Maximize your efficiency while working remotely – Best business tools to help you!


Posted April 13, 2020 by shekhar

Google Drive makes it easy to share and edit files and can be synced with other online tools from Google to boost productivity even further.
 
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way businesses around the world are operating. Remote work has quickly become the new normal. The world has changed because of COVID-19, and the impact of this pandemic is expected to be long-lasting. People need to make changes in their lives to adjust to the new post-pandemic reality, as the way they shop, work, travel, and interact with one another has been interrupted at the very core.

Work efficiency during isolation can be boosted by encouraging employees to develop a personal regime to make sure that they are mentally relaxed, productive, and happy. With government guidelines around the world encouraging social distancing, companies are being forced to embrace remote working policies and digital tools within the span of just a few weeks in order to enable employees to work from home.

Work from Home
*With the world experiencing the viability of remote work, the COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the way we work forever.

*Flexible workspace solutions are suitable for those who have kids, spouses, roommates, and pets in the house and either need to or want to work from home.

*Once the pandemic subsides, some corporations will realize the various benefits that remote working and flexible schedules offer.

*As a matter of fact, remote work may go on to become the new normal employees will only need to visit the office for attending important meetings, visiting clients, or other key occasions. The rest of the time, most employees will prefer to work from home ora coworking space. By encouraging these arrangements, companies can reduce their real estate footprint and operating costs.

*Actions speak louder than words, and this is true for corporations too. Businesses that are able to nurture and strengthen their company culture by treating employees well during these trying times will not be forgotten, and such businesses can expect to see long-term success once the pandemic subsides. Organizations that take a people-first approach and to recognize that their most important asset is their people are more likely to succeed in the future.

*As people restrict themselves to their homes, technology is beginning to play an even more important role in keeping them in touch—both professionally and in their personal lives. The COVID-19 crisis has heavily boosted the demand for digital collaboration tools as companies scramble to get their employees onboard remotely.

*The pandemic has led to a demand for strong business leaders—employees need a leader, mentor, and coach to learn and understand new work practices, new technologies, and new policies. Organizations are increasingly asking capable managers to work as change management leaders and to teach employees to use digital tools, communicate virtually, and cope with the pandemic and working from home.

*Learnability will become the new benchmark in the post-pandemic corporate world. The success of an employee will be measured on the basis of his/her ability to learn new skills or learn to use new tools quickly and accurately. Professionals who have mastered the use of digital tools will be one step ahead of those who struggle with online meetings and virtual communications.

A few points to keep in mind about working remotely:
Fear is a strong factor that will discourage workers from being comfortable with things going back to normal shortly after the pandemic subsides.
Employees might no longer be as willing to work in shared areas as they were before the pandemic and being in close contact with others and having to share desk space may become less popular.
Flexible workspaces enable employees to work while flying, eating out, working out, watching a movie, or at other times, as necessary.
Testing the viability of long-term remote working can disrupt business practices such as regular on-site meetings and business travel.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught businesses that employees can work together even when they are physically apart. Despite its obvious ill-effects, it has helped people realize the value of human connection and support. There is hope that community-centric behavior will remain popular, and people and organizations will continue to support one another after it subsides.

Top Software that will Help Enhance WorkingRemotely
Google Drive
Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and web. With document creation, cloud storage, file-sharing, and collaboration functionalities, Google Drive(along with Google Docs and Google Spreadsheets) is very useful for remote workers. Its file-sharing and collaboration features are efficient, enabling multiple team members to work on the same text document in real-time. All participants can see changes being made and comments for specific lines or cells within each document. Google Drive makes it easy to share and edit files and can be synced with other online tools from Google to boost productivity even further.

Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform for chat, video meetings, file storage, and application integration. Teams can be integrated with a Microsoft Office 365 subscription to enhance productivity and gain access to features extensions. This software can also be integrated with non-Microsoft products. Microsoft Teams allows communities, groups, and teams to communicate efficiently. Team members can set up channels to communicate without having to rely on email or group SMS. Users can even reply to posts with text, images, and GIFs.

Slack
Slack is a massaging platform for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and web. It is built for team communications and is the ideal communication tool for remote workers. Slack allows users to chat individually with coworkers as well as to create groups within their team. Slack is a feature-rich solution that helps employees to stay online and connected whenever necessary. Slack provides different channels for team members to join and leave as and when needed. Team members can also have off-topic chats in separate threads that keep messages distinct from work-centric conversations.
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Last Updated April 13, 2020