Is hybrid really working for you?

It’s hard to believe that it was over four years ago that working from home became the new norm for so many. As lots of us continue to mix workplace and home working, our Head of Services Billy Anderson is inviting members to engage in some ‘guilt-free’ learning on the topic of hybrid working.

With a keen interest in staff support and wellbeing, Billy’s short session will provide a space to develop new person-centred tools and reflect honestly together. Ahead of the training, Billy shares some of his own reflections on the positives and frustrations, wins and worries of hybrid working.

My positives:

Not as much travel and a higher level of trust and flexibility over workload and how this is managed. An increased ability to connect with people wherever they are and whenever you can. No need to be “onsite” five days a week…can work from anywhere!

My frustrations:

An increased ability to connect with people wherever they are and whenever you can – this can lead to being available all of the time and lining up back-to-back meetings that fill the blanks in your diary! Separation between workday and home life.

The barriers:

The technology can be a barrier towards building effective relationships…that ability to just put a hand on a shoulder in times of need. Public transport can be both a frustration and a barrier when not operating to schedule!

My worries:

Is it diminishing my communication abilities? Has it made my existing anxieties worse? For all of the skills I have gained, have I also lost some?

The wins:

I see my family more, I can build teams of people from wider geography to achieve the aims of services, I can keep on top of my family washing pile!

My training session will support people with a range of experiences of hybrid working to share and talk about how things are going. We will sometimes talk about our things in short bursts with colleagues but everyone has different opinions. Your opinion isn’t right or wrong, but I often come away from these chats with a sense of “am I doing this right? I wonder how it’s working in other places?” It is hoped that by coming together and focussing on guilt free learning from each other that we can stay on a track that works for us, adopt or adapt some elements or just even take the time to understand how we got here and how we are doing!

Billy has shared some of his own reflections but would love to hear what you think! Join our free member event on 20 November, 10-11.30am, to discuss the issue further. Click here to register your free place.