VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software, has released its\nannual report into the state of digital workspace technologies and its impact\non businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study reveals that high growth companies that invest more in the digital employee experience are more likely to achieve business growth, have a progressive culture, retain talent and be rated as a top place to work by their employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two thirds of employees (66%) across EMEA report that the flexibility of\ndigital tools required for work would influence their decision to apply for or\naccept a position at a company, with 70% of all respondents saying their\ncurrent employer should be placing more importance on this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, if companies are to reap the rewards of digital workspace\ntechnologies, greater collaboration between HR and IT is needed to improve the digital\nemployee experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Employee education is required to remove ambiguity over who is\nresponsible for providing employees with a positive digital experience, with 49%\nof employees not knowing if they should approach HR or IT about their\nexperience, and 21% feeling this is another barrier to delivering a positive\nexperience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, the research demonstrates how surveyed organisations that\nhave higher rates of growth provide more digital experience factors that\ninclude having access to devices, tools, apps and technology wherever they\nperform work activities, to their\nemployees (six on average), compared to companies that have lower rates of\nrevenue growth ( three to four on average). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, those that are underperforming or not growing are much less likely to give employees the freedom to work from their personal device (36%),\u00a0 give access to applications that enable productivity from day one (36%) and provide applications on any device for their most important tasks, excluding email (47%), compared to those experiencing high growth or hypergrowth (76%, 68% and 93% respectively). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And while there are different people who respondents see as ultimately\nresponsible for the digital experience, 84% of employees are calling for HR and\nIT to work better together, particularly given that only 18% of employees\nreport HR and IT collaborate all of the time, with eight in 10 respondents\nsaying HR should be given more responsibility in improving the digital employee\nexperience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToo often, the conversation about Digital Transformation focuses on the\ntechnology and leaves out a key ingredient to a winning strategy \u2013 attracting\nand retaining the best talent,\u201d said Ian Jansen van Rensburg, Senior Systems\nEngineer at VMware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo compete for the best talent, companies are prioritising employee\nexperience, which encompasses technology, workstyle and culture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delivering a better digital employee experience also plays a role in\nworkforce sentiment. Respondents who say their organisation gives them the\nability to work from anywhere as easily as from the office are significantly\nmore likely to say they are proud of their organisation, compared to\nrespondents whose company does not enable the freedom to work from anywhere (72%\ncompared to 27%). They are also more likely to claim their organisation has a\nprogressive culture (73% versus 25%), is recognised as one of the top places to\nwork (71% versus 28%) and provides good work-life balance (70% versus 28%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very important that we give our employees the opportunity to shape\ntheir working environment as they see best fit for themselves,\u201d said Dirk\nEckert, managing director, Individual Solutions and Products, Deutsche Telekom.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTraditional values influencing how people picked a company as an\nemployer were job security, a good salary and company benefits, but choice of\nhow, where and with what device you can work is becoming increasingly\nimportant, especially for young people.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A third of respondents who say that there are challenges to delivering\nthe optimum digital experience cite a lack of understanding of what employees\nwant as the biggest obstacle, followed by it not being considered a business\npriority (20%). Almost two thirds (61%) of employees feel like they don\u2019t even\nhave a voice when it comes to the tools they can use at work, despite 83% of\nITDMs believing they do give employees a voice in this area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLeaders committed to improving employee experience are adopting the\ndigital workspace, a concept VMware pioneered three years ago,\u201d said van Rensburg.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA digital workspace platform fuels modern digital experiences, which is\ncritically important to current and prospective employees as well as improving\nother key business outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jean Pierre Brulard, Senior Vice President and EMEA General Manager,\nVMware,\u201d added: \u201cThe key to any company\u2019s success is its human capital.\nIt allows them to innovate, execute and lead in the marketplace. But as\ntalented employees find more adaptable job options that are amenable to their\nlifestyles and career goals, employers have no choice but to compete harder\nthan ever to attract and retain them.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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