7 Best Apps To Help You Master The Hybrid Working Model

Once the Covid-19 pandemic forced most corporations to adopt temporary working arrangements, it seems that there is no going back. Now, more and more employees are seeking job opportunities that offer hybrid working arrangements.

In fact, according to a survey conducted by SHRM, 55% of respondents state that they prefer working remotely three days a week.

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In response, it's time for more employers to start integrating a hybrid work model into their corporations. And part of such a process is finding the right tools to continue facilitating productivity, teamwork and company culture even across the new distance between employees.

And so, here are the top 6 apps to facilitate the hybrid working model for you and your employees and enhance the workplace experience.

Archie

Archie offers an easy solution to book desks in hybrid workplaces. Employees can check when their colleagues will be in the office and reserve a desk nearby, making it easier to collaborate and stay connected. The software supports recurring bookings, desk assignment, visual floor plans and also neighborhoods, making it faster to reserve a workstation near your team.

With Archie, employees no longer need to manually align with their colleagues or communicate their schedule to their managers, since everything is in the app, but the software also helps monitoring attendance and gain insights into how your space is used. The app also integrates with popular solutions like Microsoft Teams or Slack.

Microsoft Teams

Communication is key even when working onsite, but it becomes even more important when you adopt a hybrid working arrangement.

To facilitate internal collaboration, Microsoft Teams is a collaborative workspace for teams to chat, schedule meetings, host calls and video chats, share documents in collaboration with Microsoft Office 365 applications, and more.

It is an equally-efficient substitute for in-person collaboration and a better alternative to communication via emails. It's no wonder that Microsoft Teams has been an invaluable tool for companies that have incorporated remote or hybrid working arrangements.

Asana

Further streamline collaborative work in a hybrid working arrangement with Asana. Asana is a project management tool that helps your employees stay more organized, productive and accountable.

Asana provides an orderly and visually appealing interface designed to help you organize, schedule and prioritize key tasks in the form of lists, timelines, boards and even calendars.

Trello

Trello is yet another app that facilitates and enhance your workflow and internal collaboration in a hybrid working arrangement.

Similar to Asana, Trello allows you to organize tasks and projects in a timeline, calendar or spreadsheet table. In addition to that, Trello allows you to take a bird's eye view of all projects and deadlines with a dashboard — so that you and your team can gain insights on your workload and prevent bottlenecks.

Asa

With hybrid working arrangements comes with less opportunities to check-in with your employees in person. At the same time, however, ensuring employee mental wellness is more important than ever.

That is where Asa comes in.

Asa is a virtual assistant that not only helps you track your employee's punctuality with its clock-in clock-out system, it also has several features that allows you to keep an eye on your employees' mental wellbeing.

Upon the first clock-in of the day, employees are encouraged to check in their mood – though this will remain anonymous. Asa will then generate a mood chart showcasing the average mood. This allows employers to monitor mental wellness in the workplace and implement better support systems in the event of a downtrend.

Bonusly

Speaking of workplace mental wellness, one way to keep your employees' spirits high and maintain a positive company culture is by integrating Bonusly into your workplace.

Bonusly is an app and program that equips employers with more resources to give well-deserved recognition and rewards to performing employees. It also allows employers to give custom company awards to recognize good performance, as well as rewards such as small bonuses, digital gift cards and other custom company rewards.

There are many benefits to recognizing and rewarding employees who have been performing well. Your employees will tend to be more open to learning new techniques, skills and become more motivated overall. Furthermore, this contributes to a positive company culture where good performance is rewarded.

Envoy

A big part of hybrid working arrangements is the management of manpower both onsite and remote. Envoy is a tool that can help you solve logistical issues of the hybrid working model.

For instance, with Envoy, employers and employees can set and sync up workplace schedules with little hassle. This allows you to coordinate your teams and your employees alternate between working onsite and working from home.

Furthermore, Envoy allows you to foot traffic and space utilization so that you can design and tweak your corporation's working model to work best for your team.

Times are changing, and we should start looking for ways to make the hybrid working model as streamlined and efficient as possible. We hope that this article has given you some food for thought on how to adapt and change!