{"id":104890,"date":"2020-06-10T23:01:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T06:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/?p=104890"},"modified":"2023-08-10T06:27:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T06:27:57","slug":"workplace-management-post-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/workplace-management-post-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Prioritize, monitor, and improvise. Workplace management post-COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

COVID-19 pandemic has possibly changed forever the way workplaces will operate in the future. Scientists and infectious diseases experts are advising us to be ready to live with the coronavirus in our lives, maybe for years to come.\u00a0 But things must go on; industries need to restart, offices need to open, there are only so many days that we can go in this make-shift working style and workplaces.<\/span><\/p>\n

LEARN ABOUT:<\/strong>\u00a0Service Recovery<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

A recent study of HR Managers by Gartner shows that 88% of organizations have their employees working and self-isolating from home.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

We are going to look at 3 key features in this blog article. Let\u2019s dive right in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prioritize<\/span><\/h2>\n

This is one crazy hand we\u2019ve been dealt, but we must power through. You need to plan your priorities and act accordingly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Employee wellbeing first<\/span><\/h3>\n

Focus first on ensuring the wellbeing of your employees first, both physical and mental. This situation is entirely new for almost all organizations, but keeping our mental peace is key to keep functioning smoothly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Communicating smoothly<\/span><\/h3>\n

Smooth, transparent, and constant communication is key to getting through this. Make sure all your employees have access to the necessary tools to communicate with each other. Establish new channels of team communication such as Slack, Skype, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ensuring business continuity<\/span><\/h3>\n

This will happen when all of your employees have the necessary tools to be productive and efficient. Check-in on them to see what they need and what could make their work easy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Managing costs<\/span><\/h3>\n

Organizations may save on physical costs since employees have gone remote, but the question about keeping all employees on board arises. Leaders need to carefully analyze and resolve this issue.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plan for recovery<\/span><\/h3>\n

When we resume work, it will never go back exactly to the way things were. Your people and business strategy will need some modifications, and you best be ready with one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Monitor<\/span><\/h2>\n

It is imperative that you frequently check-in on your employees, not only to see how they are doing, but also to see if you are providing them with adequate support, and are they being as productive as always. How do you monitor all of this? From our own experiences of this situation, we developed a survey template and a tool to conduct periodic checks with our employees. You can use these in your organization, too; details are as below.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remote employee health check-in<\/span><\/h3>\n

The survey template that we created delves into 3 key areas:<\/span><\/p>\n