What was the exception has become the rule: working outside the walls of the company and from the place of your choice is a practice that concerns a large number of organizations today.
According to a study conducted by The Gallup Organization, an American firm specializing in human resources management, what is now called "
hybrid work
" increased from 42% to 49% between February and June 2022. Most studies carried out overseas Atlantic or France confirm this percentage.
This hybrid operation is made possible thanks to the digitization of work tools and the ability of IT teams to provide suitable equipment.
Because that's where it all starts: laptops, online office suites, collaborative tools, high-speed network connection, etc.
The technological factor is essential to success.
The majority of managers are aware of this technological challenge.
According to a study conducted by Harris Interactive for HP1, 89% of them are attentive to providing equipment adapted to the needs of their employees.
A French company specializing in the online sale of furniture began its hybridization process with a reflection on the equipment essential to employees and implemented a compensation policy.
Armchairs and screens were provided to employees as well as a monthly and individual payment of €30 to guarantee a good Internet connection at home.
Innovation at the service of hybridization
Here we find the second key point: the network.
Being remote implies, in fact, being able to connect to the company's information system without difficulty and with a good bandwidth to send and receive work material, and to be able, for example, to participate without addicts to videoconferences that punctuate the daily lives of teleworkers.
It also assumes having a laptop, which is lightweight and has a powerful enough processor to handle high web traffic.
This at the very moment when, in full expansion, cloud computing propels the most common business applications online.
Solutions for chat, document sharing, team or project management, etc., are now part of the heritage of employees to the point that many
between them wonder how they did before!
The most convincing example: 67% of companies with more than 50 employees use videoconferencing according to the Harris Interactive study for HP, a share that even rises to 84% for large companies.
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The performance of the PC is based on the classic ingredients that must be evaluated, such as the processor, the memory or the graphics card if you need power for certain more demanding applications.
HP also integrates exclusive technologies as standard on its PCs to improve the experience around videoconferencing.
The image is of very good quality, in particular thanks to the automatic adjustment of the brightness, and the optimized sound is capable of reducing ambient noise
”, specifies Sabine Turkieltaub at HP.
The use of artificial intelligence also makes it possible to center the subject and the gaze by following the movement of the eyes.
Encourage motivation and strengthen the sense of belonging
But succeeding in the hybridization of work is not just a matter of technology.
New challenges come to challenge HR teams such as the onboarding of employees who will not immediately set foot on company soil.
Managers will have to maintain team motivation (competitions, team building-oriented virtual meetings, etc.) and manage issues of balance between private and professional life by establishing certain rules of use and operation.
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Employees may indeed be more reluctant to return to the office,” confirms Sabine Turkieltaub at HP.
And this is perhaps one of the great challenges for organizations: succeeding in consolidating the feeling of belonging to the company.
» Office equipment and on-site reception conditions are essential and should not be neglected.
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We need to rethink what it is possible to do when we are in the office compared to what we could do remotely, favoring opportunities for connection and certainly moments of creativity.
The boundaries between work and leisure are less clear, so care must be taken to measure the well-being of employees
adds Sabine Turkieltaub.
The idea is to allow them to be more efficient and to save time to reinvest it in other, more personal activities, and to encourage their digital disconnection outside working hours.
In a society marked by the quest for meaning and respect for the environment, hybrid work represents a strong card to play for companies which can, on the one hand, make it a lever for attracting and retaining talent, especially vis-à-vis the new generations who are very sensitive to working conditions and, on the other hand, not to miss the rendezvous with History.
1Survey conducted by telephone from December 5 to 22, 2022 with a sample of 351 people representative of managers of companies with 10 or more employees (General Manager, Site Manager, Facility Manager, Human Resources Manager or Manager, Administrative and Financial, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, etc.).
"Today's PCs must be suitable for all working methods"
To ensure the serene implementation of hybrid work, HP produces
light machines, with high autonomy and more resilient to cyber risk.
Sabine Turkieltaub takes stock.
Sabine Turkieltaub.
Marketing manager HP France Hp
How to choose the right PC?
The PC has become a central tool in our professional and personal lives.
It must therefore meet a maximum of needs and, above all, be usable in all circumstances.
A thin and light design will make the difference and, for this, the materials used will play a key role.
Magnesium, for example, will be lighter and stronger than plastic.
The autonomy of the battery is also the key to no longer being dependent on power outlets and saving yourself the transport of power.
Finally, a PC usable in tablet mode with a pivoting hinge, like the HP x360 ranges, is also a plus to adapt in all circumstances.
The brand and its reputation will also be a plus to consider for durability and maintenance issues.
What security constraints has caused the hybridization of work?
While cyberattacks have multiplied since the pandemic with the democratization of hybrid work, they are generally still due to human error.
For this, beyond training users, adopting a "
zero trust
" approach and protecting all PCs by default is relevant.
HP integrates in this sense, and as standard in its professional PCs, features that make PCs more resilient.
For example, an attached file that turns out to be infected will not be a problem if it were to be opened because the HP Sure Click solution isolates it in a virtual machine “
tight
” from the rest of the PC.
The HP Sure View Privacy Filter protects your screen from prying eyes while on the go or in a coworking space.
How can fleet management help in this area?
For IT managers, managing PC fleets efficiently helps optimize costs and employee productivity, without overburdening their teams.
HP offers management services that support the life cycles of products, from their configuration, which can be customized, to their deployment, wherever employees work, through their maintenance or eventual replacement.
Some of these services use AI and are cloud-based.
They provide real-time visibility of the state of the IT infrastructure and help anticipate incidents before they affect business.
Finally, HP offers solutions for taking back, converting or recycling end-of-life devices while respecting privacy and the environment.
