How digital tools can engage remote workers
Working from home can be a positive thing for many employees, but it can also be a challenge, especially with legacy systems that don’t support engagement or collaboration.
Even though nearly 100% of (part-time) remote workers would recommend it to others, and the same portion indicate flexibility as a main benefit, remote employees need digital tools to ensure they remain productive, and HR needs similar tools to ensure they remain engaged with organizational culture, as well as work.
A recent 3-year study by Buffer and Angellist identified the top issues remote workers struggle with are collaboration and communication. In this blog, we will explore how Unit4 ERP and HCM can combine to optimize productivity and collaboration for remote teams.
Embracing digital transformation
Remote working has propelled businesses into a new era of digital transformation, confronting them with a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Embracing digital tools has emerged as a pivotal strategy for reimagining productivity and operational efficiency.
With digital tools, organizations can overcome international complexity, creating a work environment that is inclusive and united. Digital transformation not only enables remote work but also takes advantage of it by optimizing costs, automating manual tasks, and creating optimized HR experiences.
Through the strategic adoption of solutions like Unit4 Talent Management, organizations are empowered to harness the full potential of their workforce, ensuring that distance is no obstacle to achieving excellence and innovation.
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How do digital tools boost communication and collaboration?
With 20% of employees reporting collaboration and communication as the most significant struggle when working remotely. It has become clear that without Cloud ERP functionality, organizations can't give their people the tools and support they need to do their jobs.
Advanced digital tools allow remote teams to collaborate in near real-time, creating an environment where open dialogue and shared initiatives flourish and legacy issues like version history, remote access, and audit trails can be solved.
Legacy systems generally create a barrier to collaboration and make remote work nearly impossible. By harnessing the power of the Cloud, organizations can empower teams with digital processes that mean multiple employees can work on the same project, no matter where they are, track changes, and work simultaneously.
This shift not only bolsters productivity but also injects a renewed sense of purpose and efficiency into the workflow. It proves that with the right tools, remote teams can achieve and often surpass the benchmarks set within traditional office spaces.
Empowering leadership with real-time data and insights
From financial health to workforce performance, digital analytics tools empower executives to manage remote teams with confidence and precision.
UNLEASH found that exit interviews (63%) are the most common method for gathering staff feedback. When line managers are empowered with real-time data on the employee experience, feedback, and engagement rates, they can take action on disengaged employees proactively, before it’s too late.
Our customer success team has developed a set of 50 engagement questions specifically designed to update you on how employees are coping with working from home.
Here's a sample of 10 key questions and some good follow-up questions:
You can easily add these questions under a new driver in your Talent Management platform and combine them with your regular set of engagement questions for maximum results.
Compare and report on engagement data
A recent report from UNLEASH found that only 25% of HR and business leaders feel sure that line managers have the right tools to collect and analyze feedback that can guide the organization in enhancing employee experience.
Unit4’s Talent Management module collects the responses from engagement pulses and visualizes them in easy-to-understand heat maps. This lets you quickly benchmark how your people are managing and how engaged they are right now.
With the continuous feedback loop this provides, HR leaders can turn employee data and feedback into action, showing that, even in remote conditions, employees feel heard within the data culture these tools promote.
The praise platform allows employees and managers to provide internal praise to those they feel deserve it, this means that even outside a traditional office employees can feel they are valued and exist on a level playing field.
How Unit4 can help your organization
To succeed in today's hybrid work environment, organizations must ensure their employees have the necessary tools to perform their jobs efficiently. This includes providing user-friendly technologies that enable seamless remote access, but also new ways to gather employee data and take action on disengagement.
Unit4’s Human Capital Management (HCM) solution helps you reimagine the employee experience, boost productivity, engagement, and grow your talent, no matter where they choose to work.
With Unit4 HCM and the Talent Management module, HR leaders can get unified insights on workforce engagement, identify trends, and take action to improve retention. Empower your remote employees today with Unit4’s digital ERP suite, talk to sales today.
