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We are researching the WFH personality differences that have typified different virtual worker preferences. We also provide you with some great WFH productivity tips.

Hybrid working is becoming part of the new normal. Hence we have developed our wfh personas based upon individual personality differences. We have also developed a digital leader assessment based upon our remote leadership model 2021.

Welcome to our Emotional Well-Being and Psychological Well-Being feature. Here we aim to show, firstly all career posts. Secondly, we categorise them according to fields of interest.

WFH personality differences Personas

We start with four of the most basic: the TRADITIONALIST; the EXPERIENCER; the WELLBEING PRACTITIONER; and the FREE SPIRIT.

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WFH PERSONA TYPE 1 – the TRADITIONALIST

This wfh PERSONA type is ready to get back to the office.
These wfh PERSONA types often didn’t work from home prior to the pandemic and will want to be in the office most of the time going forward.
TRADITIONALISTS are not as attracted to flexibility or rotating schedules as other staff are.
The challenge for companies is if such a TRADITIONALIST manages other teams.
This wfh PERSONA typ will need to take extra effort to recognize that their team members may be across other personas.

WFH PERSONA TYPE 2 – the EXPERIENCER

The EXPERIENCER wfh PERSONA type lovers had high aspirations for flexibility prior to the pandemic.
While this wfh PERSONA values their work community, they find that time away from the office also enhances their feelings of engagement, fulfilment, and empowerment.
Most EXPERIENCER wfh PERSONA type will likely want to spend two to three days in the office with the flexibility to work outside the office too.
The challenge for leaders is understanding how to manage someone who is sometimes at home in a way that isn’t disruptive to other team members.
It needs to be organized and may involve scheduling days when it makes sense to collaborate with other team members.

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WFH PERSONA TYPE 3 – the WELLNESS PRACTITIONER

Wellness addicts value their work-life balance and health.
Pre-pandemic, this type of employee embraced remote work and shorter commutes, allowing for a good balance between their private and professional priorities.
While the experienced lover prefers more days in the office, the wellness addict wants more days at home.
This employee wants to come to the office just one or two days a week.
They need a company that will allow them to create a good balance. You see a lot of wellness addicts in digital and tech industries.

WFH PERSONA TYPE 4 – the FREE SPIRIT

This employee wants to work remotely full time.
Time with family is a main priority.
They might come in for a special meeting or engagement but prefer to work at home full time.
They don’t want to be put on a regular schedule.
In fact, they may live outside of the office area. The challenge for managers is to make sure those workers continue to feel connected and included.

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Leader Digital Intelligence tips

If you don’t offer flexibility, you risk losing employees to companies that do. Employees want to align with companies that share their values. They want an employer who shows that they care for their well-being. This will necessitate flexibility in order to be an attractive employer. Finally, Bilbrey advises, listen to the questions employees are asking.
Come up with strategies and think about how you can extend your workspaces to be part of those strategies.
The best way to know what employees want is to ask.
The first step is getting the right equipment. The experienced lover, wellness addict, and free spirit will rely on technology that allows them to collaborate with coworkers who are in the office or also working remotely. Having the right tools in places, such as video conferencing and project management platforms, will be key in making hybrid arrangements work.
Leaders also need to be cognizant of their individual team members’ preferences and able to deliver what they need to support them. “Provide leaders with training and intake tools to understand the personas they have on their teams. Be sensitive to an employee’s needs. How flexible you can be will depend on the type of work the employee does.
And if the job doesn’t require an employee to be back, start the conversation about expectations early.

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WFH productivity tips

Our top three unconventional wfh productivity tips

Welcome to our latest puff piece!

Spread meetings across your working week

Why not try to span your meetings all over your next working week. Otherwise, if you have to jump from one meeting to the next you are far more likely to struggle. To get irritated.

If possible, aim for some time to decompress in between meetings to get some rest and calm down. Especially if you are making meeting notes after a key meeting. Or it’s the first time you’ve spoken to a prospect or new client. Be honest, you don’t know yourself well – or even how long – this type of meeting will take.

Whereas, spanning them all over the week will stop you from becoming overwhelmed at any part of the day or the week.

Throw away your To-do lists

We all have a shortlist of top priority tasks and a much longer list for other days!

That’s fine and important.

Still, however well you plan each work day, there will be at least one client (or family) request that has to be attended to instantly.

Also, at least one friend or colleague each day will send you some instant messages for your personal recommendations. For someone or something, they can’t seem to do themselves!

Don’t have a dedicated place to work

Should you create a dedicated office space? You must have heard this said many times. It depends though. If you like variety and have a big house… then try working in several places each day.

They say that a change is as good as a rest. So maybe you have an assigned place for your formal calls. another for more personal video calls. One for reading and researching on your iPad. One for quiet work. And so on. We encourage you to switch places often!

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Our top three unconventional wfh productivity tips

Welcome to our latest puff piece!

Throw away your To-do lists

We all have a shortlist of top priority tasks and a much longer list for other days!

That’s fine and important.

Still, however well you plan each workday, there will be at least one client (or family) request that has to be attended to instantly.

Also, at least one friend or colleague each day will send you some instant messages for your personal recommendations. For someone or something, they can’t seem to do it themselves!

3. Don’t have a dedicated place to work

Should you create a dedicated office space? You must have heard this said many times. It depends though. If you like variety and have a big house… then try working in several places each day. They say that a change is as good as a rest. So maybe you have an assigned place for your formal calls. another for more personal video calls. One for reading and researching on your iPad. One for quiet work. And so on. We encourage you to switch places often!

Span meetings all over the week

You should span them all over the week. Otherwise, if you have to jump from one meeting to the next you are far more likely to struggle. To get irritated.

If possible, aim for some time to decompress in between meetings to get some rest and calm down. Especially if you are making meeting notes after a key meeting. Or it’s the first time you’ve spoken to a prospect or new client. To be honest, you don’t know you well – or even how long – this type of meeting will take.