A PwC survey shows that 44% of employees who worked remotely in the past two years say it has become harder to connect with coworkers, while 42% say their company culture has improved in the same time period. What does this mean, and how are our culture, connection, and engagement in the workplace connected?

Bonusly’s VP of People Operations, Vicki Yang, and Gable’s CEO, Liza Mash Levin discuss how People Ops managers can keep employees flexible, happy, and engaged in the distributed workplace. Our experts share insights and data that show employees love remote work, but still crave human connection and tips on how your company can achieve both.

Key Learnings:

• Employees love remote and flexible work, but they still crave in-person connections
• Companies face challenges in balancing the two, especially with distributed teams
• People teams benefit from running a data-driven workplace and having insights into what works for their teams and how budgets are spent
• Offices and workspaces are now hosting meaningful encounters and relationship-building, not just desks and laptops