We are living in a fledgling new era. In the wake of a two-year global pandemic, the days of water cooler chats and after-work happy hours have dwindled as a greater proportion of the workforce sets up camp in their home offices, Zoom-ing in for meetings and bidding adieu to long commutes and business casual.
With employees dispersed across locations – and often time zones – easy visibility into employees’ work has become a challenge for managers. While I hope we are collectively moving beyond the “butts in seats” method of evaluating employee engagement and participation, what we have found is that managers don’t yet have all of the tools to ensure that remote or hybrid workers are treated equitably.
