\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\nBefore the disruptions caused by the pandemic and the consequent lockdowns, the digital journey was simply a fad that every CEO seemed to be on. The current work scenario has created a paradigm shift.\u00a0\u00a0To deliver on business outcomes more efficiently, while remaining a great place to work\u00a0organizations across the globe\u00a0are\u00a0re-evaluating\u00a0and doing\u00a0more to support their\u00a0move towards digitization.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nGlobal Talent Competitiveness<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\nThe shift to remote work also means that we are now competing for talent at a global level. People today can work from any market, serving any company. The entry-exit barriers created by geography have slowly but surely dissolved, leaving us with a new challenge\u00a0to find creative ways to retain our position as great employers, among almost the whole world.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe \u201cPhygital\u201d Workspace<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\nAs a critical enabler of business and economic continuity, remote working has shown us that physical presence for work is out of the window. It\u2019s a new world and\u00a0organizations need to differentiate themselves based on flexibility to meet employee needs. Creating a\u00a0\u201cPhygital\u201d\u00a0world \u2013 that brings in digital and interfaces it with the physical set-up to perfectly fit in the new normal\u00a0which\u00a0seems to be the way ahead.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nNo One Solution to Fit All<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\nOrganizations will have to strike the optimal balance between the physical and digital, that works best for them.\u00a0Solutions cannot\u00a0be generic for industries or the world at large, as every company and its employee needs will differ depending on their\u00a0work models and business goals. All companies will have to strike their own balance.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nImportance of Company Culture<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\nThe culture of an organization, its purpose, and values are some of the most important things that anchor and bind the workforce. At a time when departments within organizations are physically divided across geographies, the consequent flexibility can impede creating strategies that align the workforce and is a challenge that needs much thought.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSupervision is Passe<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\nThe last 18 months have made it clear that most organizations do not need supervisors. It has been observed time and again that if we are not careful this supervisory layer can create havoc by shifting the balance from discussions, creativity, or brainstorming to mere reviews. Instead, organizations need to divert efforts to engage and create deeper connections with employees, so they feel heard and appreciated.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWork-life Balance Matters<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\nWe have all experienced the slow deterioration of the quality of work-life balance since the beginning of the work-from-home era. A direct result of the reduced productivities\u00a0as compared to\u00a0how well we used to work cross-functionally in a physical set-up.\u00a0It is not as simple as just walking up to someone\u2019s desk anymore. Collaborations of any kind today, require setting up calls and setting aside time from our already busy schedules.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHow Max Life Insurance Re-invented its Employee\u00a0Experiences\u00a0for Hybrid 2.0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\nAs soon as the lockdown was in place the team came together to outline a purpose and path to differentiate themselves in the market.\u00a0Keeping a close watch on trends and tirelessly working toward creating a unified purpose,\u00a0helped\u00a0Max Life Insurance\u00a0to\u00a0realize and outdo its business goals, despite the challenging times.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Prashanth detailed\u00a0some of the actions\u00a0his organization\u00a0adopted to maintain\u00a0the\u00a0equilibrium required between employee centricity, morale, motivation, and\u00a0the\u00a0business outcomes that were expected.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\nLaunching a special program called ‘Mission Possible’ with a focus on surviving against the adversity of the pandemic. This was done via different reward and recognition mechanisms, listening forums, engagement avenues, as well as presenting a simplified way to operate in a digital setup.\u00a0Successfully mirroring, replicating, and creating\u00a0an optimum way\u00a0of work resulting in a steep increase in\u00a0market share, rather quickly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nSecondly, they always listened. The need to listen has multiplied many times over the last 18 months. While earlier listening avenues were restricted by hierarchy, the team now spent at least a couple of hours were spent talking to people, to identify\u00a0problems. Pulse surveys were also conducted every 2 months to understand the ground reality and quickly finding solutions to the reported problems.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\nAs the workforce shifted from the physical workspace, the organization made huge investments to enable teams with tools, training, WFH infrastructures, and designing a world-class hybrid workplace.\u00a0This new adaptable workspace will be welcoming its head office staff of over 2000 employees, to a hot-desking setup, where people can come in anytime they feel like.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\nPeople communication and cutting down on meeting time is another area of focus.\u00a0In the era of zoom and teams, meetings can eat into a lot of productive time. To combat this, \u201cDo-Not-Disturb\u201d time has been scheduled between 1-2 pm every day. No meetings are to be scheduled, and people are discouraged from calling their peers during this time. The company is also contemplating declaring a couple of days a month as \u201cOff-Meeting Days\u201d. This will give people time to prioritize work deliveries, rather than attending meetings.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\nAs a workforce predominantly consisting of the sales team, 85% to be exact, Max Life Insurance acknowledges that is never going to be a 100% digital company. It believes that to maintain a great culture and value system, human face-to-face interactions are foundational and is working towards bringing back its people to the office slowly. At the same time, they are committed to being mindful of the personal needs of each employee.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn closing, as an organization run by people, we need to recognize the importance of the human touch, but what is required more than that is to continue inspiring people to deliver on the expected business outcomes by aligning our people with our strategies. Ensuring that there is a common thread that ties the entire workforce together can help in this endeavor. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The CEO\u2019s concern remains real-time performance, outcome based performance, hyper productivity, agility, and flexibility. The keynote by Prashanth Tripathy, MD & CEO, Max Life Insurance addresses the nuances of achieving these business goals at HR Connect 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3480,"featured_media":2836,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[199,294,5619787],"tags":[5618524,5619028,5619116,5618854,5619788],"sapn-display":[5619873,5619871,3807326,60294],"sapn-type":[5616887],"class_list":["post-2829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-customers","category-events","category-human-capital-management","tag-employee-experience","tag-experience-management","tag-hr-connect-21","tag-human-experience-management","tag-workforce","sapn-display-feature-hero","sapn-display-feature-spotlight","sapn-display-homepage-hero","sapn-display-topic-hero","sapn-type-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n
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