The Future is Flexible:

Hybrid Workplaces

Employees want greater ownership and choice in the new world of work.

Employees see working from home during the pandemic lockdown as a watershed moment, challenging cultural norms around how and where work is accomplished.

ON AVERAGE, ONLY TEN PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED WORKED FROM HOME MOST OF THE TIME BEFORE THE LOCKDOWN (THOUGH AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY NOW HOPE TO KEEP THIS INCREASED AUTONOMY).

When the time is right, nearly nine in ten workers (88%) want greater ownership in defining how and when they use office space — blending office‐based and remote work.

The benefits that workers want to keep include greater autonomy (70%), working well as a dispersed team (69%), and the faster decision-making that occurred during the pandemic (67%). Sixty-three percent want to continue travelling less and sixty-four percent want to use that time more productively.

“It is clear that working from home has its benefits, as does going to office. Employers that want their staff to be productive and enable them to collaborate effectively, however, must adopt the right tools – especially if they want to successfully transition the hybrid work ecosystem demanded by today’s workforce.”

— Hariharan S, Managing Director. Collaboration, Cisco Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China

Employee Ownership and Choice in a New World: Hear from Hariharan S on how companies are empowering remote workers with personalized and engaging experiences.

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