In case you haven’t noticed, the routine as employees is no longer like a couple of years ago. The technology has, once again, conditioned the tasks to be carried out and the responsibilities of each workstation. This time we are talking about, specifically, the mobile device. Yourself, reading this article, you should know how the fact of having a smartphone, a tablet or an Ipad, has influenced the dynamics of work, both individual and group.
In fact, a study by the market research and technology company, Forrester, showed that in the case of the United States, for 2016, at least 65 million Americans worked online. In 2010, the figure was 34 million people. Exactly how did technology intervene in the lives of employees? Keep reading.
Many jobs are acquiring the feature of dynamic, this means that there are employees who must attend meetings outside the office, who must assist to events, who must go on a trip and even to communicate internally in the company, so it is necessary to have a smartphone. Among the functions that can be successfully performed by an employee with a mobile device are: Attending a customer, checking work information in another place other than the office, being present at international meetings from the comfort of their homes, among others of this type.
Internal communication in the organization is another issue that has evolved from the hand of technology and its introduction of each mobile device. First, now there is the possibility of having the email on the mobile device, therefore, it is possible to check it, to answer messages, to send important information, etc. Second, many companies have a group on the Whatsapp platform. Of course, this one depends on the size of the organization. It applies mostly in small businesses. Although, in medium and large organizations there are groups on that messaging platform, according to the different departments of the business.
On the other hand, certain employees have seen the need to use its “fast learning” quality to adapt to new applications and new technological methods, also present on the mobile device, since their work positions so require. Some situations of learning would be: learn to use a new platform for meetings and conferences, use of anti-virus and security backup, inventory control, among others of this type.
In this order of ideas, lately more and more companies join in the use of applications that help to record the advancement in the company’s internal projects, as well as the registration of the responsibilities of each employee. And all through a mobile device.
Of course, organizations should provide support and tools to the employee so that he can learn what he is not technologically aware of, functioning and implications. Otherwise there is the risk of not being in tune and fail with the business objectives.
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