Hybrid & Remote Work

Workplace Occupancy Metrics That Can Help You Better Optimize a Business Meeting Space

Summary Utilizing occupancy metrics like room utilization rates and peak occupancy times enables businesses to maximize the efficiency of their meeting spaces, ensuring they are fully utilized and aligned with actual demand. By aligning meeting room sizes and availability with real usage data, companies can significantly reduce real estate and operational costs, enhancing the return […]

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Encourage Employees to Come Into Work by Making the Office More Useful

Summary Making the office a comfortable and supportive environment encourages employees to voluntarily come in, rather than mandatory attendance (which can negatively impact productivity and morale). Implement a human-centric design that emphasizes comfort, health, and well-being with flexible hot-desking, intuitive layouts, purpose-built spaces, and synchronized, scalable technologies. Equip your office with high-quality video conferencing systems, […]

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Why Your Leadership Team Must be Aligned on Your Workplace Strategy

Summary When leadership teams are aligned on workplace strategies, it reduces uncertainty and increases organizational efficiency—ensuring that everyone can work towards common goals. Aligned leadership avoids mixed messages and resource misallocation, leading to clear communication and higher productivity. This involves making sure all team members have the technology and support they need, irrespective of their […]

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How Audio Visual Consulting Provides Key Support for Hybrid Environments

Summary Audiovisual consulting is crucial for competitive enterprises aiming to maintain productivity and flexibility in hybrid work environments. It ensures that both technology and personnel are set up for success. ET Group offers custom hybrid work solutions that focus on aligning technology with business strategies. This includes understanding stakeholder needs, analyzing the insights and data […]

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6 Steps For Achieving Unified Communications & Collaboration

Summary Unified communications and collaboration (UCC) integrates various communication methods within an organization and is especially important for hybrid workplaces that depend on a mix of different technologies. The first steps involve identifying your organization’s specific communication needs and selecting compatible, scalable, and cost-effective technologies to build an effective UCC solution. Integrating these technologies seamlessly […]

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What Is Interoperability & Why Is It Essential for Effective Hybrid Workplaces?

What Is Interoperability & Why Is It Essential for Effective Hybrid Workplaces? Summary Interoperability is essential for hybrid workplaces, enabling optimal connections between communication platforms with bi-directional seamless data flows. This makes both remote and in-office work more efficient by reducing compatibility issues. Interoperability allows for consistent user experience, streamlined workflows, and shared resources, enhancing […]

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How to Make Hot-Desking Work for Your Hybrid Environment

Key Points Hot-desking allows multiple employees to share a single workstation or desk at different times, eliminating the need for assigned seating—ideal for hybrid work environments where not all employees are in the office simultaneously. Hot-desking maximizes office space, fosters collaboration, and is cost-efficient. However, it can lead to issues like a lack of personal […]

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How to Connect Different Virtual Meeting Platforms in 2023

Summary With the rise of hybrid workspaces, businesses need to seamlessly integrate their workspaces to better service the different multi-platform ecosystem that exists in most enterprises today. Merging these platforms into the workflows of today’s enterprises can reveal security concerns, integration issues, and cost implications. If unaddressed, these can lead to decreased productivity, potential security […]

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The barriers to hybrid collaboration that sit beneath the surface

To find out why companies are struggling with hybrid collaboration, ET Group teamed up with WORKTECH Academy to run a workshop on common challenges. The results shine a light on social and cultural challenges   Reposted article from WORKTECH Academy It’s one of the most conspicuous and most talked-about challenges in the emerging world of […]

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What Remote IT Support Looks Like in Hybrid Meeting Rooms

Key Points: Remote IT Support helps ensure seamless hybrid meetings by maintaining optimal technology performance before, during, and in between meetings—reducing disruptions and enhancing productivity. Real-time monitoring is a specific type of remote technical support offered by ET Group that can detect and diagnose issues as soon as they occur. This allows for faster solutions […]

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