Tips To Get Your Team Back Into The Office

Why provide tips on reintegrating your team back into the office? Explore team motivational strategies that improve for an influential return to the office.
September 22nd, 2023
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Back into the office always come in with a plan and consistent communication done internally with all teams or departments. 

Why back into the office impact team management and employee engagement? Given that some workers and managers continue to use hybrid work arrangements. Every leader, manager, and supervisor uses a different set of tactics because they adapt them from their own professional and personal experiences. 

Team Management 

Every team has its own method of completing tasks, which is why team management is so unique. Managing a team can be done in a variety of ways because each team has its own style of getting things done, and it all boils down to how the leader communicates or coordinates. 

The uniqueness of team management starts off with mentorship, traditions, and culture. Mentorship always supports any team to have a start in understanding each other and it always takes time to build that trust to execute their task and project. 

What Should You Pay Attention When It Comes To Team Management? 

  1. Clear Understanding 
  2. Regular Check-Ins 
  3. Organizational Goals 

Skills in a Team Leader, Supervisors, and Managers: 

  • Problem-Solving 
  • Active Listening 
  • Emotional Intelligence 
  • Communication 
  • Teamwork 
  • Conflict Management 

These skills provide skills and the quality we can see in our managers and supervisors that provide a process for the team to have a start. Creating an understanding environment to work within a team always brings conflicts to be handled properly whether those team members are looking at individual consultations or team discussions.

Each team and workplace has their own ways of handling or learning from their leaders working in the same environment. 

Employee Engagement 

Employee Engagement is slightly different from teamwork and focus is more towards employees. Employee engagement refers to an employee's commitment to their organization's goals, reflected in their thoughts, feelings, actions, and emotional connection towards their work and team.

Why is Employee Engagement so important? 

Employee engagement tactics that are effective improve work culture, minimize staff turnover, increase productivity, foster strong connections, and raise company revenues.

As we have started to have a deeper understanding of employee engagement that is everyone is on the same boat but we are at a different engagement level

14% - Actively DisEngaged 

  • Counter Productive 
  • Promoting Disharmony 
  • Disengagement 

55% - Not Engaged 

  • Productive but not committed 
  • Higher Absenteeism 
  • Likely to Leave 

31% - Engaged 

  • Loyal and Committed 
  • Higher Productivity 
  • Better Retention 

This model seen above explains the level of engagement seen at the workplace in the same boat, different engagement. Some are slow at it. Some drive it. Some Ride it.

How Does Employee Engagement Help Companies and Large Corporations? 

As many companies miss a major point of employee engagement is connected with employee’s salary or compensation. There are many companies that are lacking in promotional opportunities or looking for new job opportunities. 

This discussion links to look into external and internal factors: 

  1. 5Cs of Engagement: Care, Connect, Coach, Contribute & Congratulate.
  2. 4Es of Engagement: Enablement, Energy, Empowerment, and Encouragement.
  3. 3Ps of Engagement: Purpose, Passion, and Productivity. 

Learning these essentials 5Cs, 4Es, and 3Ps lets companies and larger corporations understand this “engaged employees are dedicated to accomplishing both their own objectives and the strategic goals of the business”.

To start looking at the engagement, we also take a look at these aspects to have a complete impact on the employees and the workplace. Having small changes will leave an impactful impression and here are the following: 

  1. Employee trust + confidence in the company's management.
  2. Employee interactions with management teams and supervisors.
  3. Employee pride in being a member of the company.

3 Tips Seamlessly Bring Back Your Employees 

Seamless creating a way to bring your employees back into the office. As for employees' points of view, companies have been creative and developed their understanding of them so they are able to connect. 

Employees and their connection to employers have developed after the pandemic. It has explained how important it is to know your employees and what will help them grow. And the perspective growing in a workplace. 

1 - Start Building a Healthy Work Environment 

With any working model, a healthy work environment matters since you want to prioritize comfort and safety.  

Read more 👉 Ready, Set, Return: The Ultimate Return to Office Kit

2 - Productivity + Collaboration 

Returning to the office aids in enhancing company culture, and working onsite greatly increases energy and teamwork. In order to avoid delays in their work, employees and their team wouldn't have to wait for a response. 

It contributes to feeling more self-assured and supported by competent employees. Employees occasionally require a supportive and educational work environment to advance in their careers. As a result, they become better versions of themselves and develop their ability to handle challenging situations. 

3 - Time and Energy Matters 

The idea of work-life balance encourages people to invest time and effort in understanding what they are doing and establishing balance in it. Work routines help employees concentrate on their tasks and use their learnings to advance themselves while still in the same working environment. Additionally, this requires employees to look at what helps them focus, and frequent breaks are imperative. The breaks help employees regain their vitality. 

This is a new concept looking at Energy and Time Management since employees are also doing teamwork and networking while connecting during work. This concept looks at a change from time management to energy management implies doing more things on your terms: 

  1. When and where you work 
  2. Under what conditions 
  3. with whom you work with
Aqsa Aamir
Aqsa Aamir

Aqsa Aamir is a Digital Strategist at Litespace and has a Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management. Aqsa has experience in several areas of business and digital strategy. Aqsa's proficiency in creating hybrid work tactics to offer guidance in content planning. Her current focus is on hybrid work models and culture building in marketing. 

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