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Covid-19 contributed to a period of global difficulty few people really wish to talk about anymore. That’s not too hard to understand – we spoke about it at length at the time and many have done in the years since. For most people, there is nothing more to say. But business leaders can still learn from this unique period of time, not only to prepare for a possible future pandemic, but also inspecting how it influenced and altered the norms we consider today.
Remote work, for instance, saved many businesses from shutting entirely during the start of this decade, and it’s a practice that many service-based and tech-adjacent jobs still hold onto until this day. Of course, during the pandemic travel was locked down. But we’d argue that it also contributed to many altered norms in working culture and business travel that are worth keeping in mind today, especially if you want to remain an active and agile organization.
In this post, we’ll discuss what those differences are, and how to make the most of them:
More Rented Served Offices For Daily Workspaces
Work patterns have shifted quite a bit since those early pandemic days, and more companies have realized they don’t need permanent office space in every location. Serviced offices fill this gap nicely. You can rent them when your team needs to meet up or when visiting staff need a proper place to work. These spaces often come with everything you’d expect from a regular office, and that includes coffee machine and printing facilities, which means you still get to meet clients with confidence if you need to, and still offer an appropriate welcome. Better yet, they tend to be in good locations where permanent office space might be too expensive to maintain year-round.
Hotels With Better Business Outfitting
Business travel looks different now too, and hotels have adapted to match. You’ll find places designed around what today’s business travelers actually need, including proper workspaces in rooms, reliable tech setups, and common areas where you can have informal meetings without booking a conference room. Some places even offer package deals that include workspace access and meeting facilities, which makes sense when you think about how many people mix travel with remote work these days.
Hiring Online From Overseas With Less Frequent Interpersonal Meetings
The way we build international teams has changed quite dramatically, and for the better as far as we’re concerned. While face-to-face meetings still matter, they don’t need to happen as often as they used to. Teams have gotten better at working together online, using video calls and collaborative tools to stay connected. When in-person meetings do happen, they tend to be more focused on team building and strategic planning rather than day-to-day work. This shift means businesses can hire talent from anywhere without worrying about constant travel expenses, and it also means you can still collaborate in bi-annual meetings if needed to keep everyone on the same page.
With this advice, we hope you can more easily see and benefit from how business travel has changed over recent years.
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