"As the spread of COVID-19 becomes an increasing threat to our public health, businesses are now having to confront new challenges of enabling a remote workforce, and operating their business in fundamentally different ways. This is a stark change for many organisations. In many cases, this means fast-tracking solutions which may not have been fully thought through."
"Over the last three years, Beyond has pioneered agile working practices in its London, New York and San Francisco offices in an effort to create an environment where people can work effectively wherever they are. These practices have developed into the Beyond Flexibility framework. The framework was devised as part of our commitment to DE&I to ensure that we create a working environment that can accommodate a range of diverse needs - without impacting on the quality of work we do for our clients."
"Obviously we hadn't specifically planned for these practices to come in useful in the event of a pandemic. However, it does mean that we've road-tested a number of approaches and are ahead of many when it comes to avoiding major disruption. We've talked about these initiatives at many industry events and in the industry press. It's always been part of our plan to share our learnings so that other agencies and businesses we work with can learn from what we've been doing."
"1) Make sure you have good tech Working from home relies on having the technical infrastructure in place to deliver it. We've all been on frustrating conference calls when we could only hear every other word. If people are going to be working from"
COVID-19 creates major disruption for businesses, requiring remote work and fundamentally different operating methods. Beyond London describes how agile working practices developed over three years became the Beyond Flexibility framework, created to support DE&I and diverse needs without reducing work quality for clients. Although the practices were not designed for a pandemic, they were road-tested and help avoid major disruption. The organization shares learnings with other agencies and businesses. Practical preparation includes ensuring reliable technical infrastructure for remote work, since poor connectivity and audio issues undermine productivity. The framework and prior experience support faster, more considered transitions to remote operations.
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