Lessons from 2020 – 1 / n
Posted on November 11, 2020 / By Sanjay KabraRemote working
A lot has been written about remote working during this pandemic and what the future holds for professionals returning to the office. In this blog, I will try and present it from some perspectives which have not been touched much. These are observations made while working with my own team, and in discussion with various other working professionals who have the option of performing their role remotely in a virtual world.
Personality Type
Introvert Personality – This is the personality type who are the real winners with the option of long term remote working option. The environment is to their liking, with no pressure to be part of big group conversation and just focus on solving one problem at a time.
Folks with this type are thriving in the virtual world and their productivity has improved. They can now fully focus on assignments and avoid all kinds of distractions.
My take is that Introverts and Individuals contributors will be quite reluctant in returning back to the office. As a leader, if you are happy with their contribution, my recommendation would be to let them thrive in this mode.
Extrovert Personality – Extroverts are the ones struggling with the remote working. These personality types typically are at their best when they can multi-task, meet with a lot of other folks to draw motivation from their energy, need to continually discuss ideas with other folks, and most importantly just find it suffocating to be alone and follow a routine on daily basis.
My take is that Extroverts, People Managers, Sales & Marketing, and profession which requires constant interaction with the larger group will find the first available opportunity to return back to the office.
Disclaimer: I have used the personality type just to explain my observation, and I have equal respect for both personality types.