October, 20228 Ensuring success from anywhere is becoming a critical element to every modern business. As the cost-of-living crisis continues, businesses are reconsidering their priorities to ensure they remain agile in the midst of an ever-evolving landscape. Today's business leaders must not only consider a more measured approach towards expenditure but continue to prioritise well-being, building a digital HQ, and knowing their customers.As such, business leaders have an opportunity to create an even better workplace -- one that allows us to be more connected to each other, find more balance between work and home, and advance equality. This will ultimately lead to increased innovation and better business outcomes. With the right technology, they can do this by building trust, redefining how our teams work together, and reassessing the support they provide employees to retain and grow talent.Building Trust through FlexibilityCompanies have had to fundamentally rethink everything from their operating models to their products to their events in the aftermath of COVID-19. In this new world, well-being and trust are one and the same. Leaders who do not prioritise this risk losing trust with their employees, as well as their customers and their communities.To navigate the challenges ahead, teams seek empowerment to decide how, when and where they work. It is therefore incumbent upon business leaders to recognise that employees have unique constraints. Every member of a team has a different home environment. Some have children. Some don't. Some have private home offices. Some take meetings in a busy kitchen. Some may have greater responsibilities outside of work, while some crave the interaction of the office.By embracing hybrid ways of working we can open up new ways to meet their needs: flexibly, fully remotely or entirely office based. If done right, employees can be as, and even more, productive when working remotely as they are in the office, flipping seamlessly between the two.Reimagining CollaborationThe pandemic provided a once in a lifetime opportunity to not just reimagine where we work, but how we work. From in-person meetings, company-wide emails, and strategy offsites, processes and tools organisations previously relied on have been reinvented for the digital-first world. A vital ingredient in the hybrid workspace is creating a digital HQ, a hub where everyone can collaborate easily and efficiently, wherever they are. By seamlessly bringing the right people, information and tools together, this technology is helping businesses to become more connected, more productive, and more innovative.Collaborating in channels and enabling communication with clients, vendors, or partners in real-time, the power of a more integrated approach is helping address issues immediately and freeing teams up for deeper, more focused WHY RECONSIDERING WHAT AGILE TEAMS LOOK LIKE IN AN ALL-DIGITAL WORLD IS A BUSINESS IMPERATIVEIN MY V EWBY JENNY SHIERS, VP, EMPLOYEE SUCCESS, SALESFORCEJenny Shiers
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