Redesigning the Post-Pandemic Workplace

Kane et al discuss the need for managers to envision the office that employees will return to after the COVID-19 pandemic The world has experienced widespread disruption over the past year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic With the successful development and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, the timeline for when the so-called next normal will arrive is clearer Leaders should begin to take steps to consider what the workplace will look like when it arrives There is no going back to the prepandemic workplace Organizations and individuals have had no choice but to discover new ways of working Many have reported successfully implementing years worth of digital transformation plans over the course of a few months Even companies that needed to maintain a significant colocated workplace used digital innovations to improve employee and customer engagement and safety