{"id":4248,"date":"2020-06-17T08:54:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T15:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=4248"},"modified":"2020-06-17T08:54:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T15:54:28","slug":"revisiting-enterprise-managers-during-new-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/revisiting-enterprise-managers-during-new-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Revisiting Enterprise Managers During the New Normal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Just under two months ago, I moderated a webcast<\/a><\/span> with technology and collaboration managers from firms such as Google, Morgan Stanley, Poly, Verizon and others, and asked how they were handling the transition to 100% remote working.\u00a0 I was expecting the comments to be about issues with technology and other 20-20 hindsight \u2013 but surprisingly, the panelists didn\u2019t have many complaints.\u00a0 They described a generally painless and successful transition.\u00a0 Now that approximately forty-five days has past, I thought it would be a good idea to check in with them again and see how they were doing.<\/p>\n The prior participants that were available joined me on a new webcast (which you can watch here<\/a><\/span>) and continued to report that things were going well.\u00a0 The collaboration tools that each firm was relying upon were holding-up well, with no major failures or issues to report.\u00a0 They did, however, have some interesting insights into managing a nearly 100% remote workforce and working from home for an extended period of time.<\/p>\n When the stay-home orders first came out, people didn\u2019t think they\u2019d be home for as long as they have been (with still no end in sight).\u00a0 As we approached two months of remote working, employees have started making requests to improve their home set-ups<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 In some cases, this is asking that larger displays and higher-quality headsets be retrieved from their prior office workspace and sent to their homes.\u00a0 In fact, some enterprises have small teams doing just that and making these available for their employees to curbside-pick-up.\u00a0 In other cases, employees are realizing that they need higher quality equipment than they previously used.\u00a0 When joining a meeting remotely was a once-in-a-while event, it was fine to use a tablet\u2019s embedded camera and speaker.\u00a0 However, when you are making daily presentations to colleagues and clients, the quality of your sound and images is much more critical.\u00a0 Enterprise managers have been generally open to providing this essential \u201cbetter than basic\u201d<\/em> gear for employees\u2019 remote workstations.<\/p>\nTime to Perfect the Home Office Setup<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Adjusting to Managing Fully Remote Teams<\/h4>\n