“A strong and inclusive working culture where one values their employees continues to be foundation of any business activity”

Soami Bhatia
Director, Gurusons Communications 

Remote work – Key trends & challenges

In this new normal world, organisations are increasingly adopting a hybrid working model. Organisations are working towards evolving to newer ways to keep the workforce engaged in this virtual world, which poses multiple challenges like limited face to face interactions - impacting team bonding, no work life balance as the line between personal and professional life is getting blurred. Boundaries between work and mid-day breaks are not visible and informal team connects have taken a hit.

Delivering paperless systems

Adoption of newer technologies such as Secure Document Management Solutions and Unified Communications Solutions will help the processes to be automated and hence not only deliver paperless systems but also increase secure and effective communications within the organisation as well as with the customers.

Strategies for business profitability

A strong and inclusive working culture where one values their employees continues to be the foundation of any business activity. With WFH and employees not meeting face to face, engaging the workforce has become even more important in today’s time. Virtual video interactions with casual conversations are critical to build a sense of belongingness among evolving teams. In these tough times, just enquiring about the well-being of the employee and his family, by the management team, goes a long way in building the right connection. The idea is to ensure that the teams stay connected virtually if not physically. In an organisation, where the employees feel as connected to the company as the leadership, profitability will follow. Motivation through rewards and recognitions, informal connects within teams, new and innovative ways to on-board new employees are just a few more areas that need to be looked into and will prove to be extremely effective.

Future of work and workforce

Looking at the current times, hybrid work style is definitely here to stay! However in these evolving times, there is a need to define new rules that acknowledge the WFH environment, give employees the flexibility to have work life balance and separate their personal and professional life while they continue to WFH. Sizeable savings on cost due to drop in operating costs/expenditure can be reinvested in the organisation in the form of higher payouts for individuals and more monetary rewards through recognition, keeping the workforce engaged.