103 | Hybrid Working: Is it Really the Best of Both Worlds? | Andrew Bartlow

Building Better Cultures

Organisations of all sizes are trying to define parameters for today's new workplace cultures – whether remote, on-site or in-between. Host, Scott McInnes, invites a people management expert Andrew Bartlow, the Founder and Managing Partner at the People Leader Accelerator, to share his 25+ years of expertise. Andrew shares practical tips and tools leaders can implement when establishing healthy workplace cultures. He dives into detail on a critical strategy –– clarity –– and its importance in engaging and motivating your organization to pursue corporate goals.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

1. Leaders need to stay flexible and iterative with new workplace models while at the same time communicating solid, dependable plans.

2. Change management via tiny steps can be disruptive. Andrew advises "ripping off the bandage" and carefully considering decisions to accelerate adoption and minimize fatigue.

3. Internal communications are the core much that happens within organizations, but rather than dropping by a desk, it's about dropping in on chat or Slack.

4. Determine the best modes of communication. What works most effectively at each level of the organization?

5. Learning through listening (and osmosis) isn't gone. It's just moved from the hallway or cafeteria to social media platforms.

6. Create dedicated corporate retreat spaces where "planful" human interaction occurs.

7. Execute meaningful, consistent communications and check-ins at all levels.

8. Andrew sees new mediums as potentially impactful alternatives to the written word: Podcasts, short audios, and video messaging.

9. To retain and recruit talent in a highly competitive market, organizations must offer remote options, fair compensation, and competent and humane management.

10. Andrew believes the No. 1 thing to build a thriving workplace culture is clarity, including well-defined organizational priorities and comprehensive and comprehensible messaging.

ABOUT ANDREW BARTLOW Andrew helps organisations design people-management practices that support success. Leveraging 25+ years of Human Resources and Talent experience within the most highly regarded HR functions globally, he provides organisational advisory services and mentoring for HR leaders.

Website: www.peopleleaderaccelerator.com

Andrew @LinkedIn

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