Richard Morris, Director at technologywithin
With workers reticent to return to the workplace, concerned chief executives on both sides of the Atlantic need to work with facilities managers to enhance the appeal of the office and technology will be fundamental in proving that the office is a better workplace than home.
One of the biggest barriers to productivity when working from home is poor connectivity, costing workers as much as 72 minutes daily. So, rapid, reliable internet connection is an absolute must for the post-pandemic office. It’s as simple as that – for workers to want to return, the office must be an upgrade on working from home.
High-spec videoconferencing solutions will also provide an attractive alternative to lone laptop-based communication, while also ensuring a smooth transition to truly flexible hybrid work strategies.
Moreover, these reinvigorated meeting rooms can be supported by easy-to-use booking platforms to accommodate that renewed popularity of the office they are designed to encourage.
Indeed, facilities managers should seize this opportunity to level-up by embracing AI-enabled systems which control lighting, heating, and air conditioning for optimum comfort and happier, healthier, more productive workers.
Rather than letting “you’re on mute” become the mantra of the post-pandemic meeting, it’s time to invest in tech.
Richard Morris, Sales & Marketing Director at technologywithin.
