What are the best ways to ensure high mobile workforce productivity?

The mobile working staff is not chained to their desks. However, it doesn’t mean they don’t require any monitoring. A successful supervisor needs to understand the similarities and differences between the desk and field employees. Allow a degree of flexibility to your mobile workforce. Unlike the desk staff, it takes a wider view to manage your mobile workforce that requires patience and a level of consideration. 

‘Digital’ is the era and ‘Mobile’ is the approach! Cut to the chase with mobile workforce apps than holding on to the conventional methods. The paper-based methods to keep records, or the tedious spreadsheets or common chat apps are really not effective in the modern times. A business cannot afford to lag behind in the competition by investing time and efforts in these outdated ways to keep a watch on off-site employees!

A manager can confidently swear by to the use of Cloud technology. Workforce management is hugely simplified with the use of scalable cloud solutions. It costs no extra to get started with the cloud. The administration requirements are fulfilled in the terms of information sharing, security, availability and accessibility. Cloud-based software and apps make the game strong for an organisation by optimising operational efficiency and job execution.

Mobile workforce is disjointed from your actual office premises. This reduces the chances to form a cordial bond with them. But the key to extracting maximum performance is to be on the same page with them. Encourage sharing ideas, utilise proper tools and enterprise apps and provide them with a platform to collaborate effectively. Modern working solutions allow the field staff, back-office executives and managers to coordinate in real-time.

One of the essential points to remember while managing mobile workforce is to move over the command-and-control culture. Engaging employees to share their work updates, report issues and ask queries is well achieved with the apps like Mobile Worker. Such bespoke applications are dedicated to remote or field employees to enable complete tracking and visibility. In the nutshell, you don’t need to keep nagging and chasing them to know their work!  

We agree that managing mobile workforce can be quite stressful. But, an organisation needs to evolve. And evolve based on the evaluation of your employees’ performance. Rely on the apps to read between the lines; keep an eye on their problems, inefficiencies and communication gaps. Consider adopting a single integrated solution that supports all mobile working operations instead of multiple apps for different purposes.

Be a transformation leader for your field employees. The job is not just limited to managing them. Rather it is about leading by example. Set and communicate your goals clearly, establish deliverables and suggest actions, and propagate a proper work and personal life balance. Motivate your mobile workforce with comprehensive and considerate policies. Trust them and emphasise on teamwork and productivity.