How to prepare your company for a water crisis.

Day Zero is less than 3 months away. Here’s what you can do to stay productive.

The implications for businesses when this time comes will be problematic — employees will have to bring their own water to work every day, water will have to be delivered and stored on-site daily, chemical toilets will have to be installed… Combine these challenges with a disrupted daily commute and you’ve got a recipe for short, unproductive work days.

With this in mind, it’s likely that many businesses will not be able to stay open — either because they rely on high volumes of water for their core functions (like laundromats, construction companies, hotels, etc.) or because they are not able/cannot afford to offer safe water and sanitation to employees for their time at work.

Before Day Zero hits, try proactively making 1 day a week “remote day.” Ease your staff into it and evaluate how it’s working for them. Add more days until you’re fully remote.

We’ve tried and tested a whole bunch of online tools for project management, communication, publishing and maintaining the company culture. Because your work gets stored in the cloud, online tools are perfect for working remotely. All you need is a device and Wifi! Here’s a great list for you to try out:

It can be difficult to gauge how productive the team is when working remotely. In combination with the online tools listed above, you can put structures in place to measure output & set up mid- to long-term goals to ensure everybody knows what they need to do and when.

It’s important that the team is accountable to each other with their time and output. Our team has a “daily scrum” — a 15 to 30min call in the morning to hear what everyone is up to and would like to achieve for that day. For larger teams, assign Line Managers over smaller groups to keep it personal.

Working remotely might feel like you don’t have handle on people because you can’t interact with them as you normally do in an office space, however you will quickly notice how responsible your employees are and see who takes ownership. It’s important to keep co-workers engaged, motivated and happy. Make allowance for office banter and quirky interactions! Use the above-mentioned online tools to keep in daily contact and get continuous feedback from employees, as if you’re in the same office space.

Remember to keep making efforts to save water whilst working from home/coffee shops!

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