In 1929 the world experienced the great depression, times of despair that were overcome and brought as lessons learned the minimum wage and unemployment insurance for workers. In 1979 we experienced the oil crisis, which also signified the milestone of the search for renewable energy sources. It seems that we are living through a new crisis caused by the corona virus, whether long or short-lived, what have we learned so far?
It's possible to work remotely, and earn more!
Although there are still many executives who are wary of remote work, the crisis has caused many companies to relax their hours and allow the modality, even the government had to review the rules of employment to release work at home. With this we have noticed that the informal and cozy environment at home has made many workers have a higher performance delivering much more.
We must focus on results, not micromanagement.
As much as it is a speech preached by many, in practice few practice it, most companies still believe that it is important to know exactly what their employees spent their hours on, than the result they produced with those hours. A clear result of the "you get what you measure" if you measure hours, you have an impeccable dashboard of the hours worked. If you measure results, you have results.
Team trust and transparency
An intrinsic part of home office is the trust placed in the employees, that they will do what has been agreed upon, that they will know how to manage their own time without having someone behind them indicating the next step. In addition, teams will have to learn to be more transparent, and to have a more open view of what is being performed by everyone in order to ensure alignment of work. This trust and transparency is one of the keys to transformational leadership, and where miracles happen.
Quality of life matters, and it pays off!
Talking to a coworker in Germany he told me that he has been working more since he started the quarantine, and he feels less tired than on a normal day, because he is close to his family, his daughters, and the family environment forces small breaks that we should all take in the workplace to maintain productivity, but never do.
An economy focused on the individual.
This past week Ambev announced that it will use the alcohol left over from the Brahma alcohol-free process to produce alcohol gel and will donate it to public hospitals. At the same time big banks announce that they will extend/no longer collect debts for 60 days. And we have seen governments around the world debating about not charging water, electricity and municipal taxes. All this shows that the economy now wants to help people directly, and no longer subsidizes large corporations to maintain their structures, and this is perhaps the best step that liberalism has taken in recent times.
The truth is that the effects of the crisis are still unclear, we do not know how far it can extend, but if in turbulent times hope is what keeps us on the right path, then let us hope that from this crisis we will have more dynamic teams, with greater focus on quality of life, spaces for transparent teamwork, and that people are measured by the results they generate.
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