open up during virtual meetings and they may forget to share ideas they came up with during non-office times. Fewer client interactions. When clients don’t have in-person access to their reps, it can negatively impact the client r elationship. Although remote working, gives salespeople opportunities to call on the smaller accounts they may not have had the time to pursue in the past, there’s something special about the handshake (or fist bump) of an in-person meeting. Figuring out how to keep in touch with clients using different modes of communication may help. Less effective onboarding. New employees won’t have the opportunity to experience “a day in the life” with their coworkers. It also makes it more difficult for them to ask questions and learn their jobs effectively, thereby slowing their SOAR TO SUCCESS / Business Acceleration Strategies career progression. You need to devote MORE time to onboarding in a virtual environment and find creative ways for new employees to interact with their colleagues. Also, in a hybrid environment, employees may not be working the same days and shifts, so they may lose out on some of the quality time with their peers. Flexibility in the workplace is no longer a “nice to have,” in many cases, it’s an expectation. Despite the drawbacks, in today’s new workplace, leaders will need to find creative ways to attract and retain their industry’s top talent and offering a hybrid option can help. By making collaboration resources available, having “office hours” to meet with clients, and making sure new employees are taken care of, you can successfully use the hybrid workforce models to introduce new, costeffective ways to boost employee engagement and productivity.
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