What (and where) COVID-19 left us
The forced transition to telework has not been easy for many jobs. In addition to the lack of time to implement it, of necessary infrastructure (not everyone has a room that serves as an office) and of living space (sharing the new workplace with family members of all ages), there is also the lack of experience of some countries and companies in managing teams remotely.
To know more, you can read our article “Teleworking and coronavirus“.
Current labour market trends in organisational culture
Teleworking is enjoyable, but, like all novelties, we must reach a point where it is built on the trust of supervisors and the comfort of workers. A recurring theme in 2020 has been the merging of spaces: it is no longer possible “not to take work home”. Work is already at home. And the challenge, now for 2021, is to change the vision and organisational culture in favour of the professional who works from home. Which companies are prepared to take this leap?
You can find out more about this topic in ” Inhabiting time: a new look upon work in times of coronavirus“.
Real diversity in real work teams
Speaking of corporate culture, synergising is a necessary move. This concept has been modernised because we no longer understand that the joint action of two parties is better than the sum of the separate results. At least, not if the two parts are equal. Diverse teams are at the forefront of large multinationals. And diversity is not only based on attitude, but also on origin.
In this article you can further delve into diverse talent.
Everything is based on balance
Both on family and professional balance. Current trends in the labour market are leading to a new way of looking at work-life balance. It’s no longer understood that the individual is a professional in his job and a person in his life outside it. Now the limits do not even blur: we simply accept that they do not exist.
2021 will be the year when all the innovations left behind by its predecessor, in a rush to meet real needs, will be established. New ways of working, of reconciling, of retaining talent. Let’s hope that time, in this case, apart from healing, perfects everything in favour of finding a real balance.
Sources: HBR, Marsh, Consilium, Weforum, BBC