Implement Organisational Change to Gain Benefits from Telework
There are three key areas to consider towards the successful implementation of telework into your business/organisation. Without this understanding, there are sure to be problems ahead.
The three key areas are;
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- Infrastructure: both physical and technological
- Processes and policies: organisation culture; information management; time and productivity management
- People: mind-sets, leadership and management; relationships and collaboration; and social inclusion through workforce participation.
- Infrastructure: both physical and technological
These three key areas will be addressed in more detail in the section, Understanding the organisational change required to benefit from telework.
Implement a Teleworking Trial
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- for at least 6 months
- only for a small number of participants, to allow successful monitoring and management
- for at least 6 months