There were things that as a company we have done that contributed to the success of this transition – and also things that we could improve on.
Ensuring every member of staff has the right equipment has enabled meetings to continue smoothly – headsets are a great asset when working in a busy home setting. In addition to this croatia phone number we let our teams know that they could utilize any of the equipment available in the office and take it home to set them up for success in their home working environment. This included desks, monitors and chairs.
Furthermore, our culture of “webcam on” and “in the room” approach means that each meeting feels engaged; we get to see and interact with our colleagues. We are now all used to the new face-to-face etiquette of appearing in online meetings.
We were also aware that not only did we need to ensure the smooth running of our business, but we also needed to support the mental wellbeing of our team members who, for example, may live alone and therefore could feel the loss of the office community more greatly. These people are living alone, working alone, eating alone, relaxing alone and are at real risk of loneliness.
We set up daily social calls with one rule – no shop talk! This offers a space for staff to come and get some much-needed human interaction and social time during a period when you could become easily isolated.
We also worked hard to promote empathy and tolerance amongst teams – these are challenging times, and we want everyone to be aware that we need to be supportive of one another during this stressful and uncertain period.