Shanthi has spent more than 30 years in Executive roles ranging from Ford in the UK to Walmart. Most recently she was CHRO of the Adecco Group a Fortune 500 Company. She now is a keynote speaker and an advisor to Executive teams and Boards, leveraging her wide ranging HR and Business experience.....
The virtual working environment has been around for a many years in Global and multinational organisations - it is not possible to always be in the same room. What has really shifted is the accessibility, quality and speed of technology supporting that way of working.
It used to be that you needed a video conferencing suite to connect with multiple people, now with Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams etc there are numerous stable ways to feel like you are in the same room.
So what are the downsides...
Home life is not always conducive to home working
Personal contact or physical presence may be important eg service or practical operations.
Shanthi has spent more than 30 years in Executive roles ranging from Ford in the UK to Walmart. Most recently she was CHRO of the Adecco Group a Fortune 500 Company. She now is a keynote speaker and an advisor to Executive teams and Boards, leveraging her wide ranging HR and Business experience.....
The virtual working environment has been around for a many years in Global and multinational organisations - it is not possible to always be in the same room. What has really shifted is the accessibility, quality and speed of technology supporting that way of working.
It used to be that you needed a video conferencing suite to connect with multiple people, now with Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams etc there are numerous stable ways to feel like you are in the same room.
So what are the downsides...
Home life is not always conducive to home working
Personal contact or physical presence may be important eg service or practical operations.