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As we emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown, millions of people are preparing to return to the corporate office (and many have already started the migration). However, we are likely to see a significant shift in the workplace landscape: the popularity of hot desking.What is Hot-Desking? Hot desking refers to a layout in which employees don’t have assigned workstations or offices. Instead, when they’re in the corporate environment (as opposed to their home office), they simply sit at any available desk and start working. It’s similar to hotel business centers or shared workspaces like WeWork, Impact Hub, etc.Post-Conavirus Hot-DeskingBefore the pandemic,...

An old movie from the 1950s informed us that “love is many splendored thing.” Well, at the risk of offending all of the romantics out there, we suggest that “love is many virtual numbers.”Admittedly, it’s not the most lyrical turn of phrase. But if you’re a business owner or executive who needs to lower costs, increase productivity, and improve the bottom line, then poetry isn’t on the agenda: getting a hosted cloud phone system with virtual numbers is!Here are the 7 reasons why your business will LOVE virtual numbers, and why your employees will wonder how they ever managed to...

We are well on the way to a work landscape where remote and mobile workers won’t be the exception, but instead will be the norm. Here are some of the eye-opening statistics:55% of workers now telecommute full-time. (Source: AND CO)90% of mobile workers plan on working remotely for the rest of their careers. (Source: Buffer)By the year 2020, 72% of the workforce will be partially or fully mobile. (Source: IDC)48% of workers don’t think traditional offices will exist by 2021. (Source: com)Employers save an average of $2,000 in real estate costs for each mobile worker. (Source: Stanford University)Mobile workers are...