No More Workin’ Nine to Five

The days of working the standard nine to five and pushing paperwork in a cramped cubicle are so outdated. Many companies have completely transformed their culture and the ways that their employees are able to work. One of the biggest changes we’ve noticed in office culture is the rise of remote workers.

What the Modern Day Employee Looks Like

Over half of the American workforce is comprised of employees who work remotely at least some of the time. Currently 53% of employees report that when taking a new job they look for opportunities that will offer a greater work-life balance. “According to a 2016 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) benefits survey, 60% of companies offer their employees telecommuting opportunities — a threefold increase from 1996.” Clearly employees are LOVING the flexibility and balance that working remotely offers and who wouldn’t? 

Collaboration Complications

Some of the most common issues remote workers deal with on a day to day basis are loneliness, collaboration and communication issues. The best way to combat these complications is to build a good relationship with those employees or colleagues that work remotely. In order to build those relationships and establish those connections, everyone needs to be equipped with the proper tools and technologies. Things can get lost in translation through emailing or texting, and nothing else helps businesses to close those communication and collaboration gaps like high quality audio that you can trust.

The Best Tools and Tech

Some of the best tools that help companies build up relationships with remote workers and clients are video conferencing platforms, video conferencing cameras, Tv’s or quality monitors, and of course the best audio conferencing products from the best companies.

Tools

Some of the most commonly used video conferencing platforms out there are Zoom, Skype for Buisness, TrueConf, and Blue Jeans. These companies allow people to connect on cloud based platforms for video and audio conferencing, and collaboration across just about all devices. The versatility and convenience makes video conferencing platforms a vital tool for communication.

Tech

For those employees working in the office, it is crucial to have spaces like huddle rooms or conference rooms with audio that can pick up everyone’s voice clearly. For huddle rooms smaller solutions are more ideal so that the audio solution is out of sight, out of mind, but works like a charm. For medium to large conference rooms and flex rooms high quality microphones and a DSP mixer are a MUST! The combination of the microphones and the DSP mixer provide the best  coverage across the room. AV integrator’s like Conference Room Systems and Video Conference Gear offer kits, it doesn’t get easier than that!

For those remote employees it is important that your voice is heard. Depending on where the remote employee works, there can be a lot of background noise making voices harder to hear on a standard office phone. Personal speakerphones, like the Duet, that connect to your computer or phone are PERFECT for everyone, especially remote employees.

See how ENOW bridged the communication gap with their remote employees!

 

Source:”State of the American Workplace” Gallup.com