In view of the current health crisis, it's essential for business leaders to learn how to optimize teleworking quickly, to avoid a loss of team performance and a consequent drop in business.

This implies major changes in the way work is organized.

Indeed, management has to find its feet virtually, the human dimension is less palpable, and team cohesion more complex to put in place...

But if done properly, the advantages of teleworking are numerous, both for you as company managers, and for your employees:

For companies, it enables :

• Achieve economies of scale on premises and running costs,
• Reduce absenteeism,
• Increased productivity

For employees, it enables :

• Save time on transport,
• Gain autonomy in managing tasks,
• Manage your working time better.

But how do you set up a winning telework scheme?

In this article, we take a look at how to keep your teams motivated, even at home!

Teleworking: figures and challenges

Before the health crisis we are all familiar with, 1 in 3 French employees teleworked on a regular or occasional basis.

The popularity of this practice is justified by :

• A growing desire to find a work/life balance,
• Reduced travel time,
• A culture of trust between employer and employee.

But for most business leaders, the major drawback is the difficulty of managing employees from a distance.

In an age of repeated confinements, digital technology is a real lifeline, enabling you to keep in touch and continue to monitor your teams' performance!

What is telecommuting?

Teleworking refers to any form of work organization in which an employee carries out his or her duties away from the company's premises on a voluntary basis

While in normal circumstances, teleworking can only be implemented on a voluntary basis by the employee, in these times of health crisis, it can be imposed by the employer.

Indeed, your invoicing software will assign each of your invoices a unique number in chronological order.

But as an employer, you have obligations and responsibilities towards your teleworkers:

- Agree with your employees the time slots during which they can be contacted,

- Organize regular interviews,

- Give teleworkers priority to return to a non-teleworking position that matches their qualifications and skills.

Our tips and tricks for successful teleworking:

1. Communicate:

When you're working remotely, far from your colleagues, it's vital to communicate well.

Share your schedule with your teams, as well as your progress in your tasks and missions. It's not about communicating every detail of your day, but rather about the important things that move the company forward. A daily update is ideal, by e-mail or chat.

It's also essential to make information accessible to the whole team, so as not to waste time and lose productivity.

2. Use the right tools:

The most important thing is to use the right tools for the job. Picking up the phone for anything and everything is not the solution.

On the other hand, equipping your company with software that enables you to create workgroups, use instant collaborative messaging, share files and documents with your team simply... That's the solution!

Our Inozis software enables you to stay connected, even remotely, while giving your employees greater autonomy. The goal? An agile team, even when telecommuting.

3Share your vision:

Just because you're now telecommuting doesn't mean you have to stop sharing your company's vision with your employees.

On the contrary: management by objectives is becoming a must!

It involves communicating clear objectives, both individually and as a team.

This means communicating upstream a vision of everyone's missions and their contribution to team and company objectives.

A well-informed team is bound to perform better!

4.Create team cohesion:

Who said team cohesion couldn't be achieved at a distance?

Today, companies are redoubling their imagination to keep team spirit alive, and virtually too: virtual coffee breaks, video-conferencing aperitifs, team meetings...

It's all about staying connected!

The aim? Encourage your team to spend time together outside of work, thereby forging links, getting to know each other and creating cohesion.

A close-knit team is a team that communicates better and is therefore more productive!

In short, with the right preparation and, above all, the right tools, telecommuting is a real opportunity for companies to seize! Increased productivity, reduced absenteeism, empowerment...


The benefits are numerous! So, what are you waiting for? Get the right software and get started!