GETTING AHEAD OF CHANGE BY EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES
It’s no secret that this is a dynamic time for the workforce: The mass shift to remote work is having a massive impact on organizations and the workforce. 451 Research's Voice of the Enterprise: Digital Pulse, Coronavirus Flash Survey October 2020 found that 64% of businesses have already implemented permanent and expanded remote work policies. Compared to the amount of remote work that businesses were supporting a year ago, that number is staggering.
EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES IS A FIRST-ORDER BUSINESS GOAL
Organizations can’t afford to wave off the workforce experience any longer – either by doing nothing or resorting to the latest niche app to solve a specific problem. Thus, many companies are now placing a strategic focus on providing employees with a purposeful, seamless, and empowering daily workplace experience.
Four realizations found in the latest 451 Research as a first-order business goal:
- Employees need information to flow differently across their work
- Employees need to be trusted to own outcomes and delivery
- Technology strategies will focus more on people and culture
- Leadership is stepping up
NOT EVERY BUSINESS THAT SUPPORTS CULTURE WILL EXCEL
Not every business is in the same position. Survey data showed several distinct cohorts regarding how resilient businesses feel amid the disruptions they might face and their capacity to take on new projects and initiatives to continue moving forward. Notably, those that are more confident and digitally mature tend to be more efficient and, therefore, have more capacity to invest in being culture-driven, focused on supporting new, more seamless work styles across teams that the new business environment they are transitioning to requires.
LEARN MORE ABOUT GETTING AHEAD OF CHANGE BY EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES
- 451 RESEARCH STUDY: Read the full report to learn how innovative companies are evolving their digital strategy to thrive in our new reality.
- WEBINAR: Register for this exclusive webinar on Tuesday, April 13 at 10 a.m. PDT with 451 Research Director Chris Marsh, Hina Patel, and Carlos Pullen-Ferreira to learn how innovative companies are rethinking operational culture and empowering employees.
The above includes insights from a Black and White study based on the recent 451 Research’s Voice of the Enterprise: Digital Pulse, Coronavirus Flash Survey October 2020. This research was commissioned by 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Author: 451 Research Director Chris Marsh.