Although Albuquerque’s idea is that “transforming the culture is going to be better than the laws”, he highlights that these laws exist, since they allow laying the foundations of what should be done regarding the correct use of technology for work.
Use technology for your disconnection
For the Cisco executive, who came to this position after a health crisis due to the 24-hour connection, the priorities in the use of technology must be clear. This will make it possible to make better decisions regarding disconnection and to always weigh the moments of pause so as not to suffer a crisis.
“It is necessary to know how to dose technology and that not everything in the day is based on it, because the body and the mind need breaks, even during the hybrid work that came with the pandemic, since this dynamic must focus on the well-being of the employee and their quality of life.
According to IMSS data, 75% of workers in Mexico suffer from fatigue due to work stress, which negatively impacts their health, quality of life and productivity. This figure coincides with the survey on Human Resources Trends for 2022 carried out by OCC Mundial, in which 71% of professionals highlighted the need to promote mental health care, even above physical health (18%).
Although it seems ironic, Albuquerque points out that the devices can be contributed to moments of disconnection, through applications for meditation or audio books.
Other tips are to use automatic messages, turn off notifications, have a channel just for work, such as Google Workspace or Slack, and agree on filters so that extraordinary issues or emergencies can also be dealt with in that communication channel.