In a recent meeting organized by Logitech e Microsoft with the managers of human resources and IT of important companies – such as Assicurazioni Generali, Fastweb, Industrie De Nora and Maire Tecnimont – it was highlighted how, in the last period, the relationship between technology and the behavior of people has changed, such as ‘one has influenced the other and vice versa, as well as on work culture. The comparison revealed the need for a joint contribution between the HR world and the IT world as an increasingly decisive aspect in order to make work processes more fluid and efficient for the benefit of all levels of the company organization as a whole.
Logitech and Microsoft for the culture of work
For HR managers, the real realization of the hybrid model is in fact representing an opportunity. “The hybrid can teach us to take a leap by entering a system in which relationships between people are more horizontal in terms of productivity. We are witnessing a positive flattening of relations ”he underlines Raffaele MizzauHR Director – Group Head Office & Global Business Lines – Assicurazioni Generali.
“The technological infrastructure is there. We need to learn to better use the tools we have at our disposal, something that is a little lacking in daily dynamics. Technology must be used to free up time and possibly work fewer hours ”. Those involved in human resources agree that the main discriminant for technology to take on a total enabling function is ease of use.
As he points out Michele Mariella, CIO – Maire Tecnimont “Technology must be easy and it must make you want to use it. This allows us to be more productive, which does not mean working more, but better ”. In addition to the aspect linked to the efficiency of the processes and the quality of the activities carried out, hybrid work also implies a new conception of the management of space and time that cannot and must no longer be perceived as constraints, but as real and own resources always at the service of greater productivity and well-being of the worker.
An ecosystem to bring people back to the center
From the point of view of technology developers, talking about hybrid work is a great challenge for simplification. Technological tools must help to live positive moments. “In the design and production of video collaboration solutions, Logitech is working diligently to achieve an important goal which is precisely to facilitate the user experience as much as possible and lighten the cognitive overload given by multitasking” he says. Giulio NadaluttiSenior Account Manager Logitech Video Collaboration Italia.
Microsoft is moving in the same direction, underlining the importance of creating products and services that bring the person back to the center, capable of designing an experience around them so that the individual can express himself at best.
Microsoft Teams and the new Microsoft Viva employee experience platform, combined with Logitech’s video collaboration solutions, are solutions that are bringing people closer together. In hybrid work “the digital must amplify the physical and the physical must be amplified through the digital. Technology must make it possible to develop a fabric capable of holding people together, to create widespread well-being both for those who work and for the organization “he concludes Luba ManolovaDirector Business Group Lead Microsoft.