Future of Work C llab rati n TODAY and TOMORROW The Great Return: Are You Ready for Hybrid Work? It's an opportunity to reinvent the way we do business, as well as to tap into cost savings, grow employee retention and raise productivity. By Roopam Jain AFTER A HANDFUL OF FALSE STARTS, the return-to-office plans seem real this time. Countless workplace surveys and conflicting opinions later, each business is leading with its own take on hybrid work - with constant revisions and modifications to those plans. The reality is that we don't know what hybrid work will look like five years from now or even a year from now. As a result, the dynamics of the workplace are constantly shifting. The role of the office will continue to evolve. The question of what the future workplace will look like has been at the center of a heated debate for the last two years. The roaring success of remote work has changed employees' as well as employers' perceptions and attitudes forever. However, the implementation of hybrid work remains in flux with many business leaders and decision-makers undecided on what version will work best for their business. And they have good reasons to be slow to adopt - hybrid work is the biggest organizational and societal change that we have experienced in decades. Its real value remains unmeasured and hence unproven yet. In Frost & Sullivan's second survey since the start of the pandemic, 73% of the business leaders expect at least a quarter or more of their employees in the future to work from home part-time or full-time. This number stood at 93% Creativity, mentorship and teamwork often thrive best when people come together in person. This is helping to power the shift to hybrid work. commercialintegrator.com JUNE 2022 Commercial Integrator 31 VASYL/STOCK.ADOBE.COMhttp://www.commercialintegrator.com