Hybrid work model: efficient integration for the future of work
The hybrid work model is increasingly implemented in companies in different sectors. Efficient resource management and the use of appropriate tools allow full advantage of this innovative way of working.
What is the hybrid work model? Advantages and characteristics
The hybrid work system alternates between on-site attendance at the company's premises and remote work, usually several days a week in each mode. The hybrid work model has some exciting potential advantages, but it also has challenges that need to be addressed appropriately to optimize its efficiency.
Characteristics of the hybrid model
- Frees up physical workspace in the office.
- It requires optimal scheduling and organization of the work model per employee.
- In order to guarantee its efficiency, it requires a process of adaptation to this way of working and to the new technologies linked to it.
Advantages of the hybrid model
- It offers greater flexibility to professionals.
- Facilitates family reconciliation.
- Increases trust between management and employees.
- Increases worker productivity.
- Workplace engagement is improved.
- Space is optimized, and associated costs are reduced.
How do we overcome challenges in the transition to the hybrid model?
Hybrid remote working presents challenges that every company must know how to address if it wants this modality to be successfully consolidated among all employees and in the company's daily routine. Advanced online connectivity tools and space optimization platforms such as Foot Analytics' iKnos iKnos from Foot Analytics can facilitate this management.
Optimization of the use of physical space
Since not all staff is present in the office, it is necessary to optimize the use of physical space in order to make the best use of the facilities.
With this efficient space management, it is also possible to maintain a positive and efficient working environment, enhance creativity, and reduce energy consumption costs.
In addition, the organization of physical spaces in hybrid work models is key to ensuring accessibility to company resources for all professionals, whether or not they are present in the office.
Efficient management of technological resources
Hybrid teleworking does not require more technological resources, but it does require efficient management of them.
On the one hand, it is necessary to differentiate the company's resources available from those provided for the hybrid work model (laptops, peripherals, etc.).
Efficient management can reduce the associated costs, both in terms of technology investment and electricity consumption in the office. At the same time, the company must invest optimally in technology services that facilitate the hybrid work system, to enable communication between employees and customers (through video call systems, chats, and instant messaging) and remote access to internal services (with cloud services platforms).
Environmental impact of hybrid work
There is an additional factor to take into account in the hybrid work model, and that is the environmental impact it can have. A correct management of resources and the organization of this way of working can make the company much more sustainable:
- Space management can reduce energy consumption at all levels (connected IT systems, lighting in certain office spaces, air conditioning systems in rooms where no one is present).
- Relatedly, reducing energy consumption also means generating fewer pollutant emissions.
- If employees decide to work from home, they avoid using transportation several days a week. This means less pollution directly, as they do not use any vehicles, and indirectly, as traffic congestion is reduced.
Hybrid work: Innovation in the ways of working
The hybrid work model is an innovative methodology that has more than proven its advantages. It also involves transforming the ways in which things are done in a company.
Both employees and managers have had to adapt to the hybrid work model, which is an investment that involves learning time and adaptation to new technologies that, in many cases, has even led to a competitive improvement.
With the hybrid work system, companies can expand their lines of business. Not only is it possible to maintain contact with customers and suppliers remotely, but the employees themselves are accustomed to working in this way. Video call meetings, online presentations, or the digital layout of a service or product's sketches, designs, and concepts speed up development times, reduce costs and optimize the company's profitability.
But we must not forget all the platforms behind it. With them, it is possible to use resources, personnel, and space management in an optimal way so that the hybrid work model remains efficient.
