Smart Working Webinars - July/August 2012

Guy Osmond

The UK’s most knowledgeable

supplier of innovative products and

services to improve workplace

wellbeing and productivity

We work with

professionals like you

in Private and Public Sector organisations

addressing

absenteeism, presenteeism and

productivity issues

We provide

assessments, advice and recommendations

to help you understand the problem

and see the solution

So that

you know what to do next

Which means that

the problem is solved

with minimum fuss

and maximum Return on Investment

We make …

… your life easier

and we make…

… you look good

Smart Working Webinars - July/August 2012

Guy Osmond

Agenda

• What?

• Why?

• Who?

• How?

• Issues and Ideas

• Products

• Resources

Smart Working – What?

• The “New Way of Working” (for 20+ years!)

• Choosing

– Where … to work

– When … to work

– How … to work

Smart Working – Why?

• ORGANISATION

• Improved agility

• Reduced property

• Improved

environmental impact

• Improved employee

engagement

• Team building

• Available technology

• INDIVIDUAL

• Greater flexibility

• Greater empowerment

• Reduced travelling

• Improved work-life

balance

• Increased job

satisfaction

Smart Working – Who?

• Decision makers/influencers:

– Estates

– Facilities

– HR

– Health & Safety

– IT/Comms

• Eligible:

– Anyone whose role is not defined by direct

access to specific physical resources

Smart Working – How?

• Top management buy-in

• Involve interested parties from the outset

• Form a multi-disciplinary team

• Explore options

• Feasibility study

• Identify champions

• Decide how to “sell” it!

Transitions

• Personal > Team

– Shared resources

– Shared access

• Physical > Virtual (electronic)

– Filing > Bin it! Box it! Bring it!

• Management

– Input > Output

Best Practice Ideas • Culture Change

– Move from input management to output management

– Coaching programme

• IT Familiarisation

• Space Management

• Team Development • Opportunity to improve efficiency and productivity

• Training & HR Policy Development

• Conduit for resolving problems

• Engagement Programme

– Roadshows

– Lunch & Learn

Once the Roll Out Starts

• Training for the new environment

• Equipping for the new environment

• Assessing the new environment

• Supporting in the new environment

• Response to the new environment

Training

Cardinus – Safety for Homeworkers

Equipping

• Laptop Kit

• Seating

• Furniture

• Fire extinguisher

• Smoke detector

• PAT testing

Assessing

Cardinus – Workstation Safety Plus

Supporting

• How do you stop people working

excessive hours?

• How do you get them to take breaks?

• How do you optimise their productivity at

the computer?

Supporting

Supporting

Response

• Not everyone is suited to this new flexibility

• Important for managers to provide support

• Important for managers to be supported

• How do you measure how people are

coping?

Presenteeism

• Red line – perceived productivity before

absence

• Purple line – actual productivity

Pro

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ctiv

ity

>>>

Time >>>

Measured lost productivity

Unmeasured loss

Response – Workscreen

Resources

• Web Portal – www.osmondgroup.co.uk

• Blog

• eBulletin

• Social Media – access through Web Portal

• CtrlWORK presentation & free download

• Workscreen presentation & free pilot

• Flexibility – Smart Working Handbook