4 Challenges of Creating a Successful Hybrid Workspace (and How to Overcome Them!)

The new wave of future workers is coming, are you prepared? With more people working both from home and office, creating a flexible hybrid work environment has become the key to success. Let’s look at a few common challenges and how you can cope with them easily!

Challenge 1: Disconnection Between On-site and Remote Workers

With staff working in different places, employees can feel disconnected from each other. Therefore you need the right equipment to bring them together and stay connected.

Solution: Efficient collaboration devices

Provide tools that can help them stay connected with the team at all times no matter where they work, including:

• Web cameras for high quality video calls
• Noise Cancelling Headsets for instant communication 
• High quality desk phones for home offices
• Collaboration platforms such as instant chats, call recording, etc

Challenge 2: Too Much Distraction from Noise and Human Interruptions

With more employees working from home or even on the go, having a solution that helps reduce distractions is more important than ever. 

Solution: Devices with Noise Cancelling Technology & Do Not Disturb Features 

Make sure your employees have collaboration devices with noise cancelling technology! There are many headsets available on the market with HD speaker performance and noise cancelling microphone. Here are a few options:

• Yealink UH36 Mono USB
• Yealink UH34 Mono UC USB
• Poly Blackwire 3220 USB
• Jabra Evolve2 75 UC USB

You should also enable the Do Not Disturb feature on your phones to reduce human interruptions. 

Challenge 3: Workers Shifting from Different Space and Locations

Empowering your workers in different locations is not an easy task; however these wireless devices below will make it easier to build a flexible working environment! 

Solution: Wireless Solutions & Mobile Apps

• Snom’s C620 wireless conference phone
• Snom M Series DECT Phones
• Snom’s A230 can be connected to any Snom desk phone that has a USB port to add DECT functionality

There are also multiple softphone apps available on the market that can help you engage workers from different spaces such as Sangoma Connect, Switchvox Softphone, 3CX Softphone, Grandstream Wave, and more

Challenge 4: Workers are Engaged with Different Platforms and Tools

Are your workers using different softphones or collaboration platforms? Engage them with compatible devices!

Solution: Video conferencing solutions that integrate with different platforms

Choose video conferencing solutions that integrate with multiple platforms your employees use. Here are a couple of examples:

• Konftel Cam 20 – compatible with Microsoft Teams and Zoom
• Poly video conferencing solutions that integrate with any native platform like Teams and Zoom
• More Teams Certified Devices
• More Zoom Certified Devices