How HR leaders are preparing for the changing workplace.

Navigating any change is hard. Navigating a sea change calls for even greater reserves of skill, savvy and resolve. And yet that’s exactly what HR leaders of organizations large and small are being asked to do – navigate unprecedented change to the workplace culture imposed by an ever-changing pandemic. You’re experiencing in real time what statistics from a recent LiquidSpace survey bear out: 

• 9/10 workers don’t want to return the office full-time 
• 7/10 workers would choose remote 3+ days a week 
• 4/10 workers would choose remote full time
• 5/10 workers say they would quit without remote 

These are significant findings, to say nothing of uncharted waters, but somebody has to lead the way. And whatever your official title – Diversity VP, Senior Director Inclusion & Diversity, Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer – let’s face it, you’ve effectively become your company’s new Chief People Officer. Your job is putting the needs of your people first. Your challenge is to deliver workplace happiness.  

At LiquidSpace, we’re here to help. Our job is to arm you with the capabilities – make that the superpowers – needed to deliver employee happiness by making true workplace choice a core part of your workplace strategy.

Why hybrid work, works. 

There’s a reason more than 80 percent of US companies have turned to a hybrid work model, according to a recent survey by one national brokerage firm. For organizations of all sizes, it’s helping to alleviate pain points that either surfaced or were magnified by the pandemic during these past two years. 

Let’s review the challenges you’ve been tasked to solve.

1. Attracting and retaining talent. 
   A hybrid work strategy enables companies to recruit talent from across the globe.
   
   
2. Supporting an inclusive workplace. 
   The right hybrid culture creates a work environment employees from all walks of life will want to be part of.
   
   
3. Supporting company culture amongst a distributed workforce. 
   Community is a key piece in the hybrid work puzzle. Organizational growth in the new era of hybrid work depends on fostering a sense of belonging.
   
   
4. Addressing diversity.
   No diversity in your workforce? No chance of success. A lack of diversity in background and experience stifles innovation and promotes group think. 
   
   
5. Promoting employee wellbeing and avoiding burnout. 
   Hybrid work empowers people to work from where it works, for them. With the American Psychological Association reporting that burnout rates are at an all-tie high across professions (Source: 2021 Work and Well-Being Survey), getting employees in a good place, mentally and physically has never been more important. 
   
   
6. Maintain oversight of workforce.
   Employee happiness is paramount. But it can’t come at the expense of fiscal oversight. How can you set up your employees for success without ceding control in spend, permissions and more is essential.
    
7. Daunted? 
   Don’t be. You have the world’s most powerful hybrid workplace management platform on your side.  

A super-empowering platform for a new era of work.

At LiquidSpace, we’re helping HR leaders deploy hybrid work solutions and manage their distributed teams easily and efficiently, all within a single platform. For heads of HR tasked with reconceiving their workplaces and giving their co-workers the freedom and choice to work from anywhere, our Workplace Manager platform provides you with the technological capabilities to:

• Provision safe, economic flexible space for your company’s workers.
• Maintain the control you need to keep your hybrid work system operating smoothly – managing permissions, curating preferred vendors and overseeing your hybrid spend.
• Surface the real-time insights needed to make data-driven decisions related to future workplace needs.

Put another way, LiquidSpace is the only enterprise-grade solution that gives companies like yours and agile and scalable platform that can be tailored to your unique brand and workplace objectives. It’s both an extension of who you already are and a bridge to the workplace you need to be. 

Good news, better news.

Times have changed. The people have spoken. More than ever, employees want remote work options. The good news is, more than ever HR leaders are being given the seat at the table they deserve; they’re becoming strategic partners within the C-suite, the fate of their company’s workplace culture hinging on their – your – every move. (No pressure!)

And here’s the better news. You’re not alone. LiquidSpace’s complete, enterprise-grade platform arms you with the capabilities to make deploying and maintaining your company’s future-proof hybrid workplace solution seamless. And when you’ve used these new superpowers of yours to offer your co-workers greater flexibility over where they work, provide your company with greater access to a broader talent pool, nurture a diverse, inclusive corporate culture, and, in the process, right-size your real-estate portfolio, bolstering your bottom line – you’ll be a hero.

Finding the right hybrid fit for your business starts here. For more advice on how to develop a hybrid workplace strategy that works for your business, contact us or visit liquidspace.com