Implement flexible work models to attract and retain talent.

More than two-thirds of employees say they would like to work away from the office for at least two days a week. Flexible working is a key consideration for many employees. Implementing a flexible model can help attract high-performing talent. On the other hand, the next generation entering the workforce expects to use tools that allow them to work from anywhere.

Work is no longer in a physical place. Help your employees set boundaries and achieve balance.

During the pandemic, employees have struggled to balance the personal and professional. Use tools that contextually reveal an employee’s status. For example: within working hours, out of office, free or busy. Choose a collaboration solution that protects your users, data and devices from threats, wherever your employees are working. Google Workspace stops 99.9% of spam, malware, and phishing attacks.

Adopt video conferencing best practices to help your employees stay connected, whether they’re working from the office or at home.

Social distancing may be with us for a moment, but with it it has brought revolutions in the way we work and stay connected. You should re-evaluate your meeting room strategy based on its size and number of attendees. Consider creating smaller meeting rooms and private spaces, and make sure these rooms are equipped with video conferencing technology.

At the same time, it is important to have shared spaces that encourage collaboration and team meeting.

Collaboration is more than just video conferencing. Give employees integrated tools that help them virtually brainstorm, refine, and present their ideas.

In addition to video conferencing, teams need tools that allow them to communicate asynchronously, work together on the same files, and find shared resources. With an integrated workspace that brings together messaging, meetings, documents and tasks, employees spend less time figuring out how to manage work and more time doing it, thus increasing their productivity. Equipping all employees, including frontline workers, with cloud-native tools help drive collaboration and innovation to drive your business forward.

75% of Google Workspace users say it has made their team more innovative.

COVID-19 changed the world of work. Reassess your tools and take a more integrated and flexible path forward.

Identify all the tools your employees have used to collaborate during the pandemic. Find ways to simplify, reduce costs, and minimize employee confusion. When choosing a long-term solution, it’s critical that your employees be able to get up and running quickly and easily with the new tools with minimal disruption to changes. An integrated workspace increases productivity as employees spend less time switching between different applications. At the same time, they can take advantage of intelligent contextual suggestions to make their work more efficient.

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