What we do
Working hybrid means thinking about culture in a non-place-based way. Today, many companies are choosing a ‘remote first’, hybrid or flexible model of working. We work collaboratively with you to develop a roadmap to a new way of working. Our approach is inclusive and holistic. We engage with your people at every level and address issues of space, place and real estate portfolio; technology applications; policy, process and operations and human capital and talent.
Key elements of our hybrid working strategy:
- Programmes. Leadership and teams create programmes around how they will work together (including days in the office) in alignment with the needs of the organisation, team and individual. Leaders and managers who are trained and confident in what matters can effectively facilitate and guide the process for working and leading hybrid. Employees experience the process as fair, equitable and inclusive. They feel engaged, respected, and heard.
- Training and assessment. Upskilling managers and employees leads to improved business outcomes and higher retention of talent. Our science-based models can be used to assess how individuals and teams are progressing in the context of our leadership and team programmes.
- Playbooks. We work with your team to design and develop playbooks to be able to replicate results across global organisations for both workforce and workplace planning and implementation around all aspects of hybrid working.
- Dynamic space modelling and management. In a hybrid environment, attendance patterns can be variable and unpredictable. Traditional methods for modelling and managing space occupancy are limited and don’t address the complexity of hybrid space utilisation. Our sophisticated planning tools are designed to model space requirements in a flexible workplace. Our approach also allows for active management of the hybrid workplace.
Why AWA
At AWA, we’ve been supporting organisations navigate a path to hybrid working for 30 years. Our approach maximises the benefits of hybrid working for the organisation, team and the individual:
- Our approach helps the organisation evolve from a hierarchical, command and control model to a modern organisation focused on purpose, autonomy, trust and openness that measures results in terms of innovation and the attraction and retention of key talent.
- We focus in on the mental and physical wellbeing of employees, managers and leadership.
- Our research has revealed the six factors that matter most for successful dynamics of high-performing teams. We use this framework to both train and assess at all levels of the organisation.
- Our process is modular, organic and scalable, operating within an organisation-wide framework developed in collaboration with senior leadership.
- Organisational culture is reinforced through language, company-wide initiatives, and practices – regardless of ‘where’ people are working.
- A well planned and executed hybrid working strategy can reduce the organisation’s carbon footprint, resulting in improved ESG metrics.
Future visioning
If you don’t have a vision of the future, how do you know where you’re going? Learn more about how we support your organisation’s leadership and help you create a future-proof vision focused of work and workplace.
