Ethos Ethics/Credibility - Trustworthiness or authority -Tone/style Pathos Logos Emotion Emotional impact - Personal connection Logic/Reason -Facts, statistics, case studies, scientific evidence As Covid cases start to decrease, our company will start reopening the office. We have also decided to give our employees the ability to work from home. During Covid, employees enjoy working remotely and companies can save a lot of on-site resources. When analyzing hybrid work models with respect to leadership styles, job performance, and ease of implementation, research recommends shifting into a remote-first hybrid model. Under this inclusive approach, transitioning into a hybrid work model will be seamless. Why a Remote-first Hybrid Model Last month our CEO, Tim Cook announced Apple's hybrid work model. That employee must come into the office on 3 set days a week. However, we have received a lot of feedback from our employees regarding flexibility and not being able to have a good work/life balance. I recommend taking the remote-first approach similar to Quora. This model favours working remotely as the primary option. Offices will still be open for those who come in. However, because Apple values in-person collaboration, offices will be specifically used for collaborative and community-building. Employees will not be able to do solo work. According to an internal survey, 90% of Apple employees want location-flexible working options. By implementing a remote-first hybrid model, this gives employees the flexibility for their schedules (Choudhury, 2020). Focus and Shift in Leadership Styles As we enter a post pandemic work life, we will see a shift in the way management and employees work. The skills needed for in-person management may not be the same in a remote environment. Executives have recognized that managing remotely is different than in-person (McKinsey, 2021). A problem that arises from remote working is that employees get demoralized when they are excludes from decisions and plans. Also, there is less immediate feedback and encouragement from leaders. Quora's CEO, Adam D'Angelo said that in most companies, it is a significant career advantage to work from the headquarters rather than to work remotely. People in positions of power have a tendency to bias toward giving out opportunities to those whom they are familiar with." Taking what Adam said into consideration, research recommends following up with employees more closely. A 2021 survey done by McKinsey shows that companies that support the small connections between colleagues have higher productivity. Increasing these connections compensate for the lack of interactions that remote working has. One-on-one and team meetings should be held at least once a week. Ease of Implementation With already working at home during quarantine, working from home should be no challenge. The transition from making a temporary hybrid work model to a permanent model should be very smooth. While employees enjoy working from home, we should be modeling certain aspects of hybrid working to improve the experience. By implementing a remote-first model it avoids any drawbacks of having workers divided between office and remote working and puts everyone on one level rather than holding biases towards those who work from the office (Griffis, 2021). If you have any questions or concerns, I would be happy to discuss this recommendation further at your convenience.