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Go to homepage Infographics & Slideshares Understanding the four workplace personas

Understanding the four workplace personas

Profile image of author: Aleksandra Masionis
by Aleksandra Masionis

January 19, 2023

Achievers research found that 50 percent of companies want workers back in the office five days a week in 2023 even though 85 percent of employees reported preferring hybrid or remote working options.

So how do companies end this tug-of-war between the C-suite and its people? By listening to what workers want.

The birth of new workplace personas

Building a workplace that supports each of your employee’s differences catalyzes increased productivity and engagement levels, trust, and retention rates. However, tailoring a work environment to everyone is no easy task – but it certainly is not impossible.

The Achievers HR team designed a persona-based flexible work model that is adapted to the ever-evolving, increasingly flexible world of work. Achievers’ Four Personas is a simple system that empowers executives to better understand employees’ ‘typical working behavior,’ while meeting the diverse needs of different workplace personas.

The four personas identify the typical behavior pattern of employees

  1. In office
  2. Hybrid
  3. Remote by choice
  4. Remote

The personas are impactful because they support habits around office usage (or lack thereof) and can combat inconsistencies and unclear expectations around coming into the office. These inconsistencies can make every day unpredictable and difficult to plan for office cultural efforts such as getting lunch for a team, meetings, or any other activity. Knowing who is onsite and who is remote is essential to every element of the employee experience — from office design to perks and benefits, to onboarding processes and employee friendships.

When done right, an organization can encompass your entire company’s preferences, which helps facilitate trust, empowerment, and flexibility.

Key considerations for the four workplace personas

Establishing specific workplace personas allows employees to play a key role in re-envisioning the future of work. Yet, to transition to this model seamlessly, keep three things in mind:

  1. Set expectations in the recruitment process: Don’t hire with remote expectations and then change the story on your people. If executives are truly considering some form of office culture, then discuss that early in the hiring process and share expectations with all employee prospects.
  2. Allow employees to “Persona Jump” within reason: These personas aren’t stagnant. Just because employees put themselves as a certain persona now, doesn’t mean their personal circumstances won’t change.
  3. Prioritize workplace belonging: Employee belonging is a huge driver of business performance and putting belonging in action can completely revamp a company culture, as employees with a strong sense of belonging are more than twice as likely to be resilient and almost three times as likely to say they’re highly productive at work. Luckily, employers can help bridge the social gap between in-office and remote work with powerful HR tools and resources, such as using technology solutions that create opportunities for employees to connect or establishing employee resource groups (ERGs).

 

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