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It’s been a tough couple of years for small businesses – and that includes their hard-working staff. Living through a global pandemic, learning to work remotely, and navigating through constant change and disruption – it’s no wonder people are feeling burnt out. But the shift to remote and hybrid working has also resulted in longer…
As the fierce war for talent heats up, businesses have no choice but to adapt to hybrid office working arrangements, writes Bill Zeng, Senior Director, APAC, Poly. The office environments we return to this year won’t be the ones we left in 2020. Over the past two years, many employees have come to appreciate the flexibility…
Employees these days have more power than ever before. The pandemic has shown that people can be as productive remotely as in an office, and sometimes more so. Many people have adjusted their outlook on work-life balance and want more flexibility. Meanwhile the global skills shortage grows more severe, giving talented workers much more choice…
When a portion of your workforce is almost exclusively remote, how do you ensure your staff can still collaborate and connect freely and remain productive? Bill Zeng, Senior Director APAC at Poly, says it’s all about encouraging the ‘digital water cooler’ in your business. The COVID-19 pandemic has radically transformed the workplace. After more than…
Navigating the challenges of hybrid work is tricky for most businesses, and the ones who achieve success are the ones who embrace the three Es of a flawless hybrid experience, writes Bill Zeng, Senior Director, APAC, Poly. Hybrid working, combining remote and office-based work, is here to stay. Post-pandemic, it has become the new reality for…
If you want a seamless RTO (return to office), focus on understanding exactly what your employees want, says Bill Zeng, a senior director at Poly. Then you can make the necessary changes to office space and use technology to create a successful hybrid workplace. The COVID pandemic has completely transformed the future of work, with…
Organisations face significant challenges in making hybrid working a reality for the long-term. The challenges come across three dimensions – people, technology and spaces. Each of these must be carefully assessed and supported to deliver on the new working environments that employers and workers need to be happy and productive, writes Bill Zeng, Senior Director,…
The fight to recruit and retain talent is on, and businesses are implementing policies to help them stand out from the crowd. One of the top demands made by prospective employees is flexibility. This doesn’t mean everyone wants to work remotely full-time, but they want the opportunity to mix it up and not be bound…
In the initial stages of the pandemic, short-term continuity was the goal for many small and medium businesses. Two years later, businesses are having to acknowledge that things are never going to just snap back. People have changed and expectations have changed, permanently, writes Bill Zeng, Senior Director, APAC, Poly. Getting staff ‘back in the…
