By Coach Nancy
This may shock you: Hybrid workers — among all types of employees — are doing the best when it comes to feeling connected to their organization’s culture, according to a recent Gallup analysis. Twenty-three percent of U.S. hybrid workers strongly agree that they feel connected to their organization, compared with 20% of employees overall.
As many companies experiment with hybrid work, one question has risen above the others: What about our culture? There’s a common What about our culture? There’s a common belief that when employees are physically together, they develop important social bonds that simply can’t be replaced by email, Zoom and Slack.
And leaders have good reason to care. Employees who strongly agree that they feel connected to their culture are:
- 3.7x as likely to be engaged at work
- 5.2x as likely to recommend their organization as a great place to work
- 37% more likely to be thriving
- 68% less likely to feel burned out at work always or very often
- 55% less likely to be looking for a job
Culture matters when it comes to productivity, employee flourishing, employer brand and business reputation.
Why Hybrid Is Improving Company Culture
The reality is that the office never equaled culture. Gallup data show that, despite significant lip service and investment in “company culture” over the years, there’s very little to show for it. over the years, there’s very little to show for it.