What will work look like in your organization, post-Covid? When the pandemic ends, which new normal adaptations will endure?
Our common response to massive disruption, such as a pandemic, is to hope for and assume things will return to normal. However, do we really want to return to all the old ways of doing business?
This topic comes up frequently with my clients right now. And it makes sense: planning for an uncertain future is challenging, even for great leaders and managers. They want to avoid old “bad” habits, and incorporate new policies and processes that make sense for their organization, including their employees.
Savvy leaders and managers understand the importance of an effective strategy, careful planning, and great execution in order to emerge from this pandemic.
But do we truly know, and understand, how our work has been changed?
When the Pandemic Ends…
A massive disruption provides an opportunity to examine how things were before, including our view of the future.
Based on an analysis of consumer and business trends, The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) recently published a report on the future of work. According to MGI, remote work, digitization, and automation were accelerated by the pandemic. They predict that these trends will “have a lasting impact on workers and work, even after the pandemic.”
However, others caution about expectation management.
It is incredibly wonderful how so many have come together to create solutions, now and for the future. It is truly remarkable how we adapt, remaining flexible, creative, and productive through-out the process.
A pandemic changes the way we work, learn, and live. It alters our perceptions and expectations. I’ll dive in to that in another post.
In the meantime, what do you think? What will work look like in your organization, post-Covid? When the pandemic ends, which new normal adaptations will endure?
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