Building a 'Culture of Community' in Today's Modern Workforce

In today’s competitive talent landscape, keeping workers engaged, involved, and informed has never been more vital. And with one in three of today’s enterprise workers contingent, this engagement strategy is not limited just to one’s full-time workforce.

This blend of background and skills makes a workforce more dynamic and diverse – all positives if an organization is looking to move fast and achieve critical business priorities. But today, we see too many organizations focus simply on one portion of independent workforce management, such as compliant engagement structures or recruiting and onboarding enhancements.

Just as many enterprises invest heavily in their ‘corporate culture,’ it is equally important to think of building strong foundations and community cultures amongst independents as a critical lynchpin of one’s workforce optimization strategy.

While easier said than done, the actual activities are far from rocket science and include setting mutual expectations, prioritizing clear communication, creating reasonable processes and procedures, and building a positive work environment.

Of course, our Community Management Program can help you build competencies and measurement frameworks, as well as operate core talent management functions. But true community goes beyond even a well-thought-out program of initiatives and into a long-term strategy to position one’s organization not just as an employer of choice, but a client of choice as well.

Trending Topics:

●     The remote work setup accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how people work and expect to work far into the future. Because of this, organizations are blending remote work flexibility and on-site work, while also thinking about what works best for their employees.

●     Future of work consultant Gleb Tsipursky, Ph.D. says business leaders and executives shouldn’t buy into the myth that remote employees are “two-timing,” meaning they’re working for someone else while they’re signed in for work at another company. This leads to loss of trust and low productivity rate in the workplace.

●     Today’s workforce landscape calls for nothing less than a shake up of organizational structures to make corporate culture fit the future. This includes reimagining the role of HR professionals, and incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) objectives into the culture of every organization.

●     The need for mental health care remains a challenge across the globe. This not only places a burden on society but also negatively impacts the workplace, as mental health-related concerns experienced by employees lead to lack of inclusiveness, connectedness, and trust.

●     Now is the time for organizations to create and prepare for a better future of work. Management teams that prioritize building a better workforce structure will highly likely perform well in both the workplace and marketplace by creating value for their employees and advantages for their firms and stakeholders.

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