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The pandemic hit businesses hard in early 2020 all around the world. We saw millions of businesses forced to close their doors for the last time, resulting in millions more jobs being lost. As a society, we were forced to get used to the prospect of working from home, and many businesses had to adapt greatly to cater to the new restrictions that were put in place all around the world.
However, some businesses found their staff were not only perfectly capable of working from home, but excelled while doing it. Some businesses also found that there were exponential savings made by having staff work from home rather than running an office every day. While you may want staff to return to the office, you may also be considering allowing staff to continue remote working, and here are some great tips to help your business pull it off, even after lockdown has lifted.
Remote file access
One of the biggest challenges businesses have faced when it comes to allowing staff to work from home is giving them access to files when they’re at home. You can set up remote file access are file sharing servers that enable remote file access from web browsers, remote PCs, Mac and mobile devices. Putting this in place will allow your team to gain access to everything they need to perform their role to the best of their ability.
Communication is key
No matter how much you trust your staff to get on with their job, there will need to be a constant stream of communication. Not only to ensure they’re doing what you’re paying them for, but to help keep everyone in the loop with new ideas or even problems they may run into. Having a clear communication platform like Basecamp 3 will help your team stay connected at all times. Even staff members that travel for business will be able to stay in touch through the use of a mobile app. Keep communication levels high for successful remote working for your team.
Invest in better equipment
Last year, we went from being able to head to the office to work to suddenly confined within the four walls of our home. This may mean that your team doesn't have the best possible equipment to perform their jobs. Investing in new computers, or providing your team with better equipment such as cameras and other machinery will help your team perform at a much better rate.
Use incentives
Being incentivized at work is important, and even those working at home may need some incentive, especially after a long year or so of the pandemic. Provide exciting and unusual incentives such as coffee gift cards and paid annual leave for those that consistently and accurately hit their targets each week.
Finally, the most important thing to remember is that everyone has worked hard during a very strange and difficult time! Give your employees credit for their hard work and stick together as a team to help your business thrive post-pandemic.