Everything You Need to Know About Return to Office - 2022
Being human-centric has become essential to employers that want to not just survive but thrive, and how they handle RTO is a defining moment for their future.
R-T-O is an acronym for Return to Office
This refers to how businesses will choose to continue operations in a post-pandemic world.
Companies must decide between keeping employees office-first, remote-first, or hybrid - and the pressure is on!
Choosing the right RTO strategy
To help you decide on how to distribute your teams, let’s talk about what each RTO strategy looks like for your people.
Office-first
The traditional pre-pandemic approach where most employees are in the office and processes reflect that.
Listen to the concerns of your team and communicate the reasoning behind your decision. Give employees sufficient time to make the arrangements necessary to transition back to the office. Make sure you also communicate health and safety policies.
Remote-first
An organizational strategy that makes working remotely the primary option for most or all employees.
When choosing a remote strategy, make sure a plan is in place for maintaining employee engagement and work culture. This is crucial for strengthening employee performance, retention and satisfaction. To streamline this process use an Employee Experience (EX) software solution. EX platforms streamline people management and facilitate a connected culture in and out of the office.
Hybrid
A flexible work model that supports a blend of in-office and remote work.
This seems to be the preferred approach among many as it offers the most flexibility and personalization. The hybrid approach can mean splitting time between the office and remote or giving people the option to choose between the two. Leverage technology to keep teams aligned from anywhere.
What companies are doing
Goldman Sachs is notably staying firm on an office-first strategy, while some companies, such as Dropbox, are going virtual-first.
Many companies are taking a hybrid approach that is unique to their needs. Whether this means a weekly mix of office and remote or letting individual teams decide where to work.
No matter which approaches you take to Return to Office, make sure you communicate and connect with your team. Employee satisfaction is crucial to success, learn more on how to smoothen the transition here.
