Some suggest that the pandemic is a storm everyone experiences equally. That is utter B.S. Yes, the storm has hit the whole world, but everyone is in

7 ways a hybrid work model could fail (and how to avoid them)

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2021-05-21 09:00:06

Some suggest that the pandemic is a storm everyone experiences equally. That is utter B.S. Yes, the storm has hit the whole world, but everyone is in a different boat. Some are in super yachts. Some are on inflatable rafts. Some are in their boats alone. Others have an entire family in there. And all this, during the forced experiment of working from whatever boat we find ourselves in.

The past year has shaken up everything and everyone – including CEOs and senior leaders who were already trying to transform the way their companies worked back in the Before Times™. Now, there’s a whale-sized appetite among executives to make dramatic changes as part of transitioning out of remote-only mode. But will reimagined workplaces be the rising tide that lifts all ships or the Leviathan that swallows us whole?

Like most other aspects of the pandemic, working from home hasn’t been equal for everyone. In fact, for many, it’s been a year of sleeping at work, not working from home. A study from last fall showed that one in four U.S. women was thinking of leaving the workforce. Many cited the losing game of trying to be an engaged employee and an engaged parent simultaneously, saying it’s just not worth the stress of failing at both. And the fun doesn’t stop there.