New normal in unchartered territory 24 May 2021 / 19:45 H.
IT is hard to fathom just how much businesses have transformed in the span of one year. Covid-19 brought with it a slew of challenges but it could also be seen as a litmus test for organisations to respond to emergency situations (in Malaysia, the movement control orders, or “MCO”).
Technology played a pivotal role in facilitating the transformation process of organisations across all sectors – as remote work became the new normal.
Today, the main focus for almost every person and organisation is the vaccine. For many, it symbolises hope and a return to normal, though there are also many who are more conservative in their views about the vaccine.
Top hybrid work trends in Singapore that every business leader needs to know Details Published: 21 May 2021
Businesses must recognise that work is no longer bound to traditional notions of time and space when it comes to how, when, and where we work.
As leaders know, business is about adapting. Those who don’t adapt, don’t progress. And that’s the key message of Microsoft’s
Work Trend Index report, which finds that 49% of employees surveyed in Singapore are considering leaving their employer this year.
Titled
The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work – Are We Ready?, the report covers more than 30,000 people in 31 countries, including Singapore, to shed light on hybrid working trends over the pandemic.
New normal in unchartered territory HAFIZ SOHAIMI/THESUN
IT is hard to fathom just how much businesses have transformed in the span of one year. Covid-19 brought with it a slew of challenges but it could also be seen as a litmus test for organisations to respond to emergency situations (in Malaysia, the movement control orders, or “MCO”).
Technology played a pivotal role in facilitating the transformation process of organisations across all sectors – as remote work became the new normal.
Today, the main focus for almost every person and organisation is the vaccine. For many, it symbolises hope and a return to normal, though there are also many who are more conservative in their views about the vaccine. Either way, both sides want the same thing – to protect their well-being and return to the status quo before Covid-19. But is a return to the status quo even possible?
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Hybrid work and crying with colleagues: The new trends Kiwi bosses can t afford to ignore
21 Apr, 2021 12:00 PM
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Around 20 per cent of Kiwi workers said they had shed tears with a collegue. Photo / Getty Images
Around 20 per cent of Kiwi workers said they had shed tears with a collegue. Photo / Getty Images
Kiwi workplaces are still feeling the impact of Covid-19 and a year out from the pandemic an in-depth study has revealed what s coming next.
Hybrid work - that s a workforce with a mix of remote and office workers - is here to stay and New Zealand businesses will have to adapt, a just-released report has found.