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“ LEADERS WILL SEEK TO FIND THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS , CREATING MORE FLEXIBLE HYBRID MODELS OF CO-LOCATED AND DISTRIBUTED WORK ”
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“ LEADERS WILL SEEK TO FIND THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS , CREATING MORE FLEXIBLE HYBRID MODELS OF CO-LOCATED AND DISTRIBUTED WORK ”
ANDREW‌ ‌DUNCAN PARTNER‌ ‌AND‌ ‌UK‌ ‌CEO‌ , ‌ INFOSYS‌ ‌CONSULTING
The persistence of remote working means companies will have to change their approach and do away with the accepted standards of just one years ago . “ Organisations must also regularly review applications to ensure they ’ re as userfriendly as possible , because technical problems are much harder to rectify when employees aren ’ t all in one place ,” says Kumar . As part of that , a focus on security and compliance procedures must prevail . “ Traditional security solutions won ’ t always offer the right protection when employees
are accessing data from a new location or device , so ensuring only the people who are authorised to access information can do so is vital . Ensuring all systems and devices are compliant as per the organisation ’ s policy is another important aspect to be dealt with while remote working continues .”
While admittedly there are downsides to working remote , both employers and employees are seeing the benefits , as Andrew‌ ‌Duncan , ‌ ‌Partner‌ ‌and‌ ‌UK‌ ‌CEO‌ ‌at‌ ‌Infosys‌ ‌Consulting , explains . “ In 2021 , organisations will look to create seamless working experiences regardless of employee location . Rather than considering offices vs . remote working , leaders will seek to find the best of both worlds , creating more flexible hybrid models of co-located and distributed work . These new work practices
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