How to build a happier & more productive hybrid workforce.

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  Hi there in this Prezi video, I'm excited to talk

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  with you about how to build a happier and more

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  productive hybrid workforce.

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  Now in case we haven't actually met, my name is

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  mandy funds and I am the owner and founder of

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  Make the leap Digital, a boutique consulting agency helping purpose

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  driven businesses to unlock the power of linkedin and remote

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  work. Now as the links and experts and her most

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  work advocates, I truly believe that everyone deserves to have

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  the freedom and flexibility to work from wherever they feel

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  the happiest and most productive.

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  Now, back in February 2020, it was estimated that 19.5

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  million people would be switching to remote work.

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  Now, according to a we work remotely 2021 reports, employers

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  will have more than 36 million employees working remotely by

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  2025, so this number has almost doubled in the past

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  year. So this clearly shows that the way we work

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  is changing and companies including the lloyds are rapidly embracing

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  the hybrid remote work environment and allow employees to choose

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  when, where and how they work in the future.

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  But managing a hybrid workforce can be challenging.

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  So in this video you'll learn about by top three

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  tips to build a happier and more productive workforce, especially

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  in a hybrid environment meaning both in office and remote

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  employees. So let's get started with tip number one, which

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  is to design a work schedule.

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  So especially in a hybrid team environment where employees most

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  likely work across different time zones and different places, including

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  a home office, a co working space or a cafe,

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  it is important to design a work schedule that works

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  for both yourself and the wider team and organization.

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  So here's a quick example.

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  You can use tools like google calendar, a productivity planner

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  or just a piece of paper for accountability.

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  Now I highly recommend using time blocking to set clear

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  boundaries for both yourself and the wider team and to

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  manage expectations.

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  Think about setting aside time for self care or maybe

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  a morning routine to kick start a day.

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  And I highly recommend you to bet your work to

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  increase productivity also don't forget to plan any holidays ahead

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  and perhaps block sometime for focus hours now.

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  You also might want to introduce no meeting days to

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  increase productivity and reduce zoom fatigue, which brings me to

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  the next tip, which is to establish clear communication guidelines.

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  So having clear communication guidelines is crucial to build a

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  happier and more productive workplace, especially when part of the

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  team works inside the office while others are working remotely.

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  So let's have a look at the difference between synchronous

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  versus asynchronous communication.

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  Synchronous communication requires an immediate response as it is based

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  on a direct conversation, meaning by phone, a face to

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  face meeting or a video call.

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  Now in a hybrid environment, this type of communication should

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  be kept to a minimum as it is less inclusive.

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  It is rob's efficiency and increases transparency across the team.

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  Now, on the other hand, a synchronous communication does not

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  require an immediate response as it is based on reading

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  and writing.

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  Think about slack email or your company project management too.

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  Now, especially in a high risk workplace, it is best

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  practice to default to asynchronous communication as it is more

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  inclusive, improves efficiency and increases transparency amongst the team and

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  the wider organization.

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  As an example, you can think about daily stand up

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  meetings with employees working across different time zones.

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  I highly want to encourage you for the next time

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  you schedule a synchronous meeting, ask yourself can this be

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  done a synchronously and if not, then let's have a

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  look at tip number three, which is to focus on

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  more engaging meetings.

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  So in case you do schedule a synchronous meeting, think

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  about how you can make it as effective and engaging

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  as possible.

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  So before each meeting send a calendar invite and an

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  agenda to manage expectations and make sure that everybody is

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  on the same page.

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  Then journey meeting encourage everyone to turn on their video

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  to build personal connection and use tools such as Prezi

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  video to increase engagement.

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  Also think about kicking off with a fun spiritual icebreaker

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  or ending the meeting with a fun team building activity

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  to increase a sense of belonging and strengthen employee morale.

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  All right, those are my three tips, a quick recap

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  of the tips that recovers to build a happier and

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  more productive workforce in a hybrid environment.

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  Number one is to create a work schedule to manage

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  expectations and set clear boundaries for both yourself and the

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  wider team or organization.

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  Number two is to establish clear communication guidelines to increase

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  productivity and avoid zoom fatigue and lesbian at least have

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  more engaging remote meetings to increase a sense of belonging

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  and strengthen employee morale.

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  All right, that's it for today.

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  I hope you found this helpful.

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  Feel free to connect with me on links in or

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  visit my website to learn more.

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  I'm curious to hear about your experience in a hybrid

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  environment.