The State of Work The future of work is now 11 Are you aligned? Divergent Aligned workers Unaligned workers workplace experiences who agree who agree Building the inclusive cul- ture Zahidi describes can be a daunting task. It’s hard I feel empowered Being able to adapt At my company, I understand what I to know where to start. Alignment offers a useful lens to make strategic quickly is critical to my we have the tools need to do in my role for determining which strat- decisions or to company’s long-term and systems in place to be successful egies and tools will serve an pursue new business success to adapt quickly to organization and which will undercut its efforts. opportunities industry changes Unaligned and aligned work- ers experience the workplace in profoundly different ways—and their experiences 75% 22% 83% 40% 76% 19% 90% 43% impact their organizations. By opting for strategies that promote alignment, compa- nies benefit from a cascade of other effects, including more engaged and empow- ered workers. The opposite is also true. Strategies that derail alignment tend to cor- relate with demotivated, disengaged workers. © SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2019