CAREER & DEVELOPMENT
IS THE HOME TO BECOME THE NEW OFFICE? JLL publishes the results of its "When home is the new office" report, in which the company analyses opinions of Polish employees on remote work. The home office – a subject which has been widely discussed for a long time and which employees perceive as one of their most important perks of their job. But how do they evaluate remote work when it is a necessity rather than a matter of choice? The opinions are even more interesting because, as indicated by JLL’s When home is the new office report – for many people, working from a sofa, bed or kitchen is a completely new situation. 42% of survey partici pants either did not use the home office mode at all, or only worked from home one day per month. Whatever our attitude towards remote working might be, however, our employers are already beginning to plan the process of returning to the office. In fact, the move back may prove to be more challenging than implementing the biggest global home office test in history.
IN ITS REPORT, JLL ANALYSES SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING: • Motivation and cooperation For many people, especially those living alone, the home office entails forced isolation. The lack of daily face-to-face contact with their colleagues, an inability to hold spontaneous conversations, a lack of an opportunity to ask a short question in an open space or grab a quick coffee can be frustrating in the long run. Moreover, nearly 80% of respondents to our survey clearly stated that they have a strong sense of belonging to their organization when working from the office. In contrast, only 44% of respondents have that same sense of belonging when working from home. A similar percentage (81%) also indicated that working in an office space with other people positively influences their level of motivation. Knowing how
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important human relations are in ensuring effective work, we must (speaking of both leaders and employees) continue to nurture these interactions. Therefore, it is even more important to provide the team with a place for everyday interactions, conducted online of course. And it is not only about business tele or videoconferencing, but also about lunches, celebrating successes or working out together. In addition, the data from JLL indicates that in the office 90% and 75% of the respondents positively rated cooperation with colleagues and clients, respectively. Whereas working remotely it dropped to 41% and 47%, respectively. • Digital transformation The majority of JLL's respondents indicated that they are now reaching for technological solutions that they had not previously used. The home office has therefore become not only a strong impulse to influence the pace of technological transformation of companies but has also made many employees more open to innovation. This is great news for the IT industry, especially since in almost 100% of cases, the respondents also declared that they want to use these new solutions in the future. These applications range from enabling videoconferencing for hundreds of guests to electronic document circulation platforms, and allow us to work from virtually anywhere. The question, however, is how the remote working model affects our mental and physical condition.
Outsourcing&More | May–June 2020
