Diversity Insight: Improving employee culture with a dispersed workforce

The case for hybrid work is well-made, and both employees and organizations continue to define what that looks like with a shared focus on employee well-being and company success. With an overwhelming majority, 90% of employees report being as productive—or more productive—when working remotely, according to Owl Labs. But with a hybrid, dispersed workforce comes the challenge of maintaining employee culture.

With almost half of our workforce in a remote, virtual environment for the first time, we view these challenges as opportunities and choose to address them head-on at SECU Maryland. In the process, we continue to uncover more opportunities than obstacles, emerging with a tighter, more supportive employee culture.

Here’s what we learned: An inclusive work environment is a byproduct of creative, thoughtful, genuine engagement initiatives built on the needs of employees.

 

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