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We had the pleasure of conducting a webinar for SoDa members.We had the pleasure of conducting a webinar for SoDa members.
What if collaboration data could work for your team?
What if collaboration data could work for your team?What if collaboration data could work for your team?
Best practices of cross-team collaboration: Spotify, GitLab, Google, and Facebook
While it’s important to implement the right cross-department collab practices, it’s equally important to keep track of how well your multidisciplinary teams perform. This can be achieved by using a platform like Network Perspective, which helps you understand which cross-functional teams are doing a great job to maximize business outcomes, and where the processes call for refinements.While it’s important to implement the right cross-department collab practices, it’s equally important to keep track of how well your multidisciplinary teams perform. This can be achieved by using a platform like Network Perspective, which helps you understand which cross-functional teams are doing a great job to maximize business outcomes, and where the processes call for refinements.
Workplace Analytics readings recommended by Network Perspective
An increasing number of businesses are now using Organization Network Analytics platforms to analyze employee data and improve their satisfaction and productivity levels. However, wrapping your head around Workplace Analytics might seem daunting at first. To give you a helping hand, we’ve listed a few introductory readings that will explain what ONA brings to the table.An increasing number of businesses are now using Organization Network Analytics platforms to analyze employee data and improve their satisfaction and productivity levels. However, wrapping your head around Workplace Analytics might seem daunting at first. To give you a helping hand, we’ve listed a few introductory readings that will explain what ONA brings to the table.
Workplace Analytics at Dropbox: ensuring that every team can access, understand, and act on people data
Collecting, analyzing and sharing data can have a massive impact on your organization. However, it’s not enough to share your findings with your HR team only. You should make sure that every single team can freely access, understand and act on people's data. Turn your Workplace Analytics into a self-service for teams, just like Dropbox did.Collecting, analyzing and sharing data can have a massive impact on your organization. However, it’s not enough to share your findings with your HR team only. You should make sure that every single team can freely access, understand and act on people's data. Turn your Workplace Analytics into a self-service for teams, just like Dropbox did.
Productivity and collaboration challenges in remote tech companies
Once putting the data about work & collaboration patterns in the hands of people leaders & teams, they get a full, more objective and continuous overview of the work habits and experience rooted by them. We strongly believe that leveraging and better understanding of data is the key to improving the future workplace in an impactful way and effectively selecting initiatives not for symptoms, but for root causes.Once putting the data about work & collaboration patterns in the hands of people leaders & teams, they get a full, more objective and continuous overview of the work habits and experience rooted by them. We strongly believe that leveraging and better understanding of data is the key to improving the future workplace in an impactful way and effectively selecting initiatives not for symptoms, but for root causes.
3 areas of focus for HR & Workplace Analytics – lessons from Paypal, Google, Intercom, and GitLab
Tech firms are quite peculiar; they have highly qualified employees, high attrition rate and use specific tools.As you can imagine, their workplace analytics is also rather specific. For this reason, it’s worth looking at how the biggest tech firms such as PayPal, Microsoft and Google approach workplace analytics and share a few tips on how you can do it effectively at your organization.Tech firms are quite peculiar; they have highly qualified employees, high attrition rate and use specific tools.As you can imagine, their workplace analytics is also rather specific. For this reason, it’s worth looking at how the biggest tech firms such as PayPal, Microsoft and Google approach workplace analytics and share a few tips on how you can do it effectively at your organization.
The attrition in tech - a few numbers
1,7 year is the average tenure for employees in 10 biggest tech companies in the last few years (Business Insider, 2017). €17M yearly cost at a 1000-people company is calculated based on: current employee attrition rate at an average level of 20-30% for tech, coming managers’ attrition rate at a level of 40-60%, and attrition cost up to 150% of annual salary (40K EUR).1,7 year is the average tenure for employees in 10 biggest tech companies in the last few years (Business Insider, 2017). €17M yearly cost at a 1000-people company is calculated based on: current employee attrition rate at an average level of 20-30% for tech, coming managers’ attrition rate at a level of 40-60%, and attrition cost up to 150% of annual salary (40K EUR).
Challenge #2 - Mitigating team’s collaboration overload / lack of collaboration
Last Friday, we held the second of six webinars for the tech industry.Challenge#2 | Mitigating team’s collaboration overload / lack of collaboration🎯 How big is the problem of too many meetings & work interruptions?🎯 How does it impact burnout, well-being, absenteeism, and attrition?🎯 What can be done to mitigate the workload in an evidence-based way?Last Friday, we held the second of six webinars for the tech industry.Challenge#2 | Mitigating team’s collaboration overload / lack of collaboration🎯 How big is the problem of too many meetings & work interruptions?🎯 How does it impact burnout, well-being, absenteeism, and attrition?🎯 What can be done to mitigate the workload in an evidence-based way?
Challenge #1 - Planning team’s work from home & office
The first in a series of six webinars is behind us!Challenge#1 | Planning team’s work from home & office🎯 How are companies planning hybrid work?🎯 What are the best practices?🎯 What’s the most challenging? 🎯 How can data help?These and other were discussed during the webinar last Friday with our special guests: Jessica Reeves, PHR and Zuzanna Przybyla.The first in a series of six webinars is behind us!Challenge#1 | Planning team’s work from home & office🎯 How are companies planning hybrid work?🎯 What are the best practices?🎯 What’s the most challenging? 🎯 How can data help?These and other were discussed during the webinar last Friday with our special guests: Jessica Reeves, PHR and Zuzanna Przybyla.
Hybrid Evolution & Great Attrition addressed in a data-informed way - webinar series
We are starting a series of 6 webinars dedicated to HR, organization development, and work tech decision makers from IT companies. Hybrid Evolution & Great Attrition addressed in a data-informed way - webinar seriesWe are starting a series of 6 webinars dedicated to HR, organization development, and work tech decision makers from IT companies. Hybrid Evolution & Great Attrition addressed in a data-informed way - webinar series
Why is rethinking collaborative social learning vital in a hybrid world?
Social collaborative learning has always been an important asset for businesses – however, the way we approach peer 2 peer collaboration has changed due to COVID and the introduction of hybrid work. Despite having the right digital tools that offer great social learning possibilities, employees fail to engage due to digital overload.Social collaborative learning has always been an important asset for businesses – however, the way we approach peer 2 peer collaboration has changed due to COVID and the introduction of hybrid work. Despite having the right digital tools that offer great social learning possibilities, employees fail to engage due to digital overload.
Focus time metrics – How to measure your employees’ deep work & multiple context work
Deep work and multiple context time are two metrics that let you assess productivity and perceived sustainability among employees. They are best analyzed jointly, as they give you an overview of the deep work/multiple context work time and point to any areas that require improvement.Deep work and multiple context time are two metrics that let you assess productivity and perceived sustainability among employees. They are best analyzed jointly, as they give you an overview of the deep work/multiple context work time and point to any areas that require improvement.
Focus time metric – How deep work streak length influences productivity
It’s hard to imagine our lives without Internet access and mobile phones. We’ve grown accustomed to being constantly interrupted both at home and at work. Lack of time for deep work, however, has a negative impact on productivity – an issue which has brought more concern now that most businesses have moved to remote work models. We took a look at how the length of deep work streaks impacts employee productivity and how you can measure them for your business.It’s hard to imagine our lives without Internet access and mobile phones. We’ve grown accustomed to being constantly interrupted both at home and at work. Lack of time for deep work, however, has a negative impact on productivity – an issue which has brought more concern now that most businesses have moved to remote work models. We took a look at how the length of deep work streaks impacts employee productivity and how you can measure them for your business.
Why data-informed cross-team sync may be the key for successful hybrid evolution?
One of the biggest challenges while working in a hybrid environment is staying innovative and sharing knowledge. Why is that? Hybrid teams tend to create silos, which results in less peer-to-peer interactions with people from various teams across the organization. Science suggests that this can have a negative impact on a company’s innovativeness.One of the biggest challenges while working in a hybrid environment is staying innovative and sharing knowledge. Why is that? Hybrid teams tend to create silos, which results in less peer-to-peer interactions with people from various teams across the organization. Science suggests that this can have a negative impact on a company’s innovativeness.
How to find the best time for deep work for your team? 4 easy tips to boost your productivity in a data-informed way
The ability to focus on cognitively demanding tasks is the most important team productivity factor. In fact, as noticed by Cal Newport, “deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep – spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way”. In addition, what we’ve seen during the pandemic is that a (wrongly executed) remote work model can have a detrimental effect on our teams’ productivity levels.The ability to focus on cognitively demanding tasks is the most important team productivity factor. In fact, as noticed by Cal Newport, “deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep – spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way”. In addition, what we’ve seen during the pandemic is that a (wrongly executed) remote work model can have a detrimental effect on our teams’ productivity levels.
How to foster a high performing team dynamic in a data-informed way?
Successful companies no longer evaluate their teams through the prism of efficiency. As proven by a number of successful companies, including Intercom, GitLab, Boeing, and General Electric, the spotlight should be set on performance, as it better suits today’s organizational structures. In order to thrive, it’s essential to build High Performance Teams.Successful companies no longer evaluate their teams through the prism of efficiency. As proven by a number of successful companies, including Intercom, GitLab, Boeing, and General Electric, the spotlight should be set on performance, as it better suits today’s organizational structures. In order to thrive, it’s essential to build High Performance Teams.
What are the expectations for people leaders in the future of work that just arrived?
While the requirements towards leadership in the pandemic era haven’t changed significantly, the expectations in regards to them are much higher. Managing people is no longer solely the domain of HR departments; it’s now also become the key responsibility of team managers.While the requirements towards leadership in the pandemic era haven’t changed significantly, the expectations in regards to them are much higher. Managing people is no longer solely the domain of HR departments; it’s now also become the key responsibility of team managers.
Employee engagement surveys - what are they great at and what are they missing?
Despite serving as a real eye-opener for many organizations, customer engagement surveys come with their own sets of limitations. In order to give valuable insights and improvement ideas, they need to be paired up with People Analytics tools (i.e., a mix of active listening & passive listening employee engagement methods).Despite serving as a real eye-opener for many organizations, customer engagement surveys come with their own sets of limitations. In order to give valuable insights and improvement ideas, they need to be paired up with People Analytics tools (i.e., a mix of active listening & passive listening employee engagement methods).
Top HR challenges at tech companies – our findings at Network Perspective
HR leaders and directors have always been exposed to various challenges. However, after switching to remote work their number has either grown or current challenges gained in strength. We have talked to HR leads in tech organizations to identify the current problems they’re facing as well as how workplace analytics can help in tackling them.HR leaders and directors have always been exposed to various challenges. However, after switching to remote work their number has either grown or current challenges gained in strength. We have talked to HR leads in tech organizations to identify the current problems they’re facing as well as how workplace analytics can help in tackling them.
How do tech companies face hybrid work? eBay, Dropbox, Intercom, Uber, and other cases
Operating in a hybrid model appears to be a perfect compromise between full-time, office based work and the convenience of working from home. That being said, ‘hybrid’ means different things for different companies. For some, it’s a way to use up their current office lease before a 100% move to a remote work model. Meanwhile for others, it’s more about creating spaces for collaborative tasks and integration, and reserving in-house for individual, deep focus work.Operating in a hybrid model appears to be a perfect compromise between full-time, office based work and the convenience of working from home. That being said, ‘hybrid’ means different things for different companies. For some, it’s a way to use up their current office lease before a 100% move to a remote work model. Meanwhile for others, it’s more about creating spaces for collaborative tasks and integration, and reserving in-house for individual, deep focus work.
How to build a deep work routine for a team and separate it from context switching and multitasking?
Making sure that your team has enough time i.e. at least 2 hours a day for deep work and reducing context switching is necessary to maintain high productivity. Jumping between tasks results in 80% productivity loss, which has a detrimental effect on employee performance. One of the best ways to make sure that your employees have enough time for deep work is by creating routines and tracking data. For this reason, we recommend using a platform like Network Perspective that will give you access to invaluable insights about how your teams work.Making sure that your team has enough time i.e. at least 2 hours a day for deep work and reducing context switching is necessary to maintain high productivity. Jumping between tasks results in 80% productivity loss, which has a detrimental effect on employee performance. One of the best ways to make sure that your employees have enough time for deep work is by creating routines and tracking data. For this reason, we recommend using a platform like Network Perspective that will give you access to invaluable insights about how your teams work.
What people leaders need to implement workplace analytics – 4 lessons learned
According to a PwC survey which included 1,000 senior executives, companies who heavily rely on data are three times more likely to make good business decisions than those who are not as data reliant. Even though access to workplace data plays a vital role in making data-informed decisions, data alone simply isn’t sufficient. People leaders need to be able to properly interpret it to be able to implement improvements.According to a PwC survey which included 1,000 senior executives, companies who heavily rely on data are three times more likely to make good business decisions than those who are not as data reliant. Even though access to workplace data plays a vital role in making data-informed decisions, data alone simply isn’t sufficient. People leaders need to be able to properly interpret it to be able to implement improvements.
