Written by a Collaborator
Gear up, it’s time to return to work. At least, pretty soon it will be, anyway. But before you return to work, you can’t expect to pick up where you left off. Although this attitude right now, you have to accept your employees will be a little rusty, it will take time for all your systems to be back up to speed and you will need to make a lot of changes and updates. It’s good to have the determination to get back into the thick of it, but let’s not pretend we’re not in a very unique situation. The lockdown has created a lax in business operations, both in skill and in mobility. In order to return to a business that is going to dig itself out of this profit-losing hole and economic downturn, you need to be incredibly productive.
A stay-at-home team
Governments are going to advise you to allow a skeleton crew to return, in the new week or so. This means you’re essential, going to be encouraged to only allow half of your workforce at the most, to return. This is to stop a second wave of the novel Coronavirus from occurring and also, not being hit with a slew of sick employees. So, you need to implement a stay-at-home team who will operate from home, but still get to work at the same time. You should have cloud systems so your at-home employees can work on tasks using their own laptops and desktops. When it’s time to call a meeting, allow the relevant employees who are at home, to join in via conference call software. Managers must remain in full contact with all employees, so using a webcam and mic at their desks or via their tablets, is crucial.
Updates and patches
Every kind of business, small and large, has been ineffective for almost 3 months. You need to set aside a day or two, to update all your software. Many services companies are going to be returning to work at the same time, and you can expect they will want to help their customers. They will do so by rapidly updating their software and patching over any cracks. To manage your software effectively and stay one step ahead of any hiccups, hire an IT Monitoring and Management company who will look after your systems and networks. Employee productivity falls through the floor when their software and programs are simply not working or not updating correctly. They will seek to improve your competitiveness and therefore profitability.
Hire a productivity service
There are companies dedicated to improving business productivity. Their employees are specialists in many respects, often they come from a business administration background. If you don’t have your own admin department or employees, hire a productivity service who can come in and show you where you’re losing time, effectiveness and money. Working with individual employees and departments, they will fill the gaps and alter the design of your day-to-day operations.
It’s vital that you realize productivity will be the key to your and the economy’s recovery. Start by setting a day aside to bring all your software, networks and services up-to-date.
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