GWI’s Solution for a Productive Return to the Office
As a data-driven organization, GWI faced the complex task of managing a diverse, global workforce while maintaining high levels of collaboration and productivity. The shift towards hybrid work models presented both opportunities and challenges regarding their team’s return to the office.
The main challenges they were trying to solve when finding a solution were:
- How can we facilitate a balance between remote and in-office work
- How can we ensure efficient use of office space
- How do we maintain team cohesion and communication
- How best can we adapt to employees’ evolving needs and preferences
When employees started returning to the office after COVID-19, GWI faced a common problem: unpredictable office attendance. Maud Santamaria, Global Real Estate Director at GWI, explains: “We didn’t know who was coming when, which team on what day. So we used Kadence as soon as we could return to the office.”
Kadence provided GWI with a user-friendly solution to manage desk bookings, meeting rooms, and team coordination, replacing manual spreadsheets and inefficient processes.
It goes without saying that a shift to hybrid working comes with a multitude of challenges especially when you’re responsible for your company’s needs as well as your teams’ when it comes to tasks and office space. Thankfully, Kadence’s easy-to-rollout solution stepped up to not only meet the needs GWI was tasked to solve but also set the standard for how they facilitate hybrid work.
One of the most significant impacts of Kadence was on team productivity. Kadence enabled teams to coordinate their office days, ensuring that the right people were in the office at the right time. This was particularly crucial for departments like sales: “Using Kadence was critical for them to boost their productivity. It’s really critical for them to then sit at the right place with their mentors, and with their teams.”
Kadence has played a pivotal role in improving the overall workplace experience at GWI with its desk booking functionality, implementing office neighborhoods and using workplace announcements to communicate with wider teams, have helped create a more engaging office environment across all of GWI’s locations.
With Kadence, GWI has successfully created a flexible, efficient, and productive hybrid work environment. The software has become an integral part of their workplace strategy, so much so that Santamaria states: “I don’t think we could do without Kadence.”
As companies continue to navigate the complexities of hybrid work, GWI’s success with Kadence serves as a compelling example of how the right technology can transform workplace challenges into opportunities for growth and innovation.
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