Equipping Your Professionals Well
There’s a certain level of trust when it comes to giving staff autonomy and a worthwhile means to conduct the job. In some roles, this might mean not being as chained to the office, having the insight and intuition to go and secure their project ideas, or coming to you with proposals that could make the next big difference within a firm. This means if you are already providing your staff with your trust, it makes sense to equip them in all other measures that make sense.
Yet for some business leaders, this can seem perplexing. It might not be clear just how said employee should operate well, or even how you should equip them on a large scale with a careful, accountable and continually updated system working for the both of you. When this occurs, it’s better to be clear to opt for excellent management services. For example, Spectrumwise are able to help you all of your IT consultancy needs as you develop and upgrade your business to work perfectly for the upcoming decade.
Additionally, the following advice can be of use:
Personal Accounts
It’s essential to equip your staff with personal accounts through your domain suite. Their own email address equipped with the ability to change their personal information (such as staff picture, gender, name etc) can be a big help. On top of that, allowing them to change their auto-generated password to something in keeping with your password guidance policy can help them maintain more control over the account. While you may provide certain standardized formats such as the digital signature each email they send is given, you may allow them to customize their address book and help them access every single other professional in the company if needed. It’s this that can make the most difference.
Devices
Sometimes, staff may need to work from home, or simply wish to keep their personal and work devices separate. This is where purchasing and equipping them with smartphones, tablets or laptops can be an appropriate measure. This is because you can equip said item with your own security software, uninstall bloatware or unnecessary items, and also equip them with cloud or accountability functionalities to keep your products safe. You may equip them outright or ask for a returnable deposit which can help cover the costs of your damage.
Security Logins & Dashboards
VPN’s, the need for two factor authentication, the best practice and adherence to your security policy can all be helped if you are careful as to how to implement this. If you ignore best practice, you might find yourself lacking the essential monthly training needed to keep your staff up to speed. For this reason, installing their devices and workflow with a security dashboard where they can see error alerts, update information, the latest VPN standard practice as well as the ability to report issues will always be essential.
With this advice, we hope you can better equip your professionals throughout their daily workflow.