Remote first mindset

How to do hybrid meetings right

How do you make sure everyone—whether in person or remote—feels heard?

Hybrid workplaces—some employees in the office and some remote—are gaining steam as the new way of working as we emerge from the pandemic. (Microsoft’s 2021 Work Trend Index, a study of over 30,000 people in 31 countries, found that 73% of respondents desire remote work options.) 

In a fully remote work environment, everyone is on equal footing from a visibility and communication standpoint. But hybrid introduces new challenges.

How do you maintain a balance between the in-person people and the remote people? How do you change the way you meet or socialize? Basically, how do you make sure that no one feels like a second-class citizen?

Innovation Editor Christine Liu talks with Juraj Holub, VP of Brand & Communication and Chief Meeting Designer at Slido, a Q&A and live polling platform. Holub emphasizes that it’s important for leaders to adopt a remote-first mindset and offers five tactics on how to hold better, more inclusive hybrid meetings.