Emergency remote work plan

Peter du ToitI'm the founder of FutureWork IQ where I spend my time assisting businesses to improve their climate literacy so as to understand the projected impacts from the expanding climate crisis and how to adapt their workplaces in the face of these impacts.

A few days ago I was in a conversation with Emma El-Karout and Sherisa Rajah where we discussed what South African businesses need to do in the emergency we now face where people are forced to physically distance. (You can see a recording here)

In it I mentioned that businesses must keep things really simple especially if they don’t have remote working as a core competency.

The team at GitLab Inc. produced an excellent guide and a great video interview on the subject of emergency remote work.

One thing they mention is to “minimize your tool stack” They say:

“While functioning remotely, strip the tool stack down to a minimum. Google Docs, a company-wide chat tool (like Microsoft Teams or Slack), and Zoom are all you need to start.”

I agree with this completely. Keep it simple, especially in an emergency situation.