Strategy Spotlight:

Layoff the Office, Keep Your People

Does your business really need a physical office space?

It's a radical question, but one that every keen decision maker would do well to consider.

If your operations rely on the talents of your team and the relationships they tend, letting good people go may actually be more costly than letting go of your physical business location.

"Going Virtual"

Running a virtual team isn't for every business. But in certain industries, managing a team remotely is a powerful business strategy.

uVium works with decision makers and executive teams to transition whole businesses from working together in a physical office, to working together remotely.

It's obvious that running an office virtually lowers overhead. But - with the right systems for accountability and communication -- it can also increase productivity.

Trading Control for Agility

Of course, there’s more to let go of than an impressive – and expensive – office space. The executive and managerial team must also let go of a certain amount of control.

Certainly, the decision to "go virtual" is not without challenges in:

• Productivity
• Supervision
• Accountability
• Communication

uVium helps our clients select the right web tools and put in place protocols to address the challenges of running a virtual team. To make sure the transition is sustainable, we train entire teams on new business processes, communication and synergy... and, once in place, assess those processes to make sure they're actually working.