“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”
- Steve Jobs
Of all the topic revolving around what should be allowed and what shouldn’t be allowed within the workplace, the one concerning the use of smartphones in the workplace has to be the most divisive.
Smartphones have become items of daily usage, and employees want to be able to remain connected, even when they are in the workplace for their 9 to 5 job. Many old school employers have a knee jerk reaction when it comes to the use of smartphones in the workplace, and are still checking the feasibility of allowing their usage.
Let us take a look at why the ban against smartphones in the workplace is outdated, by explaining some of the reasons why they should be allowed. Go through this article and better your policy pertaining to smartphones in the workplace.
Respects gets Respect
Treating your employees like a bunch of school kids would get you zero respect in return. Your employees want to be respected, and should be made to feel like the adults they are. If they aren’t being given the respect they crave, your employees will leave the organization and head somewhere else for a better opportunity. Educated adults with qualifications up their sleeves do not want to be treated like young adults with an immature attitude.
Employees Work Best When Valued
Sorry to wake you up from your executive slumber, but employees happen to work best when they are valued and trusted for the contributions they are putting in at work. The least you can do here is to allow them to work the way they want. If you don’t let employees work their own way, you would risk losing out on their productivity and getting the results that you expect from them.
Employee Retention
By allowing employees to work the way they want, you will ultimately be raising employee retention within the workplace. You will not just be able to retain employees for a longer period of time, but will also have their trust and peak productivity levels.
Value your clients and trust them with modern gadgets. Don’t enforce the traditional approach of totalitarian management in this day and age of employee freedom and privacy.
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