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Crestron is a Business Reporter client.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In late 2022 Crestron, a global leader in tech solutions, undertook a research project that was summed up in a report,\u00a0Tackling the Modern Workplace by the Numbers<\/u><\/a>. The report\u2019s key findings revealed that the hybrid work model, with its mix of in-person and remote employees (or students, teachers, clients and so on), had become a global fixture in business, education and government applications.<\/p>\n

It also revealed that this \u201chybrid permanence\u201d brought with it certain challenges, not least of which was employee engagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the beginning of the pandemic, there was a mad rush to get everyone connected,\u201d says Sam Kennedy, Crestron\u2019s senior director of product marketing. Cameras and mics were stuck to walls without much regard for audio or image quality, and remote workers often resorted to company-paid DIY solutions they could order online.<\/p>\n

As lockdowns waned and more and more people returned to the office, it became clear that this hodgepodge approach wasn\u2019t yielding the necessary results. Disengaged collaborators simply aren\u2019t productive.<\/p>\n

As the report noted in its key findings:<\/p>\n

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