While some companies hardly have any work in December, this is the busiest time of the year for others. In both cases it is possible, at least in small companies with more flexible organisations, to help employees avoid unnecessary stress through the use of simple IT tools. These practical recommendations for small companies have been provided by British website Management Today.
Work from home
Let your employees work long-distance with the help of laptops, tablets and cloud-based services, without having to connect to the company network or commute to the office.
Don’t hold meetings in the workplace
Use conference calls. Applications such as Apple Facetime or Google Hangouts allow you to connect from anywhere.
Automate everything you can
Automated services can help you, for example, communicate with customers, even if there’s no-one at the office. Just use software such as Hootsuite or Tweetdeck, which help you plan the future publication of messages on Twitter or Facebook.
Allow the use of personal mobile devices
Allow your employees to install the company e-mail system on their mobile phones, saving you money on the purchase of company phones while giving your employees another option for working flexibly.
Prepare yourself for coming back in the new year
For example, the Wunderlist mobile application will help you to continuously plan tasks, e-mail notifications and important deadlines via the cloud, allowing you to forget about them over Christmas and go back to them in January.
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