Key insights

• Inclusion of Remote Employees and Perspectives on Remote Work Strategies

  • 🏘️ Organizing local community service events and providing perks for remote workers
  • 💬 Emphasizing the importance of non-work related relationships for remote employees
  • 👥 Two different perspectives on remote work strategies

• Employee Training and Collaboration Tools

  • 🎓 Training for remote and in-person etiquette and norms
  • 📈 Collecting collaborative intelligence data and using tools like Asana for monitoring team collaboration
  • 🤝 Organizing community service events for creating connections among employees

• Challenges and Decisions on Hybrid Work Model

  • 📄 Aligning expectations and utilizing documentation for decision-making
  • 💡 Impact on talent attraction, employee engagement, and investing in necessary systems and tools
  • 🤝 Creating an inclusive experience in meetings for remote and in-office employees

• Struggle with Remote Work Policies and Iteration

  • 🤔 Challenges with diverse leadership opinions and transition to a more intentional approach
  • 🤝 Belief in the importance of in-person collaboration for critical company projects

• Intentionality in Hybrid Work Policies and Work Innovation Lab

  • 🤝 Focused on trust, flexibility, and employee well-being in hybrid work policies
  • 🔬 Creation of work innovation lab for studying the changing world of work
  • 📊 Importance of data-driven decisions, collaboration, and addressing digital exhaustion among remote workers

• Quarterly Attendance Policy and Remote-friendly Hybrid Approach

  • 📅 Transition to a quarterly attendance policy with flexibility and its ties to promotions and bonuses
  • 💻 Inclusion of remote employees and potential challenges with in-person employees
  • 📆 Incentives for in-person attendance and dedication of Wednesdays to programming

• Niantic's Hybrid Approach and Policies

  • 📈 Significant growth during the pandemic prompting a need for a flexible and hybrid approach
  • 🔄 Transition to a structured hybrid model with core and team days
  • 🏢 Tying benefits and incentives to office attendance and tracking attendance

• Workplace Strategies and Hybrid Models

  • ⚙️ Importance of workplace strategies and hybrid models in the discussion
  • 🔁 Focusing on experimentation, iteration, and adaptation in workplace strategies
  • 🏢 Emphasis on understanding what works best for each company in terms of workplace strategies

Q&A

• How are companies training employees and utilizing tools for remote and in-person collaboration?

  Companies are training employees for remote and in-person etiquette, collecting collaborative intelligence data, using tools like Asana for monitoring team collaboration, and organizing community service events for both remote and in-office employees to create connections.

• What are the approaches to including remote employees as discussed in the video?

  Approaches include organizing local community service events, providing perks, fostering non-work related relationships, and adopting two different perspectives on remote work strategies - one emphasizing an office-centric approach with relocation perks and the other being more selective in hiring and supporting remote employees.

• How did the company address challenges with remote work policies?

  The company initially struggled with diverse opinions within leadership, leading to a complex and unmanageable system. The second iteration involved a more intentional approach, aligned decision-making, and a belief in the importance of in-person collaboration for critical company projects.

• What are the important considerations in creating hybrid work policies?

  The discussion emphasizes the importance of trust, flexibility, and employee well-being in hybrid work policies. It also includes the creation of a work innovation lab to study the changing world of work, grounded in academic research and data-driven decisions, as well as addressing the impact of technology on collaboration and digital exhaustion among remote workers.

• What is Niantic’s quarterly attendance policy and its impact on employees?

  The company transitioned to a quarterly attendance policy with flexibility to make up missed days, tying attendance to promotions and bonuses. Remote employees are included, but some in-person employees may feel slighted. The company has a hybrid approach with incentives for in-person attendance on Wednesdays.

• How did Niantic adapt to the need for flexibility in the workplace?

  Niantic experienced significant growth during the pandemic while being mostly remote, prompting the need for a hybrid approach to returning to the office. They initially encountered challenges with the hybrid model and transitioned to a structured hybrid with core and team days, offering benefits tied to office attendance.

• What is the focus of the discussion?

  The discussion revolves around employee experience in a flexible workspace with a focus on workplace strategies, hybrid models, and the need for iteration and adaptation. It also highlights the shift towards hybrid work arrangements, emphasizing the importance of understanding what works best for each company in terms of workplace strategies.

• 00:10 The discussion is about employee experience in a flexible workspace, featuring speakers from Niantic, Asana, and Exim. They discuss workplace strategies, hybrid models, and the need for iteration and adaptation. Polls and studies show a shift towards hybrid work arrangements. Companies are experimenting with different RTO policies. There's a focus on in-person collaboration in a creative company like Niantic. The emphasis is on understanding what works for each company in terms of workplace strategies.
• 07:48 Niantic grew significantly during the pandemic, prompting a need for flexibility and a hybrid approach to returning to the office. They encountered challenges with the initial hybrid model and transitioned to a structured hybrid with core and team days, offering benefits tied to office attendance.
• 13:07 The company has transitioned to a quarterly attendance policy with flexibility to make up days. Attendance is tied to promotions and bonuses. Remote employees are included but in-person employees sometimes feel slighted. The company has a remote-friendly hybrid approach. Wednesdays are dedicated to programming and incentives to encourage in-person attendance.
• 18:57 The discussion revolves around the intentionality behind hybrid work policies, the creation of a work innovation lab to understand the changing world of work, and the importance of grounding decisions in data and research. The focus is on collaboration, technology, and the impact of digital exhaustion on remote workers.
• 26:33 The company initially struggled with remote work policies due to diverse opinions within leadership, leading to a complex and unmanageable system. The second iteration involved a more intentional approach, aligned decision-making, and the belief in the importance of in-person collaboration for the company's critical projects.
• 32:43 Discussion about challenges and decisions on hybrid work model, talent attraction, remote employee engagement and collaboration in the context of a cybersecurity company. Conversations about setting expectations, stakeholder alignment, and utilizing documentation for decision-making.
• 38:42 Companies are training employees to be mindful of remote and in-person etiquette, collecting collaborative intelligence data, using tools like Asana for monitoring team collaboration, and organizing community service events for remote and in-office employees.
• 45:52 The video discusses approaches to including remote employees, such as organizing local community service events, providing perks for remote workers, and fostering non-work related relationships. Two different perspectives on remote work strategies are presented: one company prioritizes office-centric approach and offers perks for relocation, while another company is more selective in hiring and supporting remote employees.