HOW TO MAKE HYBRID WORK ‘WORK'

Microsoft Corporation recently released its second annual Work Trend Index report, "Great Expectations:

Making Hybrid Work a “Work” After sitting on the cusp of hybrid work for more than a year, many companies are at a long-awaited inflection point: the lived experience of hybrid work.

One thing from the research is clear: We are not the same people who went home to work in early 2020. The past two years have left a lasting imprint, fundamentally changing how people define the role of work in their lives. The challenge ahead for every organization is to meet employees' great new expectations head-on while balancing business outcomes in an unpredictable economy.

To help leaders navigate the shift, the 2022 Work Trend Index outlines five urgent trends from an external study of 31,000 people in 31 countries, including the Philippines, along with an analysis of trillions of productivity signals in Microsoft 365 and labor trends on LinkedIn:

1. Employees have a new “worth it” equation.

67% of employees in the Philippines say they're more likely to prioritize their health and wellbeing over work than before the pandemic. And the Great Reshuffle isn't over: 46% of Gen Z and Millennials in the Philippines are likely to consider changing employers in the year ahead.

2. Managers feel wedged between leadership and employee expectations.

69% of leaders in the Philippines say their company is planning a return to full-time in-person work in the year ahead, compared to 50% globally. 46% of managers in the Philippines say leadership at their company is out of touch with employee expectations and 81% of managers in the Philippines say they don't have the influence or resources to drive change for their team.

3. Leaders need to make the office worth the commute.