{"id":2276,"date":"2022-11-01T12:23:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T04:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/?p=2276"},"modified":"2023-06-02T10:21:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T02:21:49","slug":"stanford-economist-tells-what-can-be-learned-from-the-winners-of-hybrid-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/11\/01\/stanford-economist-tells-what-can-be-learned-from-the-winners-of-hybrid-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanford economist tells what can be learned from the winners of hybrid plans\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recently, lots of the reports done by different universities and consulting agencies told us it must implement hybrid work as it is the future working method. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, only a few companies have been able to execute a seamless hybrid plan that everyone\u2019s happy with, while others are still confused in implement hybrid working.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Stanford economist told us that the major factor to make a hybrid working successful is &#8220;<strong><em>Organized hybrid<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/11\/01\/stanford-economist-tells-what-can-be-learned-from-the-winners-of-hybrid-plans\/#So_what_is_hybrid_work\" title=\"So, what is hybrid work?&nbsp;\">So, what is hybrid work?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/11\/01\/stanford-economist-tells-what-can-be-learned-from-the-winners-of-hybrid-plans\/#Who_still_struggling_with_hybrid_working\" title=\"Who still struggling with hybrid working\">Who still struggling with hybrid working<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/11\/01\/stanford-economist-tells-what-can-be-learned-from-the-winners-of-hybrid-plans\/#Your_Teams_Best_Interests_Matters\" title=\"Your Team&#8217;s Best Interests Matters\">Your Team&#8217;s Best Interests Matters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/11\/01\/stanford-economist-tells-what-can-be-learned-from-the-winners-of-hybrid-plans\/#Social_work_wins\" title=\"Social work wins\">Social work wins<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/11\/01\/stanford-economist-tells-what-can-be-learned-from-the-winners-of-hybrid-plans\/#4_Strategies_for_Building_a_Hybrid_Workplace_that_Works\" title=\"4 Strategies for Building a Hybrid Workplace that Works\">4 Strategies for Building a Hybrid Workplace that Works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/11\/01\/stanford-economist-tells-what-can-be-learned-from-the-winners-of-hybrid-plans\/#Successful_examples_of_hybrid_working\" title=\"Successful examples&nbsp;of hybrid working\">Successful examples&nbsp;of hybrid working<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/11\/01\/stanford-economist-tells-what-can-be-learned-from-the-winners-of-hybrid-plans\/#What_do_you_need_for_hybrid_working\" title=\"What do you need for hybrid working\">What do you need for hybrid working<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_what_is_hybrid_work\"><\/span>So, what is hybrid work?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before going through the expert&#8217;s comments, we need to clarify what hybrid work is first.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/hybrid-working\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hybrid working<\/a> means allowing your employees to choose to work on-site or remotely. Some organizations may enable all employees to work part of the week on-site and part of the week remotely. Employees at other firms may work full-time remotely or full-time on-site. Others may allow a combination of the two of these styles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to know more, ONES Blog has a<a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/10\/06\/guide-to-hybrid-work-what-is-hybrid-work-model\/#more-1731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Full Guide to Hybrid Work<\/a> which introduces all aspects you need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_still_struggling_with_hybrid_working\"><\/span>Who still struggling with hybrid working<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Haphazard implementation of hybrid work is useless, one of the examples is General Motors. They try to set a three-day-a-week in-office goal but then brought it back, saying their back-to-work program would not take shape until next year at the earliest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things aren\u2019t much better at<a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/08\/22\/apple-introduce-hybrid-work-model-in-september-2022\/\"> tech giant Apple<\/a>, where workers have threatened to quit over the company\u2019s hybrid work plan. The reason is that they do not fully understand what hybrid work is and lack a complete hybrid work arrangement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_Teams_Best_Interests_Matters\"><\/span>Your Team&#8217;s Best Interests Matters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick Bloom, a Stanford economist and cofounder of <a href=\"https:\/\/wfhresearch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WFH Research<\/a>, told <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2022\/10\/17\/companies-winning-hybrid-work-nick-bloom-salesforce\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fortune <\/a>about the secret to implementing a hybrid workforce with some examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He cited three leaders in different industries that are getting hybrid work right:&nbsp; Salesforce, Lazard, and Elevance Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They all follow a similar hybrid model. He explains toggling between in-office and remote work on<strong> a team-by-team basis instead of a top-down approach<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, it is important to <strong>take care of teams&#8217; and employees\u2019 needs and interests. <\/strong>Bloom calls this model an<strong> \u201corganized hybrid.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8230;they (those companies) come in and realize their team is all at home, which defeats the purpose. They didn\u2019t come in to use the Ping\u2013Pong table, and there\u2019s no point in coming in just to shout at Zoom all day.<\/p>\n<cite>Nick Bloom, William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_work_wins\"><\/span>Social work wins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>His research consistently finds that people return to the office, not for free snacks or plush couches, but more important to work together or gather with colleagues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s what <strong>he calls social work<\/strong>, and it <strong>includes training, mentoring, and collaborative thinking that all companies try to center as the selling point of being in the office.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from too many resources of entertainment, Bloom found that middle managers working hybrid report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/401576\/dont-confuse-office-culture.aspx?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosfinishline&amp;stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">feeling less connected<\/a> to their company culture than fully remote or fully in-office managers, and many recently called return-to-work planning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/a1740fb3-bd69-4c8d-a322-8b59332de568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">lonely and confusing<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At businesses of all sizes, managers have <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2022\/10\/07\/how-to-implement-hybrid-work-policy-tips-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">struggled to get a handle<\/a> on remote work, but the lack of face-to-face conversations still affects the development of company culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, some precautions and mask requirements restrict communication between employees when they return to the office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Strategies_for_Building_a_Hybrid_Workplace_that_Works\"><\/span>4 Strategies for Building a Hybrid Workplace that Works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bloom\u2019s deep well of research has introduced four big ways that most companies\u2014even those without Salesforce\u2019s or Lazard\u2019s resources\u2014can follow for a seamless hybrid plan:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure your team comes in on the same days;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Front-load those days with in-person meetings and events;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote cross-office Zoom meetings and \u201cdeep thinking\u201d work on remote days; and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relatively new hires should come in an extra day each week for mentoring.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Successful_examples_of_hybrid_working\"><\/span>Successful examples&nbsp;of hybrid working<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/10\/07\/redhill-unveils-new-singapore-global-headquarters-filled-with-hot-desking\/#more-1777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Redhill<\/a>, one of the top global communications agencies, has implemented hybrid working for a few years. Hybrid working helps them to attract many new talents to join them, and their workers are increasing to over 150 people now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/2022\/09\/19\/how-citi-singapore-define-new-work-models-globally-to-improve-flexibility\/\">Citi Singapore<\/a> allows the workers to not always be back in the office, and this leads they can <strong>redesign the workspace<\/strong> by <strong>reducing the unnecessary fixed tables<\/strong> and <strong>changing the tables <\/strong>to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DM-oZVUWWKQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hot desks<\/a>. Therefore, the saving area could be <strong>rebuilt as a co-working area for gathering<\/strong> or reducing it to <strong>have less rent<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sc.com\/en\/global-careers\/experienced-hire\/working-here\/flexible-working\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Standard Chartered <\/a>provides several types of flexible working modes, the modes are taking care of different employees\u2019 needs, and they are people-oriented policies. They provide virtual meetings and hot-desking system to help employees adapt to the new environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_need_for_hybrid_working\"><\/span>What do you need for hybrid working<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/hk-en\/bookings-one\/request-demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ONES<\/a> is one of the famous all-in-one smart office systems that can help you to easily implement hybrid working at ease.&nbsp; You can easily perform virtual meetings, desk-hoteling, and digital office management with our <a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/hk-en\/bookings-one\/room-booking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Room Booking<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/hk-en\/bookings-one\/desk-booking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Desk Booking,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/hk-en\/bookings-one\/visitor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visitor Management<\/a> features.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/hk-en\/bookings-one\/request-demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ONES Software<\/a> now has a dedicated page to introduce a series of hybrid working measures to help you solve problems. You may wish to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/hybrid-workspace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ones.software\/hybrid-workspace\/<\/a> for further reference.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Contact us: <a href=\"mailto:hello@ones.software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hello@ones.software<\/a>, or visit ONES Software official website for more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/ones.software\/sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ones.software\/<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stanford economist reveal the secret of hybrid plan winners among all enterprises: Organized hybrid and Social work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[348,118,347,346,89,42,349,248,350,67],"class_list":["post-2276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hybrid-workplace-hack","tag-fortune","tag-hybrid-working","tag-nick-bloom","tag-organized-hybrid","tag-remote-work","tag-smart-office","tag-social-work","tag-stanford","tag-stanford-economist","tag-work-from-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2276"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3412,"href":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276\/revisions\/3412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ones.software\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}