Our workplace culture is experiencing a crisis of trust. Many professionals are still uncomfortable working remotely, missing the easy trust-building exercises of staying slightly later than everyone else at the office or grabbing a coffee for the boss on their way in. With remote or flexible work, you need to earn trust through actionable work, managed expectations, and clear communication.
The world of work is changing every day. While school closures made the COVID transition to remote work far less than ideal, many employees may want to maintain flexibility once childcare is back in place.
Flexible workplaces actually perform better in the world of work because each component has been streamlined to provide the most benefit to the worker and the company, while ultimately improving the customer experience through balanced and engaged employees.
Modern companies try to incorporate work/life balance in different ways: some have fun treats like a cold brew tap or Friday lunches, while others allow employees to play ping pong throughout the day. But do any of these practices actually equal balance?
Career and personal life “balance” rarely equals 50/50, and many employees feel liberated when they let go of making balance happen.
Work/life balance doesn’t exist, or at the very least looks different for every person. While one person may have an entrepreneurial mindset driving them to fill their free time with work, another may only want to work during his or her child’s school hours. Either person can accomplish the tasks their job requires, but their schedule will look different.
