Has your business transitioned to remote work? How are you finding the shift? For many employers, the change can feel a little overwhelming. How do you track your employee’s productivity? How do you measure growth and ambition? There’s a solution, a flexible workplace.
A flexible workplace is more than just remote work. It’s a shift in how employers and employees approach their relationship. In a flexible workplace, employees set their own hours and work at their own pace as long as they meet predetermined workplace quotas set by employers. Some of the benefits of a flexible workplace for employees include:
- Increased work/life balance
- Decreased child care needs
- Lack of a commute
- Flexible scheduling
- Increased personal accountability
But what about employers? How can they be sure that the work will get done? Many businesses that have given flexible workplaces a try have found a few benefits, including:
- Reduced costs
- Increased productivity
- Increased creativity
- Less management stress
- Staff retention
Do you want to give a flexible workplace a try? Here are five solutions that can help make the switch to a flexible work arrangement easier.
- Clear communication. As a business owner or manager, you have to make sure your team is in sync and knows what is expected of them. Establish communication ground rules, such as rules about responding to emails or messages promptly. Our TeamLink mobile app can be a great tool for keeping communication lines open with your team.
- Use a shared calendar. Establishing a shared calendar doesn’t mean you’re tracking hours of work. It just means everyone is aware of work deadlines and team member availability.
- Encourage healthy living. One of the biggest benefits of a flexible workplace is that it’s easier for employees to engage in healthy behaviors like going to the gym, spending time outdoors, or taking a vacation. While it may seem like allowing employees this time off would decrease productivity, it actually helps improve it. A study from Brigham Young University found that employees who exercise three times a week were 15% more likely to perform better.
- Share resources. Independent training can be a great way to help team members learn company culture and policies. Individual training allows employees to study independently and at their own pace. This type of training is also a great way for managers to engage with employees to help them improve.
- Ability to sell or work from anywhere. Allowing your employees to work from anywhere gives them the ability to establish sales and networking connections wherever they are. You never know how that may impact your business. It might even go global!
If you want to give your employees the flexibility to determine their work schedule and hours, now is the time to do it. We have tools and solutions to help make the transition easy, like our TeamLink Mobile app. Everything you need to stay connected and share resources can all be done from your phone. Sign up for the app today and use it to help your business make the shift to a flexible workplace. Who knows what benefits your business may see?