With around 100 million employees in Europe and North America now working at home on some days and in the workplace on others, hybrid working is quickly becoming the way to work. While the effects of hybrid working on workers and companies are debated, studies have shown hybrid workers reporting feeling up to 74% more productive.
“In 2025, we’ll likely see more companies embracing hybrid working. Research suggests that employees favor the trend, which has been found to lower quit-rates and improve job satisfaction.” says Reena Cruz, content marketing manager at Xodo. “There are key ways to leverage hybrid working that will drive productivity going forward. Not putting them to work may limit that productivity.”
Here, Cruz explains the benefits of hybrid working, and how to optimise this increasingly popular mode of employment as we move into 2025.
Why hybrid working works
Reena reveals why hybrid working can work for employees and organisations.
Traditional working in a workplace can involve a lot of rush-hour travelling, which can be exhausting. That leaves less energy free for working, or in other words; decreased productivity. People can feel somewhat constrained by their work routines and places of work, too.
Hybrid working helps people get more done compared to only working in situ because employees can work where they feel most comfortable. And spending less time commuting leaves more time and energy free for professional activities.
Because workers can have a better work-life balance, they are generally less stressed, and feel more in control of their working lives, and lives generally. Research reveals that hybrid workers report increased job satisfaction.
“Studies suggest that while Working From Home (WFH) entirely can actually be negative for productivity, hybrid working provides a better balance between home time – which can be more relaxed – and time spent in the workplace under pressure from colleagues, management, and schedules,” says Reena. “This can work well, but there are ways to make hybrid work ever better. Technology is the key.”
How to make hybrid working even more productive
Reena says there are ways to maximise hybrid working productivity that can benefit employees and organisations.
With hybrid working, staff are not in the workplace some of the time during work hours, so communication with remote colleagues is vital. Effective communication enables collaboration, and that’s key to a productive workforce because almost everyone works as part of a team. Solutions like video conferencing, project management software, online chat platforms, and even mobile connectivity options such as an eSIM card, are essential for keeping remote teams connected. Effective, remote document management is important, too. Detailed information needs to be shared in real-time so that plans and strategies can be agreed on and signed off quickly – often for health and safety, and legal purposes. That’s where tools like Xodo come in.
Solutions like video conferencing, project management software, and online chat platforms are essential for keeping remote teams connected. Effective, remote document management is important, too. Detailed information needs to be shared in real-time so that plans and strategies can be agreed on and signed off quickly – often for health and safety, and legal purposes. That’s where tools like Xodo come in.
Cruz commented: “Document management tools like Xodo are making it easier for professionals to stay organised, collaborate, and work smoothly from anywhere. Xodo enables teams to cloud manage, e-sign, and edit PDF documents, Office files, and image files in your browser, on desktop, and on mobile devices.
“Xodo solutions enable professionals to work with documents coherently, wherever they are. Xodo helps organisations get and stay organised by making data in document form easy to discuss, amend and approve across multiple locations when working hybrid. As such, Xodo is a powerful hybrid working enabler, transforming workflows across teams and driving productivity into and beyond 2025.”
