By L. Dennis Burns, CAPP

As most of us have experienced, the COVID pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented national experiment with teleworking/telecommuting. The necessity of this has also seen a dramatic investment in the technology platforms to facilitate enhanced working-from-home communications.

Many companies and institutions that had been anti-telework in the past are reassessing their positions based on the successful (although forced) experiences of the past four or five months.

Move Minneapolis has just published a comprehensive guide to telework: “The Move Minneapolis Guide to Remote Work: Telework Strategies for Success Anywhere.” This excellent and practical document addresses following key topics:

• Why Telework?
• Getting Started.
• Managing Teleworkers.
• Special Considerations.
• Savings for Employers and Employees.
• Emergency Continuity of Operations.
• Work-Life Balance and Lowered Stress.
• Employee Retention.

Another great chapter addresses managing remote workers and includes topics such as:

• Outcomes as a Management Metric.
• Core Hours and Flex Schedules.
• Communication.
• Onboarding New Employees.
• Training.
• Working while Sick.
• Remote Terminations

“Move Minneapolis Guide to Remote Work: Telework Strategies for Success Anywhere” can be downloaded here.

L. Dennis Burns, CAPP, is regional vice president, senior practice builder, with Kimley-Horn and a member of IPMI’s Board of Directors.