“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”- popular English Proverb
A strenuous highly demanding course of work needs to be followed by some relaxing time. It is not just a physical requirement but also a mental, and emotional need. Good Organizations having understood this conduct activities to establish work-life balance for the employees or entertain them and their families on special occasions or during festive times.
The experience of organizing these fun activities can be improved with integrated maps within Dynamics 365 CRM. Let’s dig in to see how.
Online and Offline Gaming Tournaments
Many organizations organize inter and intra-departmental tournaments for games like chess, soccer, basketball, softball, tennis, etc. It involves dividing employees into teams, arranging their practice sessions, conducting game rounds, organizing rewards, etc.
Maplytics could be used to search for turfs, medical facilities, snacking options, gaming gear, and more near the office itself to make it more convenient for the employees. All the entities could be plotted on the map before finalizing. The match schedules could be fixed using the Auto Scheduling feature. Thus, all the players would have the match schedules in their Outlook Calendars.
Routes to the turf and other places could be plotted with the Route Optimization feature and turn-by-turn navigation directions could be provided to all the attendees. In the case of online games, optimized truck routes could be provided to the vendor bringing in the gaming gear, joysticks, USBs, etc. required. Similar directions could be kept ready for hospitals in case of emergencies during outdoor sports. The food catering services/ restaurants could deliver food to the turf or the office using end-to-end driving directions.
Dinner & Movie Nights/ Luncheons
Some organizations are a little formal when it comes to employee engagement. They organize team dinners followed by movie nights or simple lunch meetups. Maplytics could again be used to visualize restaurants and cinemas nearby, and the suitable ones could be shortlisted after visualizing them on the map.
Optimized travel routes with detailed driving directions could be added to make travel comfortable for all. Mass Emails could be shared with the plan details, directions, et all with all the attendees. The employee calendars could be updated with these fun appointments
Excursions/ Team Outings
Some organizations believe in having lavish arrangements for team bonding and rejuvenating the employees. Long or short-distance excursions or team outings form a part of it. Villas or hotels are booked, travel arrangements are made with buses and/or flights, team events are organized at the venue, and other fun activities, etc.
It could all be eased out with Maplytics. Right from selecting the correct venue to visit, sending mass invite emails, scheduling team activities, and plotting optimized travel directions to the venue, etc can be simplified with Maplytics.
The employees can use the POI Location feature and find places nearby to roam around, buy souvenirs, experiment with local food, find gas stations in case of traveling in private cars, and more.
For extra protection, the employees could be traced with the Real-Time tracking option in case they are lost at the new location.
Annual /Founder’s Day
Annual Days or Founders’ Days are celebrated with great pompousness in several organizations. Auditoriums or grounds are booked, a good speaker and performers are booked for the day, and there are entertainment activities planned, followed by lunch/dinner. All can be plotted, visualized, and arranged seamlessly with Maplytics within Dynamics 365 CRM!
Often award ceremonies are conducted on these important days for outstanding performances. Maplytics could help in finalizing the award souvenir vendors, chief guests if required, and more!
Work from Anywhere!
Some employees stay at places far away from the office setup. Some have sick and old parents to look after. Some simply need vacations in the woods, mountains, beaches, etc. But working from the office every day may be a hindrance to all of these activities. There is an easy solution to accommodate all of this, Work from Anywhere.
An employee of a firm in Staten Islands could be residing with his old parents in Boston and be allotted sales territory through Territory Management there. Thus, he could work all day, and attend clients but go back to his ailing parents in the evening. The firm with this move would not only facilitate the employee but also expand its business to different regions.
Some employees only need vacations at off-beat places. They could stay away for 15-30 days and use the Radius/ Proximity Search option to find new leads/ clients there. They could be offered incentives for being able to crack new leads in new regions. This would not just help the employees in having a leisurely vacation with the convenience of working as per their free time but also help in business expansion!
These are just a few popular ways of employee engagement and relaxation that Maplytics helps with. Much more could be thought of, planned, and executed!
What’s More?
The unique features of Maplytics could be experienced when explored more with a trial. One can write to the Team at crm@inogic.com for mapping requirements, a free trial of 15 days, or a personalized demo within Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM / Dataverse.
To learn more about Maplytics, its applications across industries, and another multitude of features, do visit the Website or the Microsoft AppSource. For further details, one can hop on to the Blogs, Client Testimonials, Success Stories, Industry Applications, and Video Library for a quick query resolution.
Until then,
Happy Mapping!
