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Why ‘The Office’ is NOT Going Away For those who think the grand experiment of everyone WFH will become the norm, take a look at this article, Why the Office Isn’t Going Away, recently published in the WSJ. Do you agree with it? =====================... https://www.wsj.com//why-the-office-isnt-going-away-116078

1 in 4 Americans will be Working Remotely in 2021, Upwork ‘Pulse’ Report Is WFH becoming easier or harder for you, nearly a year into the Covid-19 era? Here are the results of a recent Upwork survey of 1,000 small business owners, HR managers and CEOs across a wide spectrum of industries nationwide. Key points are: Remote work is getting easier as time goes on: 68% of hiring managers say remote work is going more smoothly now than when their company first made the shift at t...he start of the pandemic. Increased productivity and flexibility continue to be key benefits of remote work: 70% of hiring managers cite reduction of non-essential meetings, 60% cite increased schedule flexibility, and 54% cite no commute as aspects of remote work that have worked better than expected. 1 in 4 Americans will be working remotely in 2021. By 2025, 36.2 million Americans will be working remotely, an 87% increase from pre-pandemic levels. Now that employers are more comfortable with remote work they are more likely to tap freelancers to fill talent gaps. To read further details, please click here. ========================= https://www.cnbc.com//one-in-four-americans-will-be-workin

Trends that will Shape HR in 2021 1. Shift from managing the employee experience to managing the life experience of your employees. 2. More companies will adopt stances on the societal and political debates of the day. 3. The gender-wage gap will increase in 2021 as employees return to work at the workplace.... 4. The significant increase in employee-monitoring technology will be met with new regulations limiting what employers can track about their employees. 5. Flexibility moves from location to time. 6. As the labor market improves and recruiting ramps back up, the two-class system within companies, between knowledge workers and everyone else, will only intensify. 7. Leading companies will make bulk purchases of the COVID vaccine to distribute to their employees. 8. Employers will be sued over COVID vaccine requirements. 9. Mental health support becomes the norm. 10. The buy-versus-build talent calculus will shift to more buy and rent and less build. 11. States will start to compete to attract individual talent to their borders rather than competing for companies to relocate to their states. https://hrexecutive.com/11-trends-that-will-shape-hr-in-2/ https://hrexecutive.com/11-trends-that-will-shape-hr-in-2/ https://hrexecutive.com/11-trends-that-will-shape-hr-in-2/

24 Big Ideas for 2021 No one could have seen the big events of 2020 coming, and as we enter 2021, what trends do you see coming up? LinkedIn’s Pulse published 24 big ideas that may change our world this year. Here are the first ten. 1. Yes, we’ll have a vaccine. No, it won’t let us out of social distancing. 2. The office will fight to win you back.... 3. For many workers, the 9-to-5 will become a 3-2-2 4. Next year’s must-have tech? Anything that makes us feel safer. 5. Get ready for global recession, Act II. 6. For leaders, character will be everything. 7. We will name heatwaves like we do hurricanes and cyclones. 8. The pandemic will send more women to the C-Suite. 9. Instead of living ‘above the store,’ we’ll live in it 10. K-shaped recovery will send companies to court the wealthy. Please click here to read further details: https://www.linkedin.com//24-big-ideas-change-our-world-2/

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5 steps to check if your remote hiring system is ready for 2021 If you're planning to hire remote workers in 2021, the strategy may need to be a bit different than your traditional approach. Here are 5 quick tips: https://hrexecutive.com/5-steps-to-check-if-your-remote-hir... #recruitment #hr #remotework #remoteworker #remoteteams #remotemanagement #virtualcollaboration #success #management #employeeengagement #tipsandtricks #tipsandadvice #hireme #hiringandpromotions #bestpractices #2021planni

In this year of great challenge and unrest, we want to offer our wish that your loved ones are well, and that they are able to find comfort and happiness during the holiday season. May 2021 bring peace and health for us all.... Warm Regards, Yael Zofi and the AIM Team Remote Management Strategies https://lnkd.in/gVJhEPK

7 Gallup Workplace Insights: What We Learned in 2020 2020 is a watershed year in the world of work, marking lasting changes in workplace configuration. Here are Gallup’s seven workplace insights for the year. 1. Remote workers can have higher engagement than in-office workers -- when they receive frequent feedback from their manager.... 2. Employee engagement is an even stronger predictor of performance during tough economic times. 3. Management has a stronger influence on burnout than hours worked. 4. Most performance management systems are too slow and rigid to handle an uncertain, ever-changing marketplace. 5. Although leaders may fear being micromanagers, most employees receive far too little feedback -- and even those who receive negative feedback would prefer to get more. 6. If your employees don't know what makes your brand unique, your customers won't either. 7. Workplace burnout is reduced to near zero among engaged employees with high well-being who also work in a culture that honors individual strengths.

Read new article: posted on LinkedIn Influencers, "Seven Tips for Managing Virtual Teams and Coaching Remote Employees" by Yael Zofi, CEO of AIM Strategies https://www.linkedin.com//seven-tips-managing-virtual-team