Translated from 日本語 • View original Hello. This is Kojima from the Sales & Marketing Project.
It's the time in the world to welcome new friends when you enter school or join a company.
In fact, I joined the company midway through March, and I am working hard every day to adapt to the new environment as soon as possible and become a force to be reckoned with.
In this article, we will organize the "new normal way of working" from both existing and new perspectives.
Decision because of the corona disaster
I entered the workforce in the mid-90s, so I am a veteran of society.
And the corona disaster has brought about a lot of changes in my work.
However, it was because we were in an era of VUCA with no future in sight, and that I felt that it was time to take on the challenge, which was the trigger for me to change jobs.
If the world as a whole has undergone rapid changes in the past year, and people's thinking and behavior have changed to adapt, I thought that I would face the change more positively and turn it into an opportunity for myself.
I felt that Colorkrew's "variflat" without organization and hierarchy also had a positive effect on me.
Harsh Reality for NEW-COMER
I have been working remotely for nearly 20 years, so I didn't feel any discomfort with the recent changes in work styles.
However, on the other hand, I was aware that this was not the case for those who were transferred or joined the company mid-career, and although I took care of such people, when I became the person involved, my honest impression was that "the reality is more severe."
Everything is "invisible".
To whom, what, when, how... There is no time to enumerate.
If you join a company as a new graduate, there is a system until you are self-driven, but isn't it common for mid-career hires to get used to it on an on-the-job basis?
In an online-based environment, it is difficult to even grasp the timing of "tell me a little bit", and it is also impossible to "learn from the movements around you". This happens throughout the day, every day, and everywhere in the activity.
Let me be clear, even I, who prides myself on having a high level of stress tolerance, is very anxious and stressed.
First of all, dealing with "I don't know what I don't know"
As you get used to your work and environment, you form a sense of "normality" in that community without realizing it.
This is part of the smooth progress of work, but newcomers naturally do not have the knowledge or sense of it.
Furthermore, you don't know what you don't know in the initial action.
Under such circumstances, when I saw something I didn't know or wanted to know, starting with the company and industry words I use on a daily basis, workflows and know-how related to practical work, and the profiles and careers of people related to them, I wanted a "one-stop search system" the most.
It would be perfect if it was systematized and organized, but I do not agree with devoting more man-hours than necessary.
In other words, it is not necessary to have a wiki or intrasite, but a "mechanism that ensures searchability" is necessary and sufficient.
As long as a certain amount of relevant information can be obtained with a time axis, both the new members themselves and the surrounding members can achieve their goals without loss while being aware of the freshness of the information.
In addition, this mechanism can also be an asset to the organization because it leads to the visualization of tacit knowledge and the increase of accumulated knowledge.
The foundation of the new normal is "flexibility"
Although the new coronavirus vaccine has begun to be distributed, a clear treatment has not yet been established.
Therefore, it is reasonable to think that we will continue to be vigilant for the time being, and there is no doubt that a "hybrid work style" that uses online and offline as appropriate will be the basis of the new normal work style.
For this reason, "online premise" and "multi-device support" that can be used on both PCs and smartphones are keywords that cannot be left out.
These two things support flexible work styles. Furthermore, having "multi-factor authentication support" also increases security and is more secure.
The end point is "communication creation"
For those who have switched to working from home, more than a year has already passed.
As mentioned in various articles, "health anxiety" due to the loss of commuting and decreased activity level, and "decreased communication" due to reduced contact with others are both mental and physical risks.
In addition, the latter also leads to business risks caused by the inability to "see" between superiors, subordinates, and colleagues, and many people may think that it is a priority issue that needs to be solved.
The solution to this problem is to promote "visualization/showing".
Such "convenient things" "are on Colorkrew"
If you have read this far, you may think that "the hurdles are high" or "idealistic".
However, with the introduction of one tool, it will be almost clear. (* Because it is also necessary to create rules according to the issues and environment of the place of introduction)
That is "Goalous".
Although it has a formal crown as a "SNS-type goal management tool", I am a tool that creates changes in consciousness and behavior starting from "seeing". I felt.
The above mapping is a graphical illustration of my impression, but Goalous is characterized by its simplicity. I also keep the points such as communication and logging firmly in mind.
And the fact that the various things attached to daily operations are "not heavy" is directly related to "reduction of operational man-hours = productivity improvement", and from a human perspective, "tools that support the new normal way of working" " is.
I think there are many companies that have already introduced business chat and group wear, but the main areas they are responsible for are different.
And what did I do at Goalous, which started working almost remotely from the day after joining the company... However, it was to "post all actions".
While "showing" the contents of your daily activities, add what you felt and let yourself know a little about yourself... The number of posts in March reached 132 , and we were able to win the TOP of March!
It is a clear change in consciousness and behavior that I did not have in my previous job.
As a result, by being "visible" to others about my daily actions and thoughts, I was able to communicate with people I had never spoken to, and that communication led to new actions.
To be honest, at first, there was a lot of resistance and disgust to the specification of "image mast". I thought, "It's a mess to take selfies at this age...", but as I got used to it as a part of my work, I almost didn't care about it anymore.
The photo used in the title is also a post of a meeting one day. Although it is only one image, I also realized that there are "various approaches to showing" and that information can be included. Now I think that there is no way not to make use of it.
It doesn't matter how big or small your organization is.
You will have to change your activities a little, but I'm sure new opportunities will arise from that.
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