FEATURE effect been a mass experiment on how we work and how we want to , and it is hugely beneficial in terms of testing and evaluating how we now approach the future of work .
In fact , the most encouraging numbers remain those mentioned above from five years ago , when technology was seen as a vital tool improving how efficiently and productively we worked . If it did so then , it can do so again now and in the future , and in better and more effective ways .
RE-ESTABLISHING BALANCE IN HOW WE USE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE HOW WE WORK WILL IN TURN ENABLE US TO REGAIN A BETTER WORK- LIFE BALANCE .
Technology will continue to play an essential role in our work lives , whether we are in an office with colleagues or connecting remotely . In-built tools , such as muting notifications outside certain working windows and scheduling emails for the following day if working late , can help to reinstate some of the boundaries between work and life that have become eroded .
Even as offices start to safely welcome staff back , we are unlikely to see whole workforces under one roof at the same time ever again .
On-going distancing requirements and health and safety measures are likely to mean portions of staff will be working remotely , perhaps in a rotating pattern based on individual appetites and schedules , as well as safe office capacity . Managing teams under these circumstances will also be an important challenge for leaders to deal with .
As this flexibility becomes the norm and we begin to adopt hybrid working patterns , the next step is to refine working practices that only arose out of necessity and ensure the wealth of options , from locations to technologies , is used to improve how we work together , not hinder it . Re-establishing balance in how we use technology to improve how we work will in turn enable us to regain a better work-life balance . x
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