Today, many entrepreneurs point out that hybrid work is a major trend in the future, such as Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co said 40 percent of his staff will work in a hybrid model in the future.
The telecommunications and technology giant Telstra’s study in 2022 reported that digital transformation can help businesses in the Asia Pacific (APAC) to optimization of hybrid work.
The hybrid work experience of your workers can be made or broken by their workplace equipment. For instance, a difficult hot desking tool can make it difficult to enter the office. However, a fantastic one can make choosing a desk and a seat next to coworkers exciting for your staff members.
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Digital transformation optimizes the performance of hybrid workers
The lack of virtual work processes and hybrid office equipment makes it difficult for employees to adapt to the new work environment, which will affect their productivity. Thus leveraging technology to improve the performance of hybrid working, manage office resources easily and reduce operating costs.
75% of both APAC leaders and employees say that it has become easier to stay engaged and drive cultural exchange with technology.
How to transform the working style to digital?
The research shows that there are three key transformation priorities for businesses in the Asia Pacific (APAC):
- Increasing investments in emerging technologies;
- Improving cybersecurity; and
- Increasing the pace of digital transformation;
According to 45% of APAC leaders polled, the first step—investing in new technology—will be crucial to establishing a successful hybrid work environment as organizations aim to promote team collaboration and communication across remote work locations.
70% of organizations also say they already have a strategy in place to identify and deploy the right technology and tools to facilitate both office-based and remote work.
Building a hybrid optimized workplace starts with the right people (your talents).
Geraldine Kor Managing Director, South Asia, Telstra
Equipment suitable for your hybrid workers
Based on mentioned points above of the research, there are 5 key ways for implementing hybrid work better.
A multi-functional virtual meeting tool
As hybrid workers are located in different places, a virtual meeting tool can bring a team together, work one-on-one with stakeholders, and move projects and businesses forward.
A variety of virtual tools is available to help with collaborative work. For example, Microsoft Viva, offers virtual meetings, real-time window communication, and customized teamwork itineraries.
A good connection in the network
When hybrid workers work remotely, they are often limited by the speed of the network or data limitations in the area. As a result, network failures can have a major impact on uploading and downloading files. Or in the worst scenario, it is not being able to continue working at all.
Many hybrid offices are used in conjunction with IoT, when hybrid workers return to work in the office, poor network service may affect the normal use of office equipment.
Flexible office equipment
Hybrid workers are used to working in flexible locations and hours, therefore flexibility is a priority for them.
Of course, they have the same request for their work equipment. Hot desking is a good solution for them. It is an organizational workspace system in which desks are used on an ad hoc, first-come, first-served basis by different people at different times.
Moreover, when a hybrid worker is seated in an uncomfortable position for typing, can easily lead to muscular injuries. Therefore, using fixed furniture may not only affect productivity but also leave employers open to compensation claims from injured employees.
Relaxing space for conversation
A Microsoft report found that the leisure space allows employees to have more interaction, and through the exchange of ideas improve technology.
Meanwhile, it provides a place for employees to rest to maintain service quality. In addition, many reports also pointed out that the co-working space helps to establish a company culture and increase the sense of belonging of employees, therefore helping companies retain their talents.
Independent Office Space and Reservation System
Perhaps it might be less heard of quiet cars and focus rooms in hybrid workspaces, but they are important for hybrid workers because they provide some quiet areas for workers to focus on work.
However, these areas always have many people who want to use them, thus it needs some reservation systems to book these areas. ONES is one of the famous booking systems and has been implemented by various government departments and multinational companies.
ONES Software now has a dedicated page to introduce a series of hybrid working measures to help you solve problems. You may wish to go to https://ones.software/hybrid-workspace/ for further reference.
Contact us: hello@ones.software, or visit ONES Software official website for more information: https://ones.software/.