{"id":8812,"date":"2020-03-17T15:59:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T15:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=8812"},"modified":"2023-01-17T10:26:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T10:26:16","slug":"video-key-remote-working-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/video-key-remote-working-success\/","title":{"rendered":"How Video Could Be the Key to Remote Working Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you working from home yet? The isolation practices enforced in Italy and Spain, and now France and parts of the US, could be with us in the UK very soon, and it\u2019s up to us to be prepared.<\/span><\/p>\n

The good news is that many of us <\/span>are<\/span><\/i> prepared. Though remote working<\/a> was traditionally an exceptional practice, in more recent years its popularity has increased. Driven by behavioural change and marketplace competition, and enabled by technology, remote working\u2019s growth<\/a> in various sectors has exposed us to the opportunities it creates and has trained us for the challenges it raises.<\/span><\/p>\n\t

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The UK\u2019s recent economic past has been nothing if not turbulent. The events we\u2019ve watched unfolding over the last few weeks have added to our uncertainty. We\u2019ve witnessed a variety of responses, in different parts of the globe, and our national authorities are now addressing the conditions literally on a day-to-day basis.<\/span><\/p>\n

As we begin to take stronger precautionary measures, our physical presence is greatly affected. At this point, remote working is a responsible option that can help us maintain productivity and keep us connected through the disruption. While it will be an adjustment for some people when it comes to work, many of us have already been connecting, creating and collaborating remotely in our private lives for some time. The question of \u2018why shouldn\u2019t this apply to our work lives too?\u2019 has been hovering for a while. Our current situation could address that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Embracing the change<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By the end of last year, 83% of UK companies offered some degree of remote working, and 17% of companies allowed more than half of their staff to work remotely. The adoption of technology, however, suggested that businesses weren\u2019t taking the remote working option very seriously. Companies have still been relying on traditional modes of communication for both internal and external purposes, with email and phone calls being practically ubiquitous among all sizes of business.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, today\u2019s technology enables workers to connect in more versatile and meaningful ways, as tools become more sophisticated and bandwidth allows data packets to be delivered en masse. One of the big factors in this shift is the role of video.<\/span><\/p>\n

Right now, a lot of face-to-face communication must be replaced by real time video conferencing. Meeting solutions have always been an important component in keeping the workplace connected, and at this critical point they are playing a bigger role than ever. Video meetings empower the modern workforce to maintain productivity without needing to share the same office space.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video can offer an unbeatable level of engagement while working remotely, mimicking the face-to-face conversations we’re used to in traditional workplace collaboration. Three of the most prominent benefits of using video conferencing to enable remote working<\/a> are:<\/span><\/p>\n