Return to working from office after pandemic - redesigning working model!

Change Management Ethics Organizational Project Management

Dr. Deepa Bhide Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Covid-19 pandemic is unique in a way that it has forced the mankind to introspect, analyze and execute like nothing earlier. The world has seen profound organizational and societal shifts. The landslide shifts in project workforce management, physical and mental health have paved way to redesign the way of working and deliver value to the projects.

As organizations see a return of the workforce to the offices, opportunities open up for creating a new habitat for an optimal and symbiotic working. The last 2 years, saw technology as a "savior" and an "enabler" to get work going and save workforce from losing their jobs. However, one of the biggest challenges was integrating humans with the technology to create a shared and safe ecosystem of working. After all, regardless of the type of work model, its all about getting the value to the client

With the world on its way to resume "in office" working, return of workforce needs such as physical and psychological wellbeing; ethical implications of business/regulatory decisions, connection with the work, ethical conundrums in virtual working are paramount to address.

Would like to hear from you all on this.

Posted: Mar 8, 2022 2:21 AM (Updated by author: Mar 8, 2022 2:27 AM)

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Dr. Deepa Bhide Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Mar 13, 2022 4:20 PM

Replying to Bryan Shelby

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One effect on business relates to business travel. The pandemic forced businesses to recognize that a substantial amount of such travel was unnecessary, expensive, overly time-wasting, and harmful to the planet. From both the business and ethical perspectives, once things settle down, I think (and hope!) that it will be hard for businesses to go back to the old practices of flying employees thousands of miles for a two-hour meeting...

Bryan, I agree. The travel, in most cases, was seen as entitlements. I think all these perks can go away saving the environment and yet, getting the work done. This will likely impact the project cost positively. Thx

Posted: Mar 14, 2022 4:51 AM

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