HR pros expect video conferencing to be preferred communications tool in 2016

NEW DELHI, INDIA: New analysis of a recent global survey conducted by Redshift Research on behalf of Polycom Inc. has found that HR executives who use video at work today say they will prefer video collaboration over email as their top method of business communication within three years.

The majority of those respondents (56 percent) indicated video would be their most preferred method of business communication, surpassing email (49 percent) and voice conference calls (32 percent).

Proving that the benefits of video for HR functions are well understood, the survey of business decision makers in 12 countries revealed that almost all (98 percent) of the HR executives participating in the survey believe video conferencing removes distance barriers and improves productivity between teams in different cities and countries.

The survey also showed that video is becoming more pervasive for Human Resources teams across the globe. When asked to choose their preferred methods of business communication today, HR respondents ranked video conferencing as a top-three tool for communications, placing third (46 percent) after email (88 percent) and voice/conference calls (62 percent). Other methods of business communications these HR executives said they use included Web conferencing, instant messaging and social media.