Making Remote Work Visible & Accessible
Local Communities
Training Programmes
Local & national events
Open Source
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Irish award winning social enterprise funded by WDC, DBEI, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, ReThink Ireland, Web Summit & ChangeX
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The future is hybrid
1/3
1/3
1/3
One third want to spend the majority of the time in the company’s office, or a coworking space.
In The Office
One third would like to work between home, office and coworking space.
Hybrid
One third would like to be fully remote, coming together for in person retreats only.
Fully Remote
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Home Only
Home + Hub
Predefined spaces OR select two.
Anywhere*
Home + HQ
*Anywhere
The Transition To Remote
Technology
Is the technology in place to allow remote working?
Policy
Is remote working embedded from day one? Is it part of your inclusion work, your meeting policies, and policy for supports (third party providers/events)?
Culture
Is this a culture where remote workers can thrive, and neither office nor remote workers have a disadvantage?
Practice
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Remote First
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B
C
D
Video conferencing by default, and ‘own tile’ policy.
Meetings
One single source of truth with documentation an integral part of daily work.
Resources
Measure outputs, not inputs.
Performance Management
Think asynchronous by default.
Communication
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Kate Lister
Global Workplace Analytics
Kate explains 3 ways to embed remote working.
1 - Make it available to all & make criteria for non-remote roles clear
2 - Allow the re-use of savings made from remote work
3 - Train people managers
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The Competency Model
By Workplaceless
Separated by leaders, people managers and all colleagues
Covering
Change at all levels
Training and supports
Proving the business case for remote (linking to current targets) & becoming champions
Empathy for the systemic changes they need to see + training
All Colleagues
Sales
HR
Finance
IT
Executive
Managers
Legal
The chicken & egg problem
Compile data around staff needs and insights
Meet others in the remote work community
With staff & market insights, you’ll have a case for a pilot
Find your evangelists across the group, share with them your plans
Determine success metrics and build
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D
A
B
C
Compile
Meet
Pilot
Champions
Success Metrics
Matt Mullenweg’s 5 levels of remote
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Managing The Process
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Diagnostics
Develop Actions
Implementation
Review
An enterprise level understanding, and a deep dive with teams
Working with various parts of the company to understand what can be done.
Supporting delivery of the actions, and creating feedback loops with teams.
Understanding new challenges as the company matures in RW Practices
Survey & 1-1 Interview
Problem Statements
Actions
Progress Report
Diagnostics
Stakeholder Sub Groups
Project Management
Survey & 1-1 Interview
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Pilot Test and Learn
On tools for collaboration, performance management, employee engagement.
Internal Community
Monthly online events, facilitating 1-1 intros & bi annual meetings
Buddy System
A buddy system in addition to enterprise wide onboarding
Training + Coaching
Coaching has proved particularly useful in supporting managers
Technology
Social Isolation
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Onboarding & Training
People Manager Transition Support
Common Problems & Solutions
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Where are the challenges?
Trust issues and the perception on how work should be carried out are the biggest obstacles preventing companies from implementing remote work, according to remote managers. Technology is no longer a hurdle, and the vast majority (90%) of remote managers believe that “remote tools” will become standard even for non-remote staff.
Remote How
People Managers Survey 2020
Trust Issues
Older generations rejecting the transition
Internal Processes
Communication
52%
18%
12%
8%
Internal Processes
4%
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The Remote Alliance
A sandbox for employers on the journey to remote and hybrid
Lessons from the Remote Alliance
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Regular sessions to keep managers informed
Manager forums
Manager guides, how to guides, hybrid meetings, managing occupancy, desk booking
Documentation
Be mindful of the time investment
Training for Managers
Keep it simple - 2 questions
Regular surveys
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Get excited with a strong vision
Now is a brilliant time to set an example for the market - attend talks and events, share learnings, support the community.
Mags Forrest in ESB is one of those for us - speaking to areas of current learnings and leading honest discussions around the challenges of Hybrid.
Mags Forrest - Smart Working Manager ESB
How to engage
There are ways to participate at every stage
Employer Partner
Supporting training programmes, speaking at community events & contributing to resources
Training & supports
Contact us
Tracy@growremote.ie
Joanne@growremote.ie
Free training in partnership with SOLAS & IDA. Free advertising of roles.
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