A recent study shows about 140% of people are working from home due to the pandemic that has affected the world and the business structure.
Most companies have allowed their employees work from home and from the study done it shows they are happy and very productive.
Working from home has been made easier by use of modern day technology. Remote working also known as work from home is a type of flexible working arrangement that allows an employee to work from remote location outside of corporate offices.
Working remotely has become easier due to the use of technology. There is instant messaging; video conferencing and companywide update to keep people connected when they are working.
Workplace is a communication tool that connects everybody in an organization.
Below ways will make it easier for employees working remotely to be effective and deepen engagement through the latest information and device
- Make video conferencing easier with video chat-this is important because it keeps projects on track while teams are working remotely. You connect more people and it is an easier way of meeting.
- You can decide to hold virtual all hands with Enterprise Live-this has not been really used due to infrastructure in most companies, equipment or agility to do it well and at scale. You can go live from your phone, laptop or even professional studios. You can use apps like Face book, Instagram, and YouTube among others to cover a large number of people.
- Ensure people see your updates with Mark as Important-keeping everybody updated in a fast moving situation like Covid-19 is vital. It is very difficult to tell anyone if you are relying on email or intranet alone. If you want people to see your most critical updates you can use “Mark as Important” which will pin a post to the top of a group and make sure it’s the first thing group members when they log on to workplace.
- Find out low people are feeling with insights-it is important that companies have a way to understand whether the messages they are putting out are having desired effect. These deeper levels of understanding will help comms and HR leaders tweak and customize messages to make sure they are engaging and useful as possible