‘Pandemic pushes PHL firms to reimagine work life, office’

The skyline at Makati City, the country’s main financial district, is seen in this July 9, 2019, photo.

The work-from-home arrangement adopted by many companies in the Philippines will continue to be norm, as the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed firms to speed up their digitalization process to be more productive.

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, chairman of conglomerate Ayala Corp., said companies will have to adjust to the new demands posed by the pandemic, which he said should go beyond installing new technologies in a firm’s premises.

“Perhaps more important than having new tools and gadgets is institutionalizing among our employees a mindset of agility, curiosity, experimentation, flexibility, and trust. This will have significant implications to how our companies operate and how we work,” Zobel said in his keynote address during the Ayala-Financial Executives of the Philippines summit.

“As it stands, redesigning the relationship between work and the office already requires a high degree of openness, flexibility and trust. There is a need for balance in these discussions, particularly in taking into consideration different corporate cultures, the nature of roles and functions, as well as government regulation,” he said.

“The pandemic has opened new possibilities that both consumers and companies may not have previously realized. I believe that this shift towards digital, preference for seamless transactions and purchases, and the increased focus on health and wellness will stick even after the pandemic.”

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Article and Photo originally posted by Business Mirror last September 9, 2020 and written by VG Cabuag.