February 2022 | The Grid – Workgrid’s Newsletter for the Digital Workplace

The fact that we seem to have experienced nothing but change the past few years doesn't make it any easier to deal with. The nature of work is different, employees’ needs are different, and it can be difficult to know which direction to move next.

Here at Workgrid, we believe three simple trends should act as the guiding light for organizations looking to improve the employee experience and create a modern digital workplace:

1. Focus - Help employees better manage their attention

2. Simplify - Eliminate needless digital friction

3. Enable - Empower the business to accelerate digital transformation

Below are resources that dive deeper into these concepts. Hopefully they will help make the path a little clearer. Good luck, and as always, please feel free to reach out with any questions. We’re always here to help.

[Blog] 2022 Digital Workplace Trends

For many workers in today’s business environment, the digital workplace is the only workplace they have. Make sure your organization delivers a digital employee experience that supports employee well-being and eliminates sources of stress and frustration with these 3 actions…

[Blog] Help Employees Work Smarter, Not Harder, with Workgrid

The long-term success of hybrid work will depend on how well organizations help employees work smarter and not harder, specifically by reducing digital friction and helping them better manage their attention. Read on to find out how to take advantage of existing systems to create the digital experiences employees need, no matter where or how they work.

[Blog] 3 Ways a Digital Assistant Supports Hybrid Work

As organizations tackle the challenges of adapting to hybrid work, there’s one tool that’s critical to supporting more flexibility – a digital assistant. Find out how a digital assistant can help eliminate digital friction, improve productivity, and help employees be better engaged…

Here's what caught our eye in the world of employee experience and the digital workplace lately...

From ZD Net

Employee Satisfaction Increases as a Result of Automation in the Workplace

Hyperautomation is a tech trend that will act as a force multiplier of digital business and innovation in the coming years. Find out why and how, as well as what impact automation could have on your organization.

From Forbes

14 Benefits of Low-Code App Development That Tech Pros Love

Low-code app development is gaining major attention as a way organizations can modernize the digital workplace and drive innovation. Here are the top ways low-code can benefit your business.

From Stagen

Attention Management Module

Given the vast amounts of information being created every day, understanding, and managing attention has become a critical factor in business success. This paper explores the importance of attention management and discusses how to refine that skill across your organization.

For many employees, the digital workplace is the only workplace - so success in 2022 will require organizations to:

• Focus - Help employees better manage their attention

• Simplify - Eliminate needless digital friction

• Enable - Empower the business to accelerate digital transformation

Originally presented at DWX 2022, this session covers how your organization can optimize the digital employee experience this year and make work easier for employees.