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Aug. 14, 2020-
Employers need to strategize on managing employees in the new normal.
For instance, the transition of back to the office means no more meetings and no more after-work socializing over drinks.
At this writing, coronavirus vaccines aren’t being administered.
This means a new approach in the workplace to protect the health of employees.
Employees have long memories. They will be very focused on how you deal with the aftermath of the pandemic.
Here are management tips:
Be careful on how you bring workers back
Review your social-distancing policy and schedule rotating shifts.
To minimize risk, don’t bring everyone back at once. Only bring the workers who are absolutely critical to your operation.
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You’re likely to need your operational workers, especially sanitizing personnel first; overseen by your information technology employees.
Set up a sanitization center to clean everything gets clean before workers return.
IT employees are needed to set up desks, computer systems after being thoroughly cleaned.
Social distancing
Implement daily temperature checks before anyone enters your workplace.
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Increase the distance between work stations, establish hygiene procedures, insist on personal protective apparatus and discourage shaking hands.
Limit the number of people in meetings and discourage visitors to your office.
IT protective measures
Perhaps for months, your employees developed new habits while at home. They’re now accustomed to downloading software and playing video games.
Don’t allow it to continue at work. Security experts have been warning hackers have been busy working, too.
Make certain all computers are sanitized digitally, too.
That means, for example, scanning for malware and preserving multi-factor authentication for all notebook computers returning to office because they’ll be linked to office computer system.
Prepare for continued remote working
Focus on agility in your business continuity. Some employees will have to remain home care for family members.
So have flexible work schedules and strengthen your telecommuting protocols.
Retain your use of video-conferencing tools.
Increase your use of flexible cloud solutions, high-performance networks and remote-collaboration apps and don’t reduce virtual private networks.
Build trust
You probably need to be mindful of the need to reorient your workers.
Stay fully engaged with your staff. Focus on how to collaborate safely.
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Be mindful your staff might need to re-acclimate to office routines – getting used to commuting, using your computer system and sharing office work space.
Empathize. Walk the floor. Regularly engage in one-on-one chats.
Employees might still be fearful of the pandemic. Show your concern for their welfare.
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“COVID-19! I blow the wind of God on you! You are destroyed forever.”
-Kenneth Copeland
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