{"id":11313,"date":"2022-03-14T13:46:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T13:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/14\/the-relentless-march-of-hybrid-and-remote-ways-of-working-in-india\/"},"modified":"2022-03-14T13:46:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T13:46:29","slug":"the-relentless-march-of-hybrid-and-remote-ways-of-working-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/14\/the-relentless-march-of-hybrid-and-remote-ways-of-working-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"The Relentless March of Hybrid and Remote Ways of Working in India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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March 14<\/strong>: A month ago, Meesho, an Indian e-commerce firm backed by SoftBank and Facebook announced a permanent work from anywhere policy for all employees.<\/p>\n

Now, Jackstien Practices, the management consulting firm established by former banker Nishant Shah, has announced that it will be shifting to a permanently remote model of work. Operating in Hybrid Model since inception, the firm claims that the productivity observed over such a long period of working with many full-time remote employees has been conclusive evidence for them internally.<\/p>\n

Recently, Marico<\/a> also introduced a Hybrid Work framework for all employees, joining the august rank of companies like Apple, Citibank, Intel and UBS.<\/p>\n

In an age where \u201cwork from anywhere\u201d is the clarion call against the babu-culture, further announcements of this nature are expected. This follows a global trend that is expected to continue well into the next 8-10 years.<\/p>\n

GitLab<\/a> is an all-remote software company valued at 11 Billion that went public last year in the United States.<\/p>\n

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Co-incidentally, Jackstien Practices are award winning specialists in remote and hybrid work transitions.<\/p>\n

The new normal, the new equation, the new world or the new ways of working; whatever way in which one refers to it, it is clear that long-held beliefs about virtual work are being shed for good.<\/p>\n

Challenges remain, no doubt. However, with an increasing number of such announcements, the future seems clear.<\/p>\n

Employers are still struggling to come to grips with this change. Process oriented businesses, especially in the BFSI sector and the outsourced services space need to contend with a myriad of assessments, risks and operational challenges.<\/p>\n

While a Hybrid model seems like an obvious choice for these businesses, it is proving rather difficult to assess, manage and think through.<\/p>\n

HR heads, department heads, Chief Operating Officers and even CEOs are having to contend with questions that have a significant long-term impact without established metrics on hand to guide these decisions. There is also a risk that in addition to facilitating its employees and managing costs, CXOs need to hard-code protection for the interests of all its customers, clients, shareholders and vendors.<\/p>\n

Remote and hybrid working environments are also lifestyles. Consider – (i) the Great Resignation is quite strongly associated with return to the office plans (ii) the costs of employee replacement and hire are spiralling and (iii) businesses are realising benefits to a boosted bottom line from what now appears to be unnecessary expenditure on real estate that provides little in return.<\/p>\n

At the same time, businesses need to ensure a solid footing in this rarified field of study. Transition requires a cross-specialised understanding of processes, technology, risk interaction, flow structure, policy map and forward vision, all of which inform each other in a complex inter-play. In hindsight, the need for new consultants for the new normal seems obvious.<\/p>\n

Be that as it may, the relentless and inexorable march towards remote working lifestyles will only continue, reshaping much of what we know around us today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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