Sunday, July 29, 2012

Your Mobile Workforce and Tough Computers

By Allyson Westcot


A mobile work-force with rugged technology is freed from the office and the desk, and it could also help company productivity, consumer satisfaction and the general bottom line.

The cost of coaching new workers can be lessened because a mobile workforce not tied to the office may have better morale, and feel more valued than if they've got to be there during a particular time with managers all around them. A workforce that feels valued and appreciated more will often stay happier with the job and look for other positions less frequently. There's also less stress about workers calling in sick and missing work days.

A mobile workforce that spends more time out of the office than in it will possibly need rugged computers to work with. While this costs more, in general, than standard desktops and laptops, that cost can easily be counterbalanced by things like smaller office spaces and electricity usage, and even options like govt. benefits from encouraging less travel and commuting.

So much good springs from a work force that feels valued, it can be hard to figure up all of the various ways a company will benefit. But employees who feel better about their jobs generally strive to do an even better job, so productiveness can go up when employees get laptops and are allowed to work from home or remotely in some form.

Using laptops to allow employees to remain at home or work remotely might appear to some firms like letting workers run amok. There may be worry that the lack of supervision will cause employees to slack off and do a poorer job. But the actuality is that if you hire the best employees you can find and treat them with respect, giving them the flexibility to do their work in a less rigid way, their higher morale will translate to a better working environment, lower costs and better client satisfaction.




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