If you are like me, you are wrestling with what everyone is calling the “new normal” once businesses return to work. The last 60 days have been packed with conference calls, peer-to-peer calls, and Zoom video conferences. I personally participate in a peer group and one of the biggest concerns I hear is “how do we maintain and restore our company culture when the constraints on our business are lifted?” Our company has been working 50/50 remotely. Accounting and sales work remotely for the most part. I notice more mistakes and higher stress on people who are in the office. They are having to do extra work to keep operations running smooth. My guess is you all are struggling with similar, if not identical, challenges. Below are some steps we have taken to create a vision for when we all return.
Create a vision for your company. Our employees were asked to provide their vision for how the business will look when we come back to work. Each of their prophecies were printed, studied and common themes were highlighted. After this, I scripted the vision of our company post COVID-19. Each person had a voice in this vision, versus the CEO telling them his one-sided selfish ideas. The response was wonderful!