Important Changes to Make to the Office | Affordable Office Interiors

With the return to the workspace, companies must make some important changes with the rise of video calls and working hybrid. Even as companies start opening up their offices and people return to the workplace, video conferencing will stay have an overwhelming influence on organizations work culture and communication strategies. However, there is more to video conferencing than just using it to host client presentations or internal meetings.

Virtual Happy Hours

One of the easiest, effective, and important changes is finding ways to stay in touch and promote work culture within your organization by using video conferencing to host virtual happy hours. This allows your team to join up from anywhere as long as there is internet connection to catch up with one another and to have some quality team building without the worry of meeting up in person. This doesn’t have to be limited to just after work happy hours either, other ideas include movie night, game nights, or just a plain virtual meet up. The opportunities are endless with video conferencing.

“Having social time with co-workers for happy hours after the working hours is one of the easiest ways to effectively promote work culture.” Miranda Kohler – Project Designer, Project Manager, Sales Coordinator

Keep The Line of Communication Open

Most video conferencing solutions come with some form of online chat tool in order to better communicate with your team. Utilizing this tool to keep a line of communication open is an easy way to stay in touch with everyone. Having watercooler chats or off-topic discussions is an easy way to build comradery, as long as it does not interfere with one’s work.

“Incorporate movement in Zoom video calls. Movement can be in the form of small movements like siting and discussing or standing and discussing or talking during a meeting.” Tony De Almeida, Workspace Design Consultant,

Conduct Virtual Workouts

Just because going to the gym has been more difficult within the pandemic doesn’t mean your exercise needs to suffer. Conducting virtual workouts with your co-workers is an excellent way to promote culture from within. Not only does this give you time to connect with your co-workers before or after work (depending on when the virtual workout held), but it also allows you to get that ever important exercise within your routine.