These days, many employees have to work from home. This presents employers with a worry: will employees stay as productive at home as they are at the office? While this is a legitimate concern, as long as you take steps to help your remote employees, working from home can lead to productivity gains for your team and your company overall.
The Right Tools for Remote Employees
Perhaps the biggest impact on the productivity of your remote employees is the technology they have. While this may seem obvious, it is important to remember that your employees can’t operate off of only their laptop and stay as productive as they are at the office. Here’s what they need to achieve success in a home setting:
VPN
One of the most important tools that can help your team is a VPN (Virtual Private Network). A VPN lets your employees access everything on their office desktop computer through a laptop. This way, your employees don’t have to rely on emailing files to themselves. It also allows them access to any programs that are on their desktop computer.
Softphone
A softphone allows your remote employees to receive and make calls via an Internet connection. Your employees can either install it on their laptops or on their cell phones. Softphones are a great method of giving them access to all of the features and benefits of your Business Phone System, even if they are not in the office.
Collaboration
In order to keep everyone productive, your team needs to stay on the same page as one another. Collaboration tools, like group messaging for example, ensure that everyone remains connected. If someone has a quick question and doesn’t know who to pose it to, they can send out a group chat. This is a fantastic way of getting a speedy answer and preventing unnecessary delays in customer issues or team projects.
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