Jabra: Return of teleworking and action plan

This article explains how the new normal has made it necessary to adapt to new forms of intelligent video and virtual meetings.. Working models have changed, ways of meeting and industrial relations.

The arrival of the pandemic two years ago has brought new working models, new ways of meeting and consequently a change in industrial relations.

What used to be a meeting in a room with 20 people, now it is through videoconferences through different programs such as zoom or Microsoft Teams. The new normal in which we currently live has conditioned our social relations even at work, and having a coffee or eating at work has disappeared or must be done under certain safety measures.

New ways of meeting through video conferencing have resulted in the isolation of departments within the company.. Social distance, new corporate protocols or telecommuting make it difficult to socialize and relate to our co-workers in the hallways, coffee areas or at lunchtime.

It is necessary to rethink the distribution of offices and bet on diaphanous and one hundred percent technologically equipped work spaces. This will facilitate efficient collaboration, both face-to-face and remotely, at the same time as peer relationships.

According to Holger Reisinger, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions, Jabra: "Every open space should have a video channel to include remote workers and thus exchange ideas, in the most natural way, either in common projects or in a moment of disconnection such as having a coffee. Open video channels will allow the social experience to be optimal for success in hybrid work”.

Promoting hybrid work does not only imply having an excellent technological infrastructure, but also make sure you enjoy a good social experience when collaborating. The basis for this starts with excellent practices in personnel management, that can be enriched with data, where available technological tools abound.

The measures reinforced with open video channels are characterized by providing the social experience necessary to optimize interdepartmental collaboration regardless of the location of its members.

Emotional intelligence and empathy have never had as much relevance as they do now.; as stated by Holger Reisinger, "Leaders have to convey, via video calls, what has traditionally been done in person. They have to show that they care about the well-being of their employees, and one of the ways to do that is by providing techniques and tools that employees can use to measure their own activities and stress levels.".

The new normal requires new technologies

In a world where we are separated when it comes to working, Facilities managers play a critical role in helping companies achieve excellent audio and video for office meetings. but, Perhaps most importantly, facilities managers need to find smart ways to make offices and meeting spaces safer for everyone who uses them..

By implementing new technology in COVID-safe offices, Facility managers will help people meet safely both in person and remotely, sooner than we imagine.

In addition, identifying gestures can become a very powerful and practical added value when implementing the hybrid way of working in companies, thanks to the development of intelligent video systems to collect more advanced data on body language and non-verbal signals.

Aurangzeb Khan, Explains: "if a real raised hand can automatically activate a “raised hand” in the virtual collaboration system, this allows the participants of the call to do what they instinctively do as humans., instead of clicking on a digital hand".

The new normal leads us to adapt to new forms of intelligent video and new forms of virtual meetings. If we are equipped with good technology, to help us solve the current needs, we can make the return to the office a simple process.

Holger Reisinger

Senior Vice President, Large Enterprise Solutions, Jabra
 
 
 
 

Aurangzeb Khan

Senior Vice President, Intelligent Vision Systems at Jabra
 

 

 

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