a far lower percentage than many other countries in the survey.<\/p>\n

The study collected feedback<\/a> from employers and employees in 10 countries, including Australia. It was conducted in partnership with 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors<\/a>, Oxford Economics, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).<\/p>\n

Deliberately design for employee engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking during the HXM Digital Summit<\/a>, Sarah McCann-Bartlett, CEO of Australian HR Institute, said that her organisation\u2019s research revealed challenges as companies moved to hybrid work. While most organisations In Australia fall somewhere along a continuum between onsite and remote work choices, having a hybrid model that equally engages all employees can be more difficult.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s concern among some HR practitioners about creating a two-tiered system in the workplace, and that employee engagement among those who can\u2019t work remotely will drop. Some are considering other flexibility benefits they can provide to support the work\/life balance of these employees,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need to give it the thought, time, consultation, project management, training, and engagement that we would any change project. Envision your future and deliberately work towards that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t leave out culture change<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just because it\u2019s possible to have workers all remote, doesn\u2019t mean that\u2019s necessarily the most productive working model. McCann-Bartlett advised companies to make hybrid work decisions in the context of the corporate culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor those looking at moving to a new workplace model, culture change has to be part of this process. she said. \u201cThis is even more urgent for Australian organisations\u2026to focus on building much healthier, and more inclusive, ethical cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n

Think digital first<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of the surveyed Australian leaders were satisfied with the technology they have for new ways of working\u2014but they may not be accommodating all workers. For example, less than 23 percent said that most of their workers had the necessary technology and environment effectively work remotely. Customer service workers (54%), general staff (51%), and service\/field workers (51%) were especially disadvantaged in this area.<\/p>\n

\u201cHR needs to think digital first. It\u2019s one people strategy that leads with digital,\u201d said Jason Averbook, CEO and founder of Leapgen. \u201cDigital starts with a mindset and vision\u2026second, it\u2019s how do I understand my people and how they work\u2026how do I make sure I\u2019m designing for them and not HR\u2026third, that HR develops not processes, but employee journeys that generate feelings which create the employee experience\u2026and fourth is the technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Holistic employee experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the advent of digitalisation, employers have the tools to find out what workers are going through and act on their input. However, in the same survey, Australians were significantly less likely than respondents in other countries to conduct regular employee pulse surveys (25%).<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the biggest learnings from the pandemic is that humans are more important than ever, and I hope this stays with us in every country\u2026it\u2019s time to start checking in with people instead of checking up on people, enabling people instead of monitoring people,\u201d said Averbrook. \u201cThose organisations that listen and act are going to be key. We need to design the employee experience for the whole person\u2026physical, emotional, spiritual, social and intellectual.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bridging the workforce learning gap<\/strong><\/p>\n

The report also found that although companies viewed reskilling as a long-term talent investment, just 30 percent expected to invest in learning programs for reskilling and upskilling over the next year vs. 38 percent in other countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cReskilling is very pertinent because we\u2019re looking at potential labor shortages in a number of areas,\u201d said McCann-Bartlett. \u201cThe border has been shut for over a year with no skilled immigration and a reduction in foreign students\u2026who stay on and take up roles in Australia. If we don\u2019t focus on this, the skills our workforce needs are not going to be developed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The future of work is now<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organisations can take advantage of the massive appetite and opportunity for change by designing employee-centric HR strategies.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople realise we have to be much more agile in fragile times,\u201d said Averbook. \u201cThat takes an understanding of the employee. We have to stop counting heads and make heads count\u2026then based on employee persona, we can say some work can happen in the office, at home\u2026we design for the mindset of the organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n

This blog also appeared on the 麻豆原创 BrandVoice on Forbes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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