Why is Adaptive Teaming and Intentional Collaboration Important in a New World of Work?

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving world of work, the importance of connections, collaboration, and teamwork cannot be overstated. The way we work has undergone a huge shift, driven by factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid advancement of technology. As organisations adapt to these changes, the need for effective collaboration and intentional teamwork has become more critical than ever. In this blog, we will delve into the significance of connections in the realm of people analytics and HR. We'll explore the dangers of neglecting this aspect, drawing insights from a recent session at the Insight222 Global Executive Retreat (GER), where industry experts Michael Arena and Greg Pryor shed light on this very topic.

People AnalyticsJasdeep KareerOctober 18, 2023Remote Working, Hybrid Working, Work culture, Future of WorkComment

How to Get Remote and Hybrid Working Right

Getting remote or hybrid working right is one of the challenges and the most pressing questions that organisations are grappling with. While nearly all of us have likely implemented some type of remote working policies – we are also probably wondering if they are the ‘right’ policies. Are they helping us keep our employees engaged, involved, productive?While we hope that our remote working policies are effective and are helping our teams and organisations be successful, productive, innovative, and efficient, proving it and validating that they are working the way we intended is often a big question.

People AnalyticsJay DorioOctober 5, 2023Remote Working, Hybrid Working, Work culture, Future of WorkComment

How is Collaboration Changing in a Hybrid Work Environment?

Collaboration among employees is a pressing matter and subject to constant change. Since hybrid working is somewhere between remote work and office work, collaboration in this environment has seen more of a morphing in the past few years, not least of all due to COVID-19 and new ways of communicating with team memebers, than in other work environments. Because of this, HR practitioners, people analytic teams, and business leaders need to be diligent and understand the change to ensure that their company continues to see the benefits from a workforce that collaborates well whether working from home or working from the office.

The Future of Work is Not About Where You Work; It is About How You Work and Measure Success

In this expert interview, David Green speaks to Phil Arkcoll, CEO and co-founder of Worklytics, to understand how the pandemic has changed the way we work through remote work. Phil also highlights how the notion of work culture, interpersonal skills, and cohesive team collaboration has been affected by hybrid working. The discussion also covers Organisational Network Analysis (ONA) and how organisations can use network analysis to assess how this shift to hybrid working impacts productivity.

Three Ways to Avoid Return to Office Policy Failures

It is challenging to bring staff back after a long stretch of remote work. And it is not necessarily the most popular thing to do. Just look at the news backlash when Elon Musk and Goldman Sachs requested that their employees return to the office. So, it is essential to take the proper steps with return-to-work programs before sending out that mass email telling everyone in the organisation that they will be commuting back to the office and returning to their workstations within the week.

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of April 2021

Presenting another bumper edition of the best HR and People Analytics resources of the month – Continuing the experimentation theme many of the articles focus on how HR and people analytics teams are using data to help shape strategies relating to return to workplace, hybrid work and new ways of working. Contributors this month include: Nickle LaMoreaux, Tanuj Kapilashrami, Isabel Naidoo, Dave Ulrich, John Boudreau, Claude Silver, Madhura Chakrabarti, PhD Lynda Gratton, Amy Edmondson, Stacia Sherman Garr, Lexy Martin (she/her) Dylan Mendelson, Andreas Kyprianou, Bruce Daisley, Sayantani Pyne, + many more.

How can HR Prepare Organisations for Hybrid Working?

During 2020, Ethan Bernstein, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, conducted research in collaboration with Ben Waber, CEO of Humanyze, to understand the impact of remote work on employees. The findings of this research have been widely cited and used to help guide organisations and their workforces through the pandemic. In this blog post we explore three things HR can do to prepare their organisations for hybrid working in a post pandemic world.

Future of Work, Digital HR, People AnalyticsCaroline StyrMarch 11, 2021Remote Working, Hybrid Working, Future of WorkComment

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