Home Office Secrets: What’s changed in the routine of businesses and employees?
More than a year ago, since the covid-19 pandemic arrived in Brazil, many companies have consolidated the home office as a new work model and millions of people have changed their professional routine to try it.
With an eye on this trend, it is necessary to understand that it is better to work oriented tothe objectives and goals to be achieved, than only to the fulfillment of fixed days.
According to the survey by Workana,a platform that connects freelancers to Latin American companies, 38.6% of the leaders interviewed bet on business success measured by the results ofthe results, not the hoursworked.
In addition to 84.2% of leaders intending to continue with remote post-pandemic work.
For this, prioritizing the work-life balance is fundamental, and this includes the flexibility ofhours.
In this article, we point out the main actions, challenges and known changes in the potential of the home office.
Home Office: concept and actions
What is home office but the dream of the vast majority of Brazilian CLTs: to have the office in their own home, away from traffic or the stocking of public transport!
This working relationship in which the employee operates remotely is only possible thanks to the democratization and infrastructure of mobile networks, broadband and cloud computing, and the emergence of modernbusiness management systems.
If you are a manager, employee or want to do home office, at least you have already overturned the myth that those who work at home are not susceptible to high productivity, organization, planning, proactivity and management.
However, the success of the initiative depends on having the right actions for its best performance.
● Improve technology and connectivity: internet connection speed of not less than 30 Mb, if you need to process heavy files or make video conferences;
● Ensure flexibilityand schedules to ensure balance and well-being in personal life and career;
● Offer more courses on home office and its benefits for companies and employees;
● Seek solutions to help employees with children and have an adequate and healthy work environment;
● Have a cloud management system with a high degree of security and easy access by any device;
● Improve equipment and servers to use in the residence: as properly installed plugins, good quality antivirus, among others.
The survey above, made with 2,810 CLTprofessionals,freelancers and business leaders, also addresses the challenges and changes considered in the home office routine.
Mental health
With the expansion of the home office and the consequent reduction of offices being a reality in the near future, management strategies should be even more focused on mental health, watching in an empathic way the employees and the role they play in their teams.
Transparent communication
In home office conditions, leaders and managers are the essential points of contact and motivation of teams with other sectors and even with work software.
Therefore, in order to establish a link of trust and operational efficiency, it is crucial to strengthen communication and make it as transparent as possible, even in order to contribute to the development of employees’ skills.
Contact with Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
The use of management carried out through Big Data and Artificial Intelligence must be present in the routine of the company that employs home office.
All this to have control and accuracy over all operations, from monitoring team performance to even in relation to the organization’s financial results.
Hiring professionals from various locations
With home office, it’s clear that professionals can access opportunities anywhere in the world, just as companies can count on those talents wherever they are.
Therefore, work is no longer the place where we go and, with that, the empresas need to stop being office-centered and resignify the home office within the perspective focused on the professional, which puts people and their needs at the center of everything.
