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Jennie Knutsson
Interactivity is important! About seventy participants usually come to the meetings arranged by the HR network for personnel officers and administrators. On September 8, however, a record was set when more than a hundred employees took part. – We usually offer a topical and interesting programme that attracts many participants. But the fact that the meetings are now online makes it easier for more people to participate, HR Manager Jennie Knutsson explains. HOWEVER, HOLDING a meeting for a hundred participants can be difficult. Jennie Knutsson believes that it is important to tell the participants about the set-up at the beginning of the meeting, for example that you can ask questions in the chat. – We also explain that we will use breakout rooms and how that works. Different employees have adapted to digital development in different ways, so
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Maybe the future will feature some kind of mix between digital and face-to-face meetings … JENNIE KNUTSSON
cause it can be tiring to look at a screen for too long, says Mathias Hassnert. Whether they take place on site or virtually, the HR meetings always contain a combination of information and a topical lecture. But an interesting programme is perhaps even more important when the participants do not meet physically, says Jennie Knutsson. – YOU LOSE THAT small talk during the
it is important to be clear. The most recent meeting was held by Section Manager Mathias Hassnert. – We also had a person who answered questions from the chat so that I could concentrate on chairing the meeting. In addition to the chat, we did Mentimeter surveys to quickly get feedback from the participants. The virtual meetings must feel animated. Therefore, they are also somewhat shorter than the meetings that were previously predominately held in Vasaparken. – We are also careful to take breaks be-
coffee break that is so important. That is why we try to be really interesting in other ways. At the next meeting, for example, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Fredrika Lagergren Wahlin will be participating, and she will be talking about the vision. Obviously, it is too early to say how the HR meetings will be organized in the future – But of course it is important to take advantage of the experience we have now gained. Maybe the future will feature some kind of mix between digital and face-to-face meetings, we will have to decide on that eventually, Jennie Knutsson explains.
