At the Asia-Pacific Work Transformation Summit online event held earlier, Ricky Kapur, head of Zoom Asia-Pacific, explained that although companies in the Asia-Pacific region have gradually reopened their offices as the epidemic has gradually slowed down, and many employers also want employees to return to the office and hope that the working model can be restored to the pre-epidemic situation, but since many employees are already familiar with the hybrid working model, companies must obviously also regard hybrid working as the new normal.
At this event, Ricky Kapur shared his recent observations on the changes in corporate working models in the Asia-Pacific region. Qualtrics Chief Product Officer Jay Choi and others also explained how to use technology and listen to employee opinions to build systems that allow companies to maintain operations and growth, while allowing employees to continue working in a more flexible and secure manner.
A recent Qualtrics survey revealed that many people prefer a more flexible hybrid work model over a full remote or in-person workspace, suggesting that most employees desire a better work-life balance. However, if companies fail to provide sufficient flexibility, employees may choose to leave for more flexible jobs, leading to talent loss.
Zoom's observation suggests that companies must more effectively listen to their employees' needs in the post-pandemic era. Even if returning to the office remains necessary, they should still provide appropriate flexibility to allow employees to adopt a work style that best suits them. Companies should also consider what work style best suits them and what technological solutions can be used to provide employees with greater flexibility, allowing them to leverage their expertise through flexible work styles.
In a hybrid work model, how to enable remote workers and those working in the office to collaborate and discuss matters more conveniently, and how to eliminate time and space constraints through online service platforms, and even enable cross-regional employees speaking different languages to communicate and interact seamlessly, will also become a future issue for companies, allowing employees working in different forms to easily interact with each other.
Judging from current trends, companies must not only devise appropriate flexible work models, but also adapt to the post-pandemic work style by introducing more appropriate technological tools and resources. For example, they should allow employees to participate in meetings via online connections under any circumstances, or reserve personal office space or schedule upcoming meetings online before returning to the office. In addition, when interacting through online meetings, it is best to be able to talk as if they were face to face.
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