2023 Workplace Trends: Employee Re-Engagement –

RSP’s Alissa Franconi says staff can be again within the workplace much more in 2023. They usually’re going to love it.

– Keep tuned as we share extra 2023 tendencies for the complete month of December & past –

This 12 months noticed most firms having staff come again to the workplace in particular person no less than a number of days every week. Subsequent 12 months, we’ll see firms getting staff excited about coming again to the workplace.

The hybrid mannequin will proceed to be widespread. However based mostly on suggestions from our shoppers and our personal workplaces throughout the nation, I predict that we’ll all settle right into a extra standardized sample of going into the workplace no less than three days every week. The largest distinction is that employers are going to prioritize the standard of their workspaces much more to entice, interact and enthuse staff into going again.

A lot of our shoppers are doing this by means of enjoyable however refined social and collaborative environments together with facilities that staff simply can’t get at dwelling. They’re integrating expertise in a approach that makes work extra environment friendly. They’re including uncommon perks (like leasing house in a constructing with a rooftop pickleball courtroom for one in every of our shoppers). And they’re internet hosting occasions that maximize worker facetime and connection. One of many largest tendencies? Potluck events are again! It could sound slightly retro, however we’ve got quite a few shoppers who’re utilizing their widespread areas for worker potluck events. We even had one shopper who put enough house for do-it-yourself dishes within the design temporary.

Corporations which have mission statements that contain sustainability and wellness targets have to again them up with their workplace designs.

In a very totally different class from potluck events, shoppers are additionally focusing an amazing deal on wellness and sustainability, not simply because it’s a tangible approach of displaying their dedication to their staff, however as a result of it’s the fitting factor to do. At The Beam on Farmer, which is the primary Cross-Laminated Timber constructing in Arizona and has various different sustainable options, sustainable design is a part of the pitch to tenants from each the proprietor and the Metropolis of Tempe. Corporations which have mission statements that contain sustainability and wellness targets have to again them up with their workplace designs. And leasing house in a constructing that mitigates environmental hurt is step one in displaying staff that their values are extra than simply phrases on a web page.

Lastly, FOMO (Worry of Lacking Out) is turning into a robust power at some organizations for encouraging staff to get again to the workplace in particular person. Certainly one of our shoppers has seen an uptick in FOMO since their folks moved into their newly designed house. This confidential monetary shopper initially needed to downsize their Phoenix campus from 4 to 2 renovated buildings. For the reason that renovation, they’ve discovered that their staff at dwelling had been getting slightly bit jealous of their colleagues within the workplace after they obtained a peek at a few of the new areas through video convention. The group is now seeing an sudden surge within the frequency (and consistency) of staff coming again to the workplace. They’re even contemplating conserving and revamping one of many buildings that was beforehand set to be closed. This similar shopper can also be investing within the worker expertise with a big hospitality-inspired amenity house that covers the works—a townhall space, espresso store, gelato store, convention heart and health heart. From the seems to be of issues, FOMO is just going to get extra intense for his or her staff in 2023 and our group sees this as a rising development in all places.

These return-to-office efforts aren’t about simply getting folks again into the workplace for the sake of it—they’re about maximizing connection, collaboration and effectivity.

To be clear, these return-to-office efforts aren’t about simply getting folks again into the workplace for the sake of it—they’re about maximizing connection, collaboration and effectivity. We’ve seen time and time once more that when staff know one another higher, they convey higher and get extra work achieved, even after they’re working from dwelling. The hybrid mannequin is right here to remain, however that simply implies that the in-office work expertise must be stronger than ever.