Due to the coronavirus pandemic, employers have transferred about 40% of their employees to remote work.
According to employees, the effectiveness of theirwork in performing collective tasks was influenced primarily by connections, psychological and physical condition, as well as the availability of the necessary work tools. The combination of all these four factors quadrupled productivity, according to the survey.
In total, the interviewed employees named fourfactors they associate with their productivity when performing collective tasks, whether they work in the office or remotely:
- social connections,
- psychological state,
- the physical state,
- the availability of the necessary working tools.
Social ties were the most important factor, said Yekaterina Timofeeva, managing director and partner of BCG.
Employees who reported satisfactionmaintained level of social connections with their colleagues, were two to three times more likely than others to also report maintaining or even improving their performance on collaborative tasks.
Ekaterina Timofeeva, Managing Director and Partner, BCG
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