How to return to the office
Things to consider when returning back to the office in this post COVID-19 world
Hey there,
With more and more people being vaccinated đ more and more companies are considering what the âreturn to the officeâ really looks likeâŚ
Ok ok, I donât actually mean âwhat it looks likeâ but more how to make the transition as smooth as possible. Here is what I found:
How to make the âreturn to the officeâ the smoothest possible đŚŚ
đ Re-Entry: Weighing Whatâs Best for Your People and Business? by Robyn Ward, Startup Coach/Company and Community Builder/Investor
Top takeaway:Â Consider your re-enter strategy a WIP and think about how to iterate on the model that youâre building with your team. Run regular âWhat made my day difficult?â surveys.
đ How to Prevent the Return to Offices From Being an Emotional Roller Coaster by Liz Fosslien, Head of Content at Humu & Molly West Duffy organizational development expert and consultant, authors of the book No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work (Portfolio, 2019).
Top takeaway:Â Make the norms for collaboration, updates, meetings & calls explicit and inclusive for both: remote and in-the-office workers
đ A CEOâs Guide to Planning a Return to the Office by Dan Ciampa
Top takeaway:Â Keep your nerves calm by not pushing for decisions that donât yet have to be made, collect as much data from your company and market as possible (and not push for specific preferences), and donât rely on employee surveyâs alone to understand peopleâs needs, treat them as 1 data point and collect more data.
News from our community đŻââď¸
We recently interviewed Pat Kua, the Ex-CTO of N26, CTO coach, mentor and advisor as a guest on our Teams At Work Podcast and it was one of the most insightful episodes! Really, you should listen in.
We loved it so much that we invited Pat to host an AMA in our Teams At Work community and weâve written up his advice which was SUPER valuable.
One of the questions was:
âI have a direct report who started on my team recently. I have given him few tasks to work on and he doesnât meet them and always comes up with an excuse. Any thoughts on how to improve this?â
đ Read Patâs reply and advice here
Tips from the Bunch AI Coach
Check out âBuilding a sustainable virtual workplaceâ tip by Heidi Lynne Kurter, Leadership Coach and Culture Consultant - itâs a good reminder for making rituals explicit that include your remote colleagues, even after the return to the office.
Have a great week and let us know how your team is handling the return to the office!
Darja