Innovative Concepts for Working Together in a Post-Pandemic World
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Building Culture and Creating Mentally Healthy
Workplaces from Afar
In interviews after the session, each of the panelists shared additional experiences,
tips and insights. Below are some of the highlights from those discussions.
Q: How do you build culture from afar?
PRAXIS – Create a fun, collaborative experience
Culture matters more today than perhaps ever before. We have to provide for ourselves
and our families but there is so much more that goes into the work experience. Being
fully remote and working four days, we are particularly aware of this challenge. We bring
people together quarterly for face-to-face connection and collaboration but it's mostly
about the social aspect. When we first started to do this, people were used to their
routines of staying at home and they were exhausted when they got to the location.
Now, I feel people are really energized by coming together.
We encourage directors to use their budgets for co-working space and employees who
are closer geographically to do the same. We are really urging people to get together
for work and socializing.
When I was a young employee, my work experience was fun. We had a baseball team
and we went out together for lunch or after work. I feel the younger generation is
missing out on this. That's what drives me to ensure people are connected and having
fun as part of their work experience.
CSA Group – Balance technology and in-person opportunities
During the pandemic, we wanted to make sure we maintained high quality onboarding
and training. We saw we could connect with employees globally on a virtual platform
in a collaborative and interactive way. People have gotten used to virtual meetings and
break out rooms. We've upskilled our employees to some degree.
Now as we make our way back, we are restarting onsite tours, training
and team meetings. We had new employees join the organization during
the pandemic who don't work in the lab. They had no idea what their
site looks like. Now we can show them what we do and how we do it,
in person. They can see the test labs and understand the full scope
of our organization.
