The coronavirus pandemic has not only upended our social and family lives, for many of us it has also required us to fundamentally change the ways that we work, including working remotely. When once employees could meet up to collaborate on projects, or chat face to face with each other, employees have now been confined to their homes, physically working in isolation.
Opportunities to talk to colleagues, meet up for coffee or have lunch together, which were an important part of the social experience at work, are now lost due to the geographic divide and necessary social distancing requirements.
The online workplace
Having employees work from home presents businesses with a range of challenges, not least of which is ensuring that employees remain connected with their colleagues, team members, managers and leaders.
Although employees may be working remotely, there should be little excuse for employees not to remain in contact with each other. In this digital age, there is a myriad of tools available for businesses to use to make sure that employees can communicate with each other and continue to work on projects and discuss issues - moving the physical workplace to a virtual one.
The challenge is that for many, it will be the first time that the business and its employees are required to work remotely and to use such tools, leading to a huge shift in how employees communicate with each other and how teams can remain connected.
How can employees remain connected?
