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How to balance flexibility and structure in a hybrid team environment
Understanding the challenges of managing a hybrid team
How to maintain team cohesion
Workers need to be visible
Remote workers can take steps to ensure they remain in contention for promotions.
Remote workers need to be proactive and make themselves as available and visible as possible.
- Workers should schedule more catchups with bosses, be clear about career goals, and draw attention to recent achievements.
- Little things like switching cameras on and participating in Zoom calls will go a long way.
- Communicate frequently with your manager in a way that builds trust. For example, send your boss a quick message saying, 'here's what I did today. or 'what do you think about this?'
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The same opportunities for remote workers
- A 2022 survey of 200 US C-suite executives shows that 41$ of participants believe remote employees are less likely to be considered for promotion.
- Research from 2015 showed remote workers in China had promotion rates 50% lower than their in-person colleagues, despite being more produ...
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Towards a level playing field
It's in the long-term interest of companies to find a way. Promotional bias towards in-office workers could become an equity issue.
Since hybrid work is forecast to remain the post-pandemic normal, there's growing awareness that companies need to create a supportive environment for remote w...
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Proximity plays a role in promotions
Managers are more likely to give workers that they spend time with key assignments and, as a result, develop their careers.
In the wake of the pandemic, it's become evident that some managers view in-office workers more favourably. This represents a concern for remote workers: managers bi...
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No simple solution
Whether remote workers are likely to encounter promotion-related bias depends on the organisation's working model.
If you're in the minority of people who are working remotely, you're probably at a disadvantage in terms of promotions. But if the majority of people in the organisation are w...
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