Who is today’s modern workforce?
In order to improve employee experience and drive productivity, you have to understand today’s modern workforce and what tools they need to accomplish their task. Today, 59% of the workforce is comprised of Gen-Z and Millennials and over the next few years that will increase to 75%.
This workforce expects high-tech devices that enable collaboration, communication and mobility. However, the biggest impact on their productivity is downtime and workplace distraction causing approximately two hours of productivity lost every day.
What is the cause of workplace distractions?
With today’s hybrid workplace, distractions are more prevalent than ever. Around 38% of employees named tech issues as a major distraction to their daily work. These issues impact employee experience and productivity with delayed meetings, device malfunctions and lack of proper IT support. Here are some of the most common device issues mentioned by employees:
- 41% face long load times and slow file transfers.
- 32% are using outdated systems or software.
- 29% are stopped by device crashes or freezes.
How to improve employee experience
These issues make employees distracted, frustrated and inefficient which negatively impacts their work experience and productivity. With remote work being more prevalent than ever, it’s important to have the right technology and IT support in place to improve employee experience and productivity.
To boost productivity, today’s workforce needs devices that enable flexible workflows, allow them to focus on the task at hand and software that helps accomplish the task faster without malfunctions.
Equip your team with the right devices
Today, it’s crucial for businesses to equip remote and hybrid teams for success. Lenovo® devices powered by the AMD® Ryzen™ Pro 5000 Series processors offer 2x performance over their previous generation of devices with up to 20 or more hours of battery life. These high-powered devices provide your workforce with solutions to ensure they focus on the task at hand and eliminate downtime caused by outdated tech.