I don’t know that the technology sector has a greater or lesser demand for diversity despite recent headline grabbing issues like ‘the Google email incident’. However, according to a recent report by Australia’s Chief Scientist, women currently comprise just 16% of our total STEM workforce. That’s jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and […]
In organisations where flexible working is permitted but its parameters are ill-defined, the full benefits won’t be reaped, according to Tony Simonsen, Managing Director of Polycom Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). A global study by the video collaboration company found that Australia is one of the most flexible countries to work in, with nine in ten companies (90%) […]
As workforces become more and more geographically dispersed, organisations need to support ‘distributed collaboration’ (i.e. the ability for people to work together as a team remotely) to survive, according to Jeff Rodman, co-founder of multinational video collaboration company Polycom. Rodman told Dynamic Business that the impact of digital transformation, including the shift from away traditional […]
Like any leader overseeing a large geographic region, I have often found myself meeting with partners in Sydney, attending a customer event in Auckland and joining an analyst briefing in Singapore – all in the same week. Unlike in the past, I have been able to meet these commitments without even having to board a […]
Technology is redefining the workplace and removing geographical barriers to worker collaboration, providing businesses with new ways to create ideas and innovate, according to Workplace of the Future ‘evangelist’ Amy Barzdukas. Dynamic Business spoke to Barzdukas, who is the Vice President, Global Solutions Marketing with video conferencing company Polycom, about the challenges and opportunities associated with the evolution of the […]
Organisations often view their workforce as an amalgamation of highly talented individuals bringing their own unique skills and experience to the table. Indeed, the strength of a team has traditionally been built upon the knowledge of individual members, who have all come together as a collective. As such when interviewing potential candidates, organisations tend to […]
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