Cloud Computing Solutions for Productivity Improvement
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Use Cloud Computing to Improve Productivity
Motivate Employees
Creating a work environment in which employees are productive is essential to increased profits for any organization, corporation or small business. There is no shortage of information on ways to motivate employees, but more and more companies are realizing that there is a strong correlation between flexibility in the workplace and employee satisfaction and productivity.
The benefits of motivating employees by using cloud computing to incorporate a teleworking policy is supported by countless studies that have been done on increased productivity, such as:
- American Psychological Association examined 20 years of research on the effects of telecommuting and found that employees that telecommute report higher job satisfaction, are more reluctant to leave the company, report less stress, have improved work/family balance, and receive higher performance ratings by supervisors.
- British Telecom found productivity rose 31% among its 9,000 teleworkers due to lack of disruptions, stress and commuting time.
- According to the Colorado Telework Coalition, American Express teleworkers produce 43% more business than their office workers.
- Dow Chemical reports that as a result of their teleworking policy, productivity increased by 32.5% (10% through decreased absenteeism, 16% by working at home and 6.5% by avoiding the commute.)
How Cloud Computing can Help Motivate Your Staff
The concept of telecommuting is certainly not new. However, recent advances in cloud computing and collaboration software, make telecommuting programs easier to implement from a technological standpoint. Concerns about cost, security, features and reliability have all been laid to rest with the introduction of hosted, Software as a Service applications. With an Internet connected computer, employees can securely access centralized data, collaborate with remote team members and host interactive web meetings and presentations.