“ WORKERS WHO ARE ABLE TO CHOOSE WHETHER THEY WANT TO WORK IN THE OFFICE , FROM HOME , OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN ARE HAPPIER , AND MORE PRODUCTIVE ”
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: More than Meetings
you can make the office a destination again , where employees can come together to collaborate and seek inspiration .”
When it comes to delivering flexibility for employees , when they work could be just as important as where they work , with asynchronous working already high on the menu of employee desires , Falk says .
“ In a recent study conducted with 10,000 knowledge workers , more employees ( 93 %) said they wanted flexibility in when they worked than wanted flexibility in where they worked ( 76 %),” he comments . “ The pandemic made employees realise that location wasn ’ t the secret ingredient that made
“ WORKERS WHO ARE ABLE TO CHOOSE WHETHER THEY WANT TO WORK IN THE OFFICE , FROM HOME , OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN ARE HAPPIER , AND MORE PRODUCTIVE ”
MAGNUS FALK DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGY LEADER , ZOOM them productive - and increasingly employees are realising that productivity doesn ’ t have to happen to a particular schedule either .”
Impact of poor mental health on productivity Increasing pressure around meetings can have a hugely negative impact on the way people work , says Julien Rio , AVP , International Marketing at cloud-based communication and collaboration software company RingCentral . “ With this pressure comes growing anxiety around a need to be ‘ switched on ’ all the time and ready to multitask and engage in different meetings at a variety of times , spanning a multitude of time zones ,” he says .
66 January 2023