With employees’ perspectives fundamentally shifting towards their values, organizations should find better ways to align with the long-term goals of their staff.
Digital transformation has impacted the way today’s organizations operate. Not only has this enabled organizations to sustain their business operations, but it has created opportunities to thrive. At the same time, it also helped employees to rethink their values.
Most of the employees are rethinking why they work, how and what they are seeking to achieve from their job. This has fundamentally shaped the workplace paradigm. Hence, for organizations looking to remain competitive in today’s transforming labor market, business and IT leaders should reimagine their stale, pre-pandemic workplace culture. Here are four workforce trends that they watch out heading in 2022:
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As per, Annie Pearl, Chief Product Officer, Calendly, “The post-COVID workplace will see more automation and collaboration tool adoption than ever before because the need for speed has never been in higher demand.” She believes that customers and employees expect it as workforces become permanently distributed and scale based on asynchronous communications. “We’ll see a rise in features for facilitating better meetings – the heart of what drives business forward – and platforms for helping recreate serendipitous water cooler conversations through the use of technologies like augmented reality to help teammates feel more physically connected in a digital-first workplace,” adds Annie Pearl.
“The world’s been shaken up in terms of how freely we can move, meet, and what we want to do with our spare time,”
Rich Waldron, CEO and co-founder, Tray.io. “Driven by a sense of frustration and lack of control, many employees have a burning desire for change.”
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According to a report from PwC, 65% of employees are actively looking for a new job. “From a company perspective, executives should prioritize the employee experience. People want flexibility. We’re going to see organizations adopt technologies that lean into a hub model with respect to working at the office. Some examples include offering more flexible remote work environments, providing sufficient work-from-home setups, and cultivating a company culture that accommodates hybrid teams. Companies will have to address the “half-in, half-out” problem with hybrid working,” adds Rich Waldron.
With the lack of skilled professionals in the market, organizations will increasingly have to invest in up skilling their workforce. On the other hand, to remain competitive in the marketplace, employees will have to be flexible with their responsibilities. “As more non-traditional technical career models emerge, the ability to adapt and embrace new technologies will become an increasingly more important and valuable skill, “says Rich Waldron. “Additionally, candidates with high-level technical experience who have a more general understanding of software applications and processes will outshine candidates who have extensive experience using a singular platform or technology. There are higher expectations for technical proficiency among line-of-business (LOB) roles, so the capability to embrace technology and think outside the box as well as having the knowledge to properly use many different software applications will be vital to success in 2022 and beyond. “
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Vishal Muktewar is a Senior Correspondent at On Dot Media. He reports news that focuses on the latest trends and innovations happening in the B2B industry. An IT engineer by profession, Vishal has worked at Insights Success before joining Ondot. His love for stories has driven him to take up a career in enterprise journalism. He effectively uses his knowledge of technology and flair for writing, for crafting features, articles and interactions for technology enterprise media platforms.
