You may not be familiar with influential author Stephen Covey, but I’ll bet you recognize this description of him: “The man who literally wrote the book on the habits of highly successful people.” Though he authored it more than 30 years ago, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a staple for high-achieving business professionals. Habit No. 4 is “Think Win-Win®,” which he defines as: “Lead teams that are motivated to perform superbly through a shared expectation and accountability process.” This tenet has never been more relevant than it is today, as corporate leaders work to engage and empower five generations of employees in the workplace.

In envisioning an employee experience that can meet the needs of each generational group and implementing digital workspace solutions that drive more accountability among workers, corporate leaders must recognize that IT no longer has the sole responsibility for all of the design decisions. It truly is a group effort now, because in addition to multiple generations, there are also various corporate disciplines or lines of business that factor in. To achieve the best possible business outcomes, we must recognize that leaders in HR, IT, Security, Facilities, and other areas each have different stakes in the game — all of which should be considered in crafting an overall employee engagement strategy. This is where Habit No. 4 — and Stephen Covey’s wisdom — are still relevant.

When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.

— Stephen Covey

When diverse departmental leaders share their viewpoints to collectively determine a list of “must haves” for their workers, the result is satisfying not only for the leaders who have mandates, but also for the users, who, depending upon their job roles and skills, have a host of different needs.

What employees get is the kind of high-performing digital technology solution that can deliver the rich experiences that they enjoy on their consumer devices. Technology that is intuitive. Technology that saves time. Technology that helps prioritize what’s most important. Technology that is simple to understand.

Digital technology that is flexible enough to meet individual needs is emotional oxygen for leaders who want to ensure their employees’ priorities are reflected. It’s also emotional oxygen for workers who have struggled with too many apps to navigate, too much data to sift through, and work tools that they can’t understand. The right technology also opens up the intellectual “space” workers need for innovation and leading-edge thinking. Perhaps most important of all, employees are more free, able to spend more time on their core competencies — the skills and talents for which they were originally recruited.

Where Does Citrix Fit In?

Citrix Workspace enables corporate leadership teams to get it right. It’s a digital workspace that improves the employee experience. According to research conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit, four out of five IT leaders believe a great employee experience is crucial to a successful digital transformation.

Citrix Workspace gives employees a choice: 78 percent of business leaders agree that enabling workers to choose applications and devices they use also helps to improve the employee experience. Citrix Workspace simplifies access to information required to get work done, something that 47 percent of business leaders say is the biggest contributor to employee engagement. What’s more, Citrix Workspace provides intelligent capabilities that make the user experience more akin to what we expect with consumer devices. It’s a breath of fresh air — or shall we say a large dose of emotional oxygen.

Find out more about Citrix Workspace, how it’s uniquely designed as a complete modern digital workspace solution unlike other point-solution digital workspaces, and how it can work for you.