Working from home surveys can help ensure a smooth transition from office working to remote working.
For many organisations, the drastic need to implement remote working following the Covid-19 pandemic has been challenging. It’s also an entirely new experience for most employees around the world.
Here’s 12 questions for your working from home survey.
1. How do you feel about working from home?
This will set the tone for the rest of the questionnaire
2. Have you worked from home before?
If it’s a new experience for an employee then they’ll need extra support to ensure they can adjust to this new way of working.
3. Have you established a good work routine?
Working alternative hours may be necessary due to child care, but if someone is logging in periodically over the course of a day and night, this may not be a healthy situation.
4. Are you taking regular breaks?
From walking to the printer to making a cup of coffee – we spend a fair amount of time away from our desks at work. But when you’re home, it’s easy to feel guilty if you aren’t sat down working.
5. Do you have a healthy work and life balance when working from home?
It’s important to get fresh air – whether it’s a lunchtime walk, a break in the garden or exercise after work.
If the answer is less then there’s obviously a problem, but if an employee is at least as productive as the office, then perhaps remote working can be a permanent option in some capacity.
A workspace will help people get in work mode – whether it’s a dining room table or a home office.
8. Are you in regular contact with your team and manager?
Communication is more important than ever when remote working – both from a productivity standpoint as well as team-building.
9. Do you feel trusted to work from home?
If the answer is no then you need to find out why, as this isn’t good for morale.
10. Do you feel your organisation is providing the proper support?
Again, you need to investigate any negative answers and find out what employees feel they need from you.
11. Do you have all the equipment needed to fulfil your role to your usual standard?
This is crucial. Your employees need the same equipment as they would in the office, otherwise their performance may suffer and their stress can increase.
12. Do you enjoy working from home?
If employees are productive and hitting deadlines, remote working could be a long-term possibility if many employees enjoy it. It can improve morale and therefore retention, plus prove attractive to prospective employees when you’re recruiting.
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In 1979, IBM was making ___________ becoming one of the first Fortune 500 companies to allow employees to work remotely. That’s right, nearly 40 years ago the corporate giant adopted this modern __________ on work.
In fact, IBM found the practice to be so successful that by 2009 40% of their 386,000 employees worked remotely.
__________ to 2017 — IBM tells its thousands of remote workers to ________ to an IBM office or find a new job. But what caused IBM to reverse a seemingly successful policy?
It was the belief that locating teams in the office would make them more productive, innovative, and ________. But is working from home really less effective than working from a traditional office?
According to Gallup, remote workers _________ longer hours and are more productive than their non-remote ________ . So why are we still debating this?
The truth is, for all of its benefits, working remotely can have its ____________— typically in forming relationships and career development. A recent Harvard Business Review study states that many remote workers feel like their non-remote colleagues don’t treat them equally and don’t believe they fight for their priorities. But the reality is that remote work is the future.
51% of workers would change jobs for a __________ that offered them flextime and 37% would make a move for a ________ that allowed them to work remotely at least part-time. But perhaps the issue isn’t with remote work — It’s how we manage and work with remote employees.
For managers and coworkers are to develop successful relationships with remote workers, they all have to make changes. No one likes to feel like they’re in the dark, so start by setting expectations.
Clear and honest communication is even more important for remote workers. Remote employees don’t have the luxury of being able to __________ your desk to ask questions, so be sure to schedule consistent check-ins. Pick up the phone or ____________ video to make the conversation more natural. Have trust and confidence in your remote workers.
Just being in the office does not guarantee that an employee is being productive. By changing your attitude and management style, you can make remote work work for your team.
For more read: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/productivity-tips-working-from-home
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