Remote working can be fantastic in many aspects. The employees do not have to go through the turmoil of a soul-crushing commute of long hours; they need not tackle the traffic quagmire and a lot more. Moreover, the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic has compelled businesses worldwide to go beyond their office buildings' walls as we see people working remotely more than they have ever before.
Researches also back the benefits employees can have if they are working from home or a remote location. Employees working remotely are wealthier, healthier, and have an improved work-life balance than the employees who go to the office. Employees working from home have aced their way compared to the office employees.
But with the advantages, working remotely has its perils as well. Employees find it difficult to adjust to customized work locations, which can have an ill effect on their overall productivity as well. In addition to his, business organizations expect the employees to put in the extra hours, which means more workload and effort from the worker's side.
In this article, we will look at the issues of remote working with solutions so that your productivity and efficiency cease to recede.
To better understand the problems, we can broadly divide the issues related to remote working into two categories.
- Challenges faced by business organizations (team)
- Challenges faced by employees (individual worker)
Challenges of remote working for employers
The ongoing pandemic has forced business organizations to make haphazard changes in their work methods, and adjusting to these forced changes was tough. There was a massive decrease in inefficiency.
Here are the challenges:
Collaborating the teams remotely
If the teams are not on the same age while working remotely, the business's productivity can take a huge hit. It is easier when people belonging to different teams are in the same office as it would be easier for them to interact with each other during product development. But how can you make people from, let's say, the design team and the content team to be on the same page if they are working from two different areas of the country?
Moreover, despite being limited, document exchanges and brainstorming before the beginning of the process can pose a challenge in the remote working setup.
Thankfully, there are collaboration tools available that are designed to assist businesses in this kind of situation.
Solution
To improve team communication while working from a remote location, you need to find a collaboration tool that would be effective for your business. Make sure that the collaborative tool that you select should be flexible, responsive, and instant.
The characteristics of a useful collaboration tool are as below:
- Provides prompt notifications
- Easy to use interface
- File-sharing facility
- Standard dashboard to keep check on the progress of each employee
Its user-friendly interface will also allow the new team member to join quickly with just simple email signup.
Different collaborative tools can be used for specific purposes. For example, the design team can use Google Drive for document sharing and storage. The design team can use inVision; collaborative prototyping is also possible while working from a remote location, and many more.
Whatever issues you face in maintaining the team's collaboration, the collaborative tools will come in handy to rectify the situation.
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