Category: Backtoofficework

Teams365 #2999 - 10 Questions to Ask as You Reconnect in the Workspace: Back to the Office – Part 3

3/17/2022

What do you uniquely bring to our team right now?
How are we different than when we were last together?
What is it that we want to create as a team?
Who do you
What results are important?
How do we want to define ourselves as a team (What makes us stand out)?
What have we done in the last two years that has worked, and we don’t want to lose?
What old habits and routines need to be left behind?
What is not serving us as a team anymore?
What’s the environment we want to create in our team right now?

Anchoring your work in visuals is a key part of remote and hybrid work. It not only creates memorability, but it also provides an opportunity.

Enjoy your reflection,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Instagram @ReconnectingWorkspaces
Phone: (416)996-8326

Check out my TEDx talk

Looking to bring your workplaces back together, whether you are remote, hybrid, or face-to-face? Pick up a copy of my new book, Reconnecting Workspaces, at Amazon.

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Teams365 #2997 - Gearing Up for Back to Office Work Part 2

3/15/2022

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Yesterday we looked at three practical things that may make your back to the office more smoothly. Today we explore three more:

Create boundaries around what’s important
Spend time reconnecting
Consider your mindset

One of the biggest challenges faced by the remote workforce was the fluid nature of work, where boundaries were often blurred between work and life. Hybrid work can augment or magnify some of those tensions even more, by bringing together digital and physical workspaces.

As you embark on your hybrid work experience, consider what’s important. What are the ways you want to ensure the most important things get focused on?

#5 – Spend time reconnecting – My latest writing, Reconnecting Workspaces, is all about helping organizations consider what can help their people thrive in any environment – remote, virtual or hybrid. A central tenet is that RESULTS + RELATIONSHIPS = HIGH PERFORMANCE. Check out the Reconnecting Workspaces posts for more on boosting relationships and results, as well as tomorrow’s post on Building relationships. More to follow on this.

Given that some team members may never physically have worked in the office pre-pandemic, and given that some may not return to the office physically, it can be valuable to take stock of relationships and help clarify the relationship web. Everyone can benefit by asking on a regular basis - Who do I need to reach out to?

#6 - Consider mindset – Finally, what mindset do you want to adopt around hybrid work? What’s the perspective you want to adopt around your work right now?

The 90 Day Guide focuses on supports for gearing up for remote and hybrid work – pick up a copy for you, and for your colleagues at Amazon.

Enjoy the conversation,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Instagram @ReconnectingWorkspaces
Phone: (416)996-8326

Check out my TEDx talk

Looking to bring your workplaces back together, whether you are remote, hybrid, or face-to-face? Pick up a copy of my new book, Reconnecting Workspaces, at Amazon.

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Teams365 #2996 - Gearing Up for Back to Office Work – Part 1: 3 Areas to Consider

3/14/2022

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Many workspaces are looking to get back to the office, part-time or full-time as of spring 2022 here in Canada. Whether you are going back to the workplace two days a week, or two days a month, we know that hybrid work can be even more complex than all-virtual or all in-person work. In today’s post, the first of several around “gearing up for back to office work”, I wanted to share six areas you might want to consider in terms of making the transition smoother.

Here are six things to think about:

Have a routine
Consider what you need, where?
Create boundaries around what’s needed for your work
Build in the things you want from the start – i.e. workouts at lunch, taking lunch
Spend time reconnecting
Consider your mindset

Today and tomorrow, in parts 1 and 2 of the series, we’ll look at how to work more effectively in the other ways of working. On Wednesday of this week I’ll follow up with 10 questions to consider in a hybrid environment, and more posts to come next week.

Let’s first start with these six things that can help you thrive in the hybrid workspace.

Be intentional
Have a routine – Build in the things you want from the start – i.e. workouts at lunch, taking lunch
Consider what you need, where?
Create boundaries around what’s needed for your work
Spend time reconnecting
Consider your mindset

Be intentional – Intentionality is key in the virtual space, and even more important in the hybrid world. While we found it challenging to bring people together online, it can be even more challenging to bring everyone together digitally and physically. Being intentional gets us to become more proactive in how we do things. A Little bit of planning can go a long way.

As it relates to intentionality, this is beneficial on a few levels including, intentionality with:

Meetings - what outcomes are you looking for? Who needs to be there? What preparation needs to be done before the call?

Have a routine – As you move into a hybrid workspace, routines and structured processes can be valuable in terms of supporting our best work. It can be important to build in time for the things that are most important to us – for example, if you want to keep up your physical routines are you scheduling in workouts at lunch. We know how important physical workouts can be for mental health, and if commuting is adding to your time, how are you ensuring that you are still prioritizing things that will help you flourish.

Other routines to consider are: Hours of work, preparation or going into the office (see next point!), getting things done around the house.

Consider what you need, where? The return to office will not usher in a workspace that looks like it once did, in many cases. Hotelling is a new reality for many employees. With that in mind, consider what you need where. If you are working onsite 3 days a week, what do you need to get set up quickly. When you are home, what do you need to do your best work there?

Tomorrow we’re going to dive into three more areas you will find useful in the shift to hybrid working. This is in addition to our own style preferences. Consider taking the Hybrid Work Styles™ quiz if you haven’t done so yet – you can find the five types here.

Enjoy!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Instagram @ReconnectingWorkspaces
Phone: (416)996-8326

Check out my TEDx talk

Looking to bring your workplaces back together, whether you are remote, hybrid, or face-to-face? Pick up a copy of my new book, Reconnecting Workspaces, at Amazon.

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