Creating a Post-Pandemic Work Environment That Benefits Your Company and Your Employees with Amy Cosgrove, VP at Sage (#24)

Many organizations are still struggling to optimize their world at work. What’s an ideal number of days in the office for maintaining a healthy productivity and corporate culture? Is it even necessary to have any days in the office? To navigate the growing pains of balancing the best of face-to-face collaboration with the autonomy of working from home, we've called in Amy Cosgrove, VP People, North America, Sage.

Highlights

[4:05] The state of hybrid work

[8:58] Navigating COVID-19 national emergency challenges after just starting a new HR leadership job

[16:11] “Flexible Human Work,” “Together Tuesdays” and team agreements

[20:46] Full-time remote work may not be realistic, unless a legitimate accommodation is necessary

[22:58] “Work Away” policy

[25:20] The value of input from employee surveys and listening apps

[28:58] Deciding what to do with engagement data

[30:18] From disconnected to overconnected

[32:37] How remote/flexible work brought a deeper connection

[35:38] What productivity and culture KPIs looked like in remote/hybrid work

Guest Bio

Amy Cosgrove, VP People, North America, Sage

Amy Cosgrove has been in the human resources field for more than 25 years, primarily in the technology industry. Her strength lies in partnering with senior business leaders to drive the right talent strategies to achieve the desired business outcomes. She is passionate about leading high-performing teams for high-growth companies. Amy lives in Atlanta, the North American headquarters for Sage.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyreevescosgrove/

www.sage.com

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/productivity-theater/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/3-simple-habits-from-remote-and-hybrid-smbs/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/powerful-things/

Berta Aldrich’s best selling book, Winning the Talent Shift, is available on Amazon ⁠https://a.co/d/iS7MuPJ⁠

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