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The diminishing returns of in-office mandates Around the Internet The new-age workplace is in a liminal space these days. A study finds that forcing the return to the office may not necessarily have the desired effect or result. For me, a very interesting read. And good to know. In-person collaboration has been linked to high performance and job satisfaction, but these benefits don't increase with more days spent in the office. An oft-cited reason for in-person work mandates is that they help drive connection among a team. As more employers push for four and five days in the office, rhetoric has focused (Link) on the importance of collaboration and a sense of belonging that some leaders believe can only be fostered in a shared physical environment. Yet some data shows the number of days people attend the office doesn't directly correlate to that sense of connection. In fact, there's only a 1% difference in the number of employees who say they feel connected to their organisation working four or five days a week as compared to those working two or three days on site. That slim leading edge went to the latter group, at 60%, according to a global survey of 1,115 employees by London-based workplace insights firm Leesman, seen by the BBC. [...] "There just doesn't seem to be huge gains from the number of days people are in the office," says Allison English, deputy CEO of Leesman. "It's about the quality, not quantity, of time that matters. In fact, we see that the greater the number of in-person days, the less the worker is generally satisfied with work-life balance, impacting engagement and their connection to the organisation." I highly suggest this article. Source: BBC (Link) Source: Leesman Index (Link) Leesman studies: In Pursuit of Balance (Link) Making Hybrid Work (Link) |