as t w s i A   03 Without in-person engagement, what happens “I miss the team building activities held by to mentorship? To innovation? To culture? the company in the past, and now they have To inclusion? been cancelled due to the reduction of contacts due to the epidemic,” while another in India told People who continue to work remotely us, “Before Covid, we all employees used to could easily be overlooked for promotions or have lunch breaks and tea breaks in which we opportunities simply because they aren’t used to chit chat a lot. And we missed that thing so visible—and many will be parents of young a lot.” In the UK, a participant told us they missed children whose logistics are easier if they “the daily interaction with colleagues, work at home. impromptu conversations.” The return to the office is not yet a success, For balance, a US participant in the same research and leadership must take a fresh approach project stated, “I feel closer to and appreciate my if they want to move things forward in the employer MORE. By allowing me to work remotely right ways. I feel more inclined to stay present with my job but still allowed flexibility.”44 A different study found Accenture’s research found that people around that 35% of Australians said they would quit their the world are missing certain intangible aspects job or start looking for another if their employer 45 of office life: a participant in China commented, forced them to return to the office full time. The primary reason? To avoid the commute. + photo realistic, surreal, diverse subjects, bright, 8k, hyper detailed, change 100, aspect ratio 2:3, algorithm version 4 Copyright © 2022 Accenture. All rights reserved. 34