{"id":28692,"date":"2021-02-26T15:45:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T15:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/?p=28692"},"modified":"2021-02-26T15:45:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T15:45:04","slug":"planning-your-hybrid-team-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/insights\/planning-your-hybrid-team-kick-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning your hybrid team kick-off?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As vaccination starts to pick up in many countries, many of our clients\u2019 thoughts are turning towards implementing hybrid teams. It’s been a topic of interest for a while, but it’s been fairly academic when many people didn’t have the option of going into the office at all.<\/p>\n

In the UK we have generally been pretty poor at testing and controlling COVID-19 so far, but we have done surprisingly well on vaccinations. I have already had my first injection and we are expecting things to return closer to normal over the next few months (fingers crossed).<\/p>\n

As we get closer to actually delivering a hybrid workplace, now is the time to kick off the thinking around what that means. People are going to need a while to get their heads around the flexibility that this brings.<\/p>\n

We all implemented a new way of working from home very quickly last year, now is the time to think about what worked well, what do we want to retain and how are we going to work together in this more mixed way of working.<\/p>\n

What’s different about hybrid teams is the pattern of work. We may have people working from the office for part of the time, working from home or working from a 3rd place such as a coffee shop or coworking space. Some people may be 100% virtual, others will come into the office for a number of days per week.<\/p>\n

In some organisations time flexibility will also be offered, usually around core hours.<\/p>\n

Some organisations are being quite directive about how much flexibility is permitted, and others are leaving a blank slate where employees are encouraged to express their personal preferences and to design a pattern around this.<\/p>\n

Whatever the pattern will be for you, now is the time to really think through what this means for your way of working and for your collaboration.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the critical questions we are discussing on our webinars with hybrid teams at the moment<\/p>\n