Let your employees use their own mobile devices
Managers who allow their employees to use their own mobile devices for work will most likely see increased productivity and more innovation from their employees.
Perhaps even more important, they will provide flexibility for their most valuable employees who may simply find another place to work if they feel obstructed from using their preferred devices.
Higher productivity
Research conducted by the internet-based market research firm YouGov shows that productivity increases if employees are allowed to use their own mobile devices for work. Now that more and more software is available in the cloud, the choice of end-user device is less crucial, the research deduced.
YouGov sampled 700 companies in Germany, France and the UK and found that 11% of employees who use their own smartphones or tablets were 30% more productive than their counterparts while a third of respondents said their workers’ productivity increased by at least 10%.
Preferred devices
Further results from the survey revealed that 61% of employees said it made their life easier if they could use the same device for both business and personal use. Also, around 50% claimed that their device was more flexible and functional than their employer’s alternative.
As a manager, you may doubt whether your employees’ devices are really better than the ones you present them with. But in any case, the important thing for you to keep in mind is that your employees will become more productive and innovative when they are using the devices they feel most comfortable and positive with.
Active push
Finally, the survey also found that 45% of staff already use their own devices for work which indicates that employees are pushing actively to be allowed to choose their own devices.
And with competition for the best IT workers more fierce than ever before, it would really be a shame to lose out on people because of this.
Posted by Torben Frigaard Rasmussen
