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31st October 2023
At MovePlan, we have coined the term “structured choice”, whereby teams throughout the organisation formalise the working styles available.
What do we mean by structured choice? Having options available with policies, processes and a workplace that allow these choices to be efficiently used. This means that choices continue to support the individual, while taking into account the needs of their teams and the wider operations and objectives of the business as a whole. Specifically, this is focused on delivering employee experience objectives to attract and retain the right talent.
Structured choice is about formalising working styles: they should support the individual, while considering the needs of their teams and the wider operations / objectives of the business
Introducing structured support around working choices can see the business benefit from the following:
How do you decide what type of structure is needed? As a very first step, an organisation should completely evaluate their business’s processes, policies and place (the “3Ps”) of work to understand and reinforce the available choices to employees and how it impacts business operations:
While reviewing the 3Ps, it must be remembered that people are at the heart of all businesses, so assessing these through a people lens will ensure that they work for the employees on a day to day basis. It is also worth bearing in mind that as employees’ own needs evolve, their choices may too. However, evaluating the 3Ps through a people lens means that any adjustments to the processes, policies and place of work should withstand any choice changes.
Following any changes to the policies, processes and place of work, it is crucial that these are communicated in a clear and easily accessible way, along with why it’s happening and how these will benefit the employee. The organisation’s leadership and managers should be aligned to the choices and the structure in order to deliver effective communication and drive better uptake.
Implementing structured choice successfully
With all this in mind, here are some of our top tips to making structured choice a success:
Structured choice has clear business benefits, but at the heart of it is people. These are, of course, your greatest asset, so by demonstrating that everyone’s work choices are respected, while at the same time being viable for the business’s own operations and commercial goals, organisations can be confident that their organisations are running effectively and successfully.
If you want to talk about how we can help you put structure around the choices your employees make, drop us an email here info@moveplangroup.com.
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