Coronavirus: how to start working from home effectively?f
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 8:11 am
Teleworking is a trend that is increasingly interesting for companies and employees alike. The current situation with the Coronavirus forces us to consider it and put it into practice to avoid production shutdowns and business losses. So how can we do effective teleworking? Here are the points to consider.
Teleworking has many advantages but also some disadvantages.
Unfortunately, the current situation means that you cannot take into hong kong email list consideration the disadvantages since teleworking is or will be – depending on the region – the only viable work option.
So how do you implement an effective teleworking policy?
At our place, we regularly work remotely.
I am in Le Havre, in Normandy, my partner Seb lives between Turin (very affected by the Coronavirus) and Bordeaux.
We also regularly work remotely with our clients.
All this to tell you that we know all about remote working – or teleworking, call it what you will.
Here are the important points to consider before you start and the
New call-to-action
Teleworking: points to watch out for
To fully understand how to implement an effective teleworking strategy, it is important to understand which profiles are more or less suited to this.
Some are made for telework, others are not.
Here are some thoughts on this point:
Trust in your employees
The main fear when paying an employee to work from home is that they won't work or won't work enough.
Here it is important to trust your teams, especially in these circumstances.
If your employees feel that you trust them, they will be more engaged and committed to showing you that you are right.
Written communication
When you work remotely, communication is different.
You can't get up to go see your colleague. The time frames are also very different, making communication less instantaneous.
The best way to communicate offline is to communicate in writing. Your mailboxes could explode… But I will offer you an alternative to avoid this in the tools section
Loneliness
Some people can go weeks without seeing their colleagues. Others quickly feel lonely.
With the Coronavirus, your employees will undoubtedly be cut off from their social environment for several weeks.
So you're going to have to put some actions in place to limit this.
Teleworking has many advantages but also some disadvantages.
Unfortunately, the current situation means that you cannot take into hong kong email list consideration the disadvantages since teleworking is or will be – depending on the region – the only viable work option.
So how do you implement an effective teleworking policy?
At our place, we regularly work remotely.
I am in Le Havre, in Normandy, my partner Seb lives between Turin (very affected by the Coronavirus) and Bordeaux.
We also regularly work remotely with our clients.
All this to tell you that we know all about remote working – or teleworking, call it what you will.
Here are the important points to consider before you start and the
New call-to-action
Teleworking: points to watch out for
To fully understand how to implement an effective teleworking strategy, it is important to understand which profiles are more or less suited to this.
Some are made for telework, others are not.
Here are some thoughts on this point:
Trust in your employees
The main fear when paying an employee to work from home is that they won't work or won't work enough.
Here it is important to trust your teams, especially in these circumstances.
If your employees feel that you trust them, they will be more engaged and committed to showing you that you are right.
Written communication
When you work remotely, communication is different.
You can't get up to go see your colleague. The time frames are also very different, making communication less instantaneous.
The best way to communicate offline is to communicate in writing. Your mailboxes could explode… But I will offer you an alternative to avoid this in the tools section
Loneliness
Some people can go weeks without seeing their colleagues. Others quickly feel lonely.
With the Coronavirus, your employees will undoubtedly be cut off from their social environment for several weeks.
So you're going to have to put some actions in place to limit this.