Introductory Hybrid Working - ONEs Blog

What do you need for your meeting room?

In current hybrid working era, what do you need for your meeting room to keep your staff productive and happy?

Changes in the last two years have driven executives to respond to new employee expectations and prompted firms to accelerate their digital objectives in order to remain relevant and available to customers.

As we learn to negotiate the current economy’s additional challenges, leaders must remain sympathetic and rely on proper technology in the right setting to allow open communication with their staff, and meeting spaces are no exception.

Hot Desking 101: a quick guide

Discover the benefits of hot desking to help you decide if it’s right for you in this era of hybrid work.

We have become accustomed to the flexibility of remote work, but there still has benefits to bringing your staff into the office — better collaboration, unplanned discussions, and a location for concentrated work when they need it.

However, if each person has their own desk that they only use a few days a week, you will have a lot of wasted space. Hot desking is now the ideal answer for businesses transitioning to hybrid work.

Recently, executives at Europe’s largest bank also told to try ‘Hot Desking’, noting it comes as the bank pursues plans to shrink its office space by 40% in a post-pandemic shake-up.

On paper, hot desking appears simple, but in fact, it is more difficult to accomplish. You will quickly have a hectic office and angry staff if you do not have a practical strategy to handle desk sharing.

How to define your hybrid working model?

Three types of future work models that help you define your next office style.

Hybrid working is here to stay.

According to the most recent WFH Research statistics, quoted by Bloomberg, most typical office workers appear to favor the ability to work from home at least one day each week.

If their company refuses to provide hybrid working possibilities, people in their twenties are more inclined to start seeking new employment, while those over 50 are more likely to just resign.

In order to retain talent, lots of companies are opting out of the onerous back-to-work requirement and providing a flexible, hybrid working environment. But as every organization is unique, each will adopt its own approach to hybrid
work.