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According to Gartner’s 2021 Hybrid Work Employee Survey,83% of employees reported a preference for working either in a remote or hybrid arrangement. Only 17% of employees preferred returning to full-time work specifically onsite. The future of work is human-centric. IT leaders must be part of the revolution to reinvent what work means in the 21st century or risk losing critical talent. 

“In the future, work design must become more human-centric to drive talent and business outcomes. Three work design norms mark a human-centric workplace: flexibility, intentionality and empathy”  

Gartner, Future of Work Reinvented: Seizing This Golden Opportunity Requires 3 Actions, 16.07.2021  

Technology, employers and being flexible

No one wants their firm to be left behind as remote jobs become the “new normal”. The growth of cloud technologies and employees’ preference for remote jobs becomes increasingly apparent as the pandemic has proven to the employers the teams could answers the customers needs in an appropriate way, even far away from the office location. Adjusting the way your firm works can save you money, increase employee satisfaction and with it, productivity. By creating a mobile work policy and implementing the right tools to do so, your team is better set up for long-term success a the service of your company.  

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While remote work has always existed, it became truly relevant in 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Managers and employers need to rethink their relationship to the control of work time and location of teams. Ask yourself the right questions: does an employee really need to be on the company premises to do a good job?

Like COVID-19, work from home is here to stay. Companies realizing the benefits of remote or hybrid approaches to work are paying less for energy, water, paper, toner, and other office expenses and service than their counterparts not responding to the change. And that means more budget to pay hour job services like free lancers for other tasks or even saving money for the company.

Neverless, managers must realize that making the pivot to a remote work scenario for their staff also demands an adjustment to work principles and methodologies. Firms must establish a solid foundation for their teams to adapt to the new work from home norm and this requires implementing the right tools and processes for the job. Whether you have only recently entered the labor market, or are experienced and wanting to better adapt your firm for work from home we have a few recommendations useful for any transition.

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Remote jobs: Choosing the Right Cloud Technologies  

Explore and experiment with cloud-based teleworking software to find out which tools best meet your company’s needs. At a minimum, remote workers need: 

Secure Internet Access: Confidential documents and company data will need to be provided with a high level of security and protection. Confidential documents transmitted without adequate security protocols may end up in the hands of organized criminal hackers and result in huge losses to your firm through litigation and theft of intellectual property as well as a tarnished reputation.  

Customer Relationship Management (CRM):  A good CRM tool is necessary for tracking both transactions and interactions and enabling employees to work seamlessly in a remote setting.  

Project Management Tools such as Basecamp, Trello or Asana are helpful for creating, monitoring, and organizing tasks and deadlines. 

Communication Channels: Being able to participate in productive team meetings anywhere, anytime, on any device using an office phone system that has the ability to host group chats, video conferencing, file sharing and task management (ideally all in one) can yield exponential rewards to productivity by stemming the bottlenecks posed by “technical difficulties”.  

After choosing your tools you should document them in your company’s remote work policy. 

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Work from home jobs: the necessary resources

Adjusting to the new norm means adjusting work culture as well. Just like firms have policies and procedures for onsite work, they need the same where it comes to working remotely. By meeting with the heads of departments to discuss what’s expected from remote workers, your firm can identify the necessary policies and procedures regarding: 

Ensure that all employees agree to the procedures so there can be no misunderstanding about expectations when it comes to working from home.  

To conclude

COVID-19 has created a shift and drastically changed our assumptions today about how we work, and employees and firms alike are realizing remote work is more viable than previously assumed. The shift of work practices is essential and the pandemic – for all the trials and tribulations it has created for commerce – has also presented unique opportunities to transform the way we lead our lives in beneficial ways as well.

We as business leaders must embrace this evolving human-centric approach. “Business as usual” has only ever been a recipe for a footnote in history books. We must redesign work to become human-centric if we expect to keep up in the ever-changing work landscape.  

Work from home jobs

Interested into work from home jobs? IT Chapter is specialized in staffing in the technology of the information industry. Visit our career page to see the jobs available and feel free to email us. We are in contact with IT companies and search for new talents all year long: from entry level jobs to experts profiles. We reply to all applicants.

Your current position is not a typical work from home job? Have a look at the training (virtual) we can provide. You might want to have a look at this page also to see how much money you could make in IT jobs.

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