The difference is that – as a result of the social isolation that millions of people around the world are experiencing – we suddenly found ourselves faced with the challenge of bringing the office, work or business to our homes. Welcome to remote work or teleworking!
It has certainly been simpler for those companies that had already digitalized at least part of their processes, and for those that had invested in developing the skills that the new world requires in their employees.
However, this is not the scenario for most companies, which have found themselves overnight with all their employees at home, adapting their ways of working without really knowing how to do it or what tools to use to avoid decreasing productivity.
That's why there have been countless articles on the subject in recent weeks. Rather than challenging those who have made little progress in their digital transformation, we want to support and help them. Because together we can get out of this soon.
We have compiled a few articles and documents on remote work and digital tools for productivity (they are few and very valuable, we promise).
If you have any questions, we can guide you! Write to us in the form at the end of this note ?
Remote work: Where to start?
Organizational culture is the biggest challenge we face today: We all have to continue with our jobs and we even know how to do it, however, it is very difficult to maintain team cohesion and this is essential to not lose motivation or productivity.
Flexible schedules and the possibility of doing all - or almost all - of our tasks from home represent a great paradigm shift, especially for bosses and CEOs. Hence the importance of maintaining efficient internal communication channels! They allow us to know what our colleagues are up to, facilitate teamwork and support the development of digital skills. It is essential to maintain a good atmosphere and follow-up, even in virtuality!
This article from Notorius Communication provides some tips to engage remote workers, keep communication flowing and encourage participation >>
On the other hand, maintaining the self-motivation and discipline required to work from home is a great challenge. However, the current contingency has forced us to do so a bit, and it has come in handy! We had to evolve very quickly and adapt.
If you still find it difficult and want to see some tips to be more efficient in mobile phone saudi arabia mobile number directory teleworking, this e-book, IEB School provides “some tips to help you do it without dying in the attempt” ? >>
But the best thing about this document from the School of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurs (IEBS) is that it sets out the best practices for implementing teleworking in the office (yes, we know you had to implement it from one week to the next, but since we're at it, let's do it in the best way possible! and let's take advantage of the opportunity to create organizational policies regarding this).
At the end of the PDF you will find access to the MOOC -Massive Open Online Course- on Teleworking and Organizing Off-Shored Teams, in case you want to delve deeper into the topic.
Digital tools that facilitate remote collaborative work
You've probably noticed that when you work remotely, you save time! Because you avoid unproductive meetings and get straight to the point: You've discovered that sometimes it's more efficient to send a well-written email than to talk to someone for half an hour.