The global pandemic has upended business as usual, including the environment in which work happens. These changes have brought about not just a tsunami of hybrid workplaces, but the need for leaders to consider how hybrid work can provide equitable access to career advancement for all employees.
It is clear that hybrid working, where employees work both remotely and in the office, has gone from a temporary accommodation to a mainstream workplace practice. Pre-pandemic, 20% of U.S. adults whose jobs could mostly or entirely be performed outside of the office worked from home, and that number jumped to 71% during the pandemic, according to Pew Research.
But the question remains: Are companies and employees set up for success working in a hybrid environment? Our research, The New Hybrid Workplace, Built on Resilience, Transparency and Trust, conducted among nearly 1,000 HR leaders, business leaders and full-time employees, points to uncertainty among hybrid workers about how to succeed in this new setup. For example, 32% of employees prefer a hybrid work environment, but 43% view in-person work as the best for career advancement.
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