CCS Insight surveys employees yearly about their attitudes to technology in the workplace and perceptions of big technology trends. Their latest survey explored the impacts of COVID-19 and home working on how people use technology for work and their expectations for the future. The title of their recent CMS Wire article (27 Jan 2021) says it all: Lack of Social Interaction Tops Remote Work Challenges,

“Employees are struggling with the behavioral and cultural challenges of pervasive and long-term home working. Although most of the technology basics are now in place to enable them to access their work tools remotely, employees highlight a lack of social interaction with colleagues (33%) and a lack of connection with what’s happening in their organization (22%) as their biggest challenges with remote work.

Clearly, many companies have yet to adequately address the social demands of a highly dispersed workforce, and the need for a new approach to community, peer support networks and relationship building, as well as top-down communication strategies, when staff aren’t in an office together.“

QUESTION:
How are helping to support community in your organisation?
Are you building peer support networks or aiding relationship building?

FIND OUT MORE:
In a number of different sections in MWL 2021 we look at how to help managers build a spirit of community in their teams – one way is  through remote team building