"In a socially distant world, many managers lack the time and tools they need to effectively identify flight risk, burnout or disengagement. Leaders need to help them understand how their team feels and track progress."
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The future of the workplace: the new normal's physical, social and mental transformations.
"Your future at work is being shaped by several powerful trends. Listen to Leong Chee Tung, CEO and Co-Founder at EngageRocket to find out the things you need to know about the Future of Work."
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"Leaders and managers have evolved their leadership styles - with more understanding, tolerance and flexibility for greater authenticity and a more human-centric approach at work."
Aileen Tan
CHRO at Singtel, IHRP-MP, MSHRI
Big, small, or mid-sized - prepare your infrastructure for
sustainable WFH
While WFH may be more challenging for some industries than for others, employee preference for it is universal. Across industries, over eight in ten respondents would
prefer to work from home more than half the time after this pandemic.
No simple correlation between WFH and productivity
An employee’s ability to stay productive in a non-office environment depends on a variety of factors - including surrounding distractions, personal obligations, and personality make-up. Over 36% of respondents have seen a downswing in their productivity when working from home after COVID-19.
Engagement yields a brighter future
Our study found that engaged employees are more confident of and committed to
working towards the company's recovery. Promoters are 5x times more likely to be "strongly" confident about the organisation's future.
"To successfully lead this transformation and transition, HR, supervisors and managers have a critical role to play. As much as leaders used to motivate and manage employees face-to-face, they must strive to continue to lead a virtual (or hybrid) workforce to maintain employee engagement and productivity. The responsibilities of the leader have not changed - it is the way of leading the team that has changed."
Peck Kem Low
Chief HR Officer and Advisor, CHRO Office and Workforce Development, Public Service Division, Prime Minister's Office, MSHRI, IHRP-MP
Head Leadership
Development Asia
CEO
MSHRI
HR Director SEA
IHRP-SP
Head of HR
IHRP-CP, MSHRI
"I think it is great that we are talking about mental wellbeing more than we have done before. While talking about it is very encouraging, there is also a need to do something about it. Getting people to speak up about mental ill-health in pulse surveys is certainly a good thing but frankly speaking, we have to "get below the surveys".
At the same time, it's really worth bearing in mind that a small act of kindness to someone who is sad or down, can go a very long way to making them feel less alone."
Michael Jenkins
CEO of Expert Humans, HR Thought Leader, MSHRI
