{"id":2350,"date":"2020-04-01T01:46:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T22:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kusuaks7\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2023-12-21T14:06:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:06:48","slug":"future-of-work-how-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-accelerating-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/future-of-work\/future-of-work-how-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-accelerating-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Of Work: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Accelerating Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2350\" class=\"elementor elementor-2350\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ea1d681 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ea1d681\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a28a796\" data-id=\"5a28a796\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c818a08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c818a08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54ac647\" data-id=\"54ac647\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed1596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ed1596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Original article appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/allwork.space\/2020\/03\/future-of-work-how-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-accelerating-change\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Allwork<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 700px; height: 394px;\" src=\"https:\/\/allwork.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/How-The-COVID-19-Pandemic-Is-Accelerating-Change-800x450.png\" alt=\"Future Of Work: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Accelerating Change\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);\">The coronavirus pandemic is temporary, but changes in the way we work will be permanent.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9371c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9371c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>The coronavirus pandemic is temporary, but changes in the way we work will be permanent.<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong>The days of fixed schedules and cramped headquarters are numbered, as we usher in newfound flexibility.<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Here\u2019s how remote work is becoming the new normal, and what to expect from the future of work.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca51466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca51466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-is-accelerating-the-future-of-work\/\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> has changed business and work as we know it. But, unlike the pandemic \u2014 which is temporary \u2014 the change in the way we work will be permanent.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae3b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ae3b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nWith companies forced to embrace remote working and digital tools to adhere to government guidelines and encourage social distancing, the days of fixed schedules and cramped headquarters are numbered. In the span of just a few weeks, businesses have shifted to something experts thought would take years.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cb8ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88cb8ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>Remote Work: The New Normal<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b405509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b405509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnce the storm passes, it\u2019s likely that people will want to go into the office. In fact, many might be missing the office already more than they care to admit. But the office we return to won\u2019t be the same, particularly as employees and employers alike realize the various benefits that remote working and flexible schedules offer.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64579c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64579c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s a simple matter, remote work will be the new normal. People will go into the office only on occasion, to meet clients or attend a meeting. The rest of the time most professionals will choose to work from home, a coffee shop, or a coworking space.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83100aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83100aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrganizations, for their part, will encourage this type of arrangement, which allows them to reduce their real estate footprint, therefore cutting costs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1461f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b1461f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>Culture: The New Goal<\/strong><\/h3><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d2970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d2970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs organizations navigate the shift towards remote work, culture is what will dictate success. Businesses that are able to nurture and strengthen their company culture during this time will come out of the crisis more resilient; therefore better prepared to face the challenges and disruptions that lie ahead.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797b96f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"797b96f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore importantly, culture is what will help companies attract and retain talent now and in the future. How businesses treat employees during the pandemic will not be forgotten by workers; organizations that take a people-first approach are more likely to succeed now and in the future, as they realize that their most important asset is people and the work they do \u2014 at home or in the office.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f061558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f061558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>Technology: The New Connector\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ec51c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5ec51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs more people confine themselves to their homes, technology has become the glue that holds us together. This holds true both for work and life.\n\nThe pandemic has accelerated the pace at which companies embrace digital collaboration tools like Zoom, Slack, Asana, Skype for Business, Trello, Teams, and many more. In the future, technology is what will bring teams together, both online and offline, as the nature of work continues to shift and be disrupted.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b33ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b33ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>Leadership: The New Management<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ead39c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ead39c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChange management will become a new priority for businesses. Rather than managers, employees need strong leaders that are able to guide them as they adapt to new work practices, new technologies, and new policies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8d50f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f8d50f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nA manager\u2019s role is likely to shift to one of leader, mentor, and coach. Currently, organizations are already seeing this as managers check up on workers to see how they\u2019re coping with the pandemic and working from home, as they teach employees how to use digital tools, and as they set an example of how to communicate virtually.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1851a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1851a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>Learnability: The New Benchmark<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b80b57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b80b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs employees are driven to a new world of work,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/allwork.space\/2019\/05\/learnability-the-most-important-skill-to-succeed-in-the-future-of-work\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"noopener\">learnability will become the new benchmark by which their success is measured<\/a>. The faster they are able to learn a new skill or the faster they learn to use a new product or tool, the better.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0341f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0341f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThose who have mastered the use of digital tools are already one step ahead than those who are struggling with online meetings, virtual communication, and other online collaboration tools.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c413c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c413c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs companies continue to navigate uncharted waters with the pandemic, they will mark the path for the future of work.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has changed business and work as we know it. 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