In a post-COVID world, it is hard to say which work models are still conventional and part of the status quo. Such lines have been blurred for traditional 9 to 5's and open office floor plans. Leading one of the monumental changes to make work from home all the more easier and convenient is TimeXtender's CEO Heine Krog Iversen. Heine shares with you how TimeXtender managed time efficiently during the pandemic with a remote workforce and "work from anywhere" business model.
Q By far the dominant theme in the business world, as in the world as a whole, in 2020 was, of course, the coronavirus pandemic. What were the immediate issues that confronted your company at the outset of the crisis?
A We had a very short reaction time to make changes. We had to work with people who were traveling in different parts of the world, and we had to adjust our business based on actions that were taken in the U.S., Europe and other parts of the world to react to the virus. And of course, we had to make fast adjustments for employees to work from home.
Q How did you as a company set about dealing with these issues?
A We had to make certain that we could all work with our technology offering from remote and had to make sure that our customers and partners had everything they needed from us regarding our software. Also, while some employees had worked from home from time to time, now, they might need to strengthen their WiFi or other
