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Designing Hybrid Work & Radical Flexibility for Holistic Well-being

According to i4cp’s Designing New Workplaces: Optimizing the Office for Hybrid Work brief, the evolving preferences and expectations of the workforce— to include where, when, and how employees perform their jobs—signal more change ahead. Many firms already have or plan to reconfigure existing facilities to address health and safety, but high-performing organizations are also looking to design for holistic employee well-being.

We learned from a panel of Exchange members, including JLL, F5, and Nintex, moderated by our i4cp Research Expert, Carol Morrison. 

Insights from Panel Discussion:

  • Caitlin McKenna, Global Product Head, Experiences Services, and Facilities Management, JLL (as featured in i4cp’s research brief)
    • Lead with an outcome-focused mentality, rather than managing working hours
    • JLL is refocusing on human-centricity and believes it’s now an imperative to help employees flourish during this time of anxiety and potential talent loss
    • In order to do their best work, employees should feel empowered to bring “their best selves” to work

 

  • Jeffrey King, Director of Benefits, F5
    • F5 gives all employees the option of working a remote, hybrid, or on-site schedule
    • Recommends giving teams the flexibility to make team-centric work arrangements (like no-meeting Wednesdays); but for the sake of the business, advises against being too rigid with arrangements made
    • Jeff shared more detail on F5’s Freedom to Flex Guide as a member tool here!

 

  • Merandi Roode, HR Manager, Nintex
    • At Nintex, employees are encouraged to refer peers who are obviously struggling with mental health/burnout to internal counselors
    • All employees have access to the mental health app Headspace
    • Employees have opportunties to engage in local volunteer opportunities and options for personal growth/development
    • Has seen cultural shift from decision making by senior leadership team to leveraging employee listening strategies to inform staff decisions

 

Building on groundbreaking research by both i4cp and Rob Cross, the Employee Well-Being Exchange is a peer-driven community working group that explores the relational sources of well-being, how personal networks impact this, and the tools to support individual performance and well-being.

This meeting is exclusively for members of the Employee Well-Being Exchange. If you'd like to participate, please contact us to see if you qualify. If you are an i4cp member, please log in to access the registration/meeting details.
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