Workplace & Mobility

Nearly a year and a half into the global pandemic and there is near universal agreement that flexible working models, that accommodate different locations and schedules, have proven to be much better than anyone would have imagined possible. While it might appear that the Covid-19 virus precipitated the work-from-home movement, for many knowledge workers the shift to remote working was already well underway. 

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Benefits:  
 

• Increased staff motivation, productivity and employee retention

• Cost savings for both the company and the employee

• Improved life/work balance

• Open the market for talent based on skill set not location

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Reporting

The pandemic has indisputably accelerated and amplified the remote working trend and there is no doubt that as we gradually move towards a new more ‘normal’ environment, business as usual will look profoundly different.

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Most employees largely welcomed the shift to remote working, but for some companies and employees alike, there have been and will continue to be some growing pains. Social connection and bonds between colleagues are foundational to the success of all organisations and first-time remote workers can feel overwhelmed, disconnected and distracted initially. 

Since the pandemic hit 18 months ago, technology has dominated the conversation about work. A good day at work depends on the quality of your Wi-Fi. “Zoom” is now a verb. And virtual collaboration happens with tools like Slack, G Suite and Box.  

After the initial freedom and enjoyment of being able to work the way they wanted to work, for some the shine quickly faded. As the pandemic stretched on with no end in sight, many people found that they sorely missed the social outlet that work once provided.  

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The need for belonging and connection are core to being human. While productivity, work-life balance, and overall satisfaction with working arrangements is trending up, the difficulty of building and maintaining relationships and staying in sync with colleagues is a persistent struggle.  

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Digital tools are the indispensable infrastructure of remote work. But getting plugged into the best technologies will only take you so far. Thriving in the world of remote and distributed work depends on finding new ways to wire your teams’ social connections. 

At NWT we know that remote working has been a steep learning curve for everyone. But with the right policies and technology, company leaders can ease the transition and ensure that remote work is both productive and fulfilling. 

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While there are many things that we do not know about what lies ahead for remote workers, we do know that siloed communication, fragmented systems and disconnected employees simply won’t cut it anymore. As we all learn to navigate these times of great change, we also have an opportunity to reimagine how work is done. Developing a digital workplace strategy that builds upon innovations in workplace technologies like automation, collaboration and artificial intelligence is key.  

Our Workplace and Mobility services are designed to empower productivity through consumer-like experiences across the organisation – regardless of the location of employees. Our services are designed to create frictionless working practices and a secure, stable and adaptive workplace infrastructure. 

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Our services include:
 

• Digital workplace strategy 

• Collaboration tools and platform 

• Creating a digital workplace infrastructure 

• Endpoint management and security 

• Digital workplace applications 

• Employee communication 

• Diversity and inclusion 

• Attracting and retaining the best talent 

Our consultative approach aligns the best technologies and the best solutions to help create a more social, mobile, accessible and data-driven environment.

We follow a five-stage process that will help you to:  

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• Define the business justification and expected outcomes  

• Discover essential remote working and collaboration issues and how they can be overcome 

• Decide the workplace and mobility approach that is right for your business 

• Develops a Workplace and Mobility Adoption Plan to meet those business outcomes  

• Delivers the desired modernisation/migration and changes across IT and business processes  

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