As a manager of a remote team you could be asking yourself, could it affect my remote workers’ performances? In this article we’ll break down whether a dress code could be a good idea for your team.
If you have voice and email, you’ve got it covered, right? Wrong. If you try and manage a remote team that way, you’ll be missing out on all the nonverbal cues that help understanding. It’s like flying blind. When you’re talking to someone on your team, or they’re talking to each other, expression and gestures are important. As you can’t get everyone in a room together, video conferencing is the next best option. Here’s our pick of the best.
If your company is ready to hire remote workers, you’ll want your in-office employees to agree with your decision, provide them the tools necessary to work with the remote employees and make sure they have your support during this period of transition. Use our guide to charter a changeover that ensures all this and with minimal disruption to your actual work.
If you are looking for tools to set your remote team on fire, then the tools listed here might help you. Let’s have a look at the tools that make you an excellent remote team to work with.
Not long ago there was a rash of articles which claimed that remote workers were unhappy, if not downright paranoid. So here’s the good news: not one of the problems identified is actually a problem with remote working. They’re signs that not all managers are doing the best job at looking after their remote team. Don’t believe us? Here’s the breakdown.
Making sure that everyone knows what is expected of them is management 101. It’s taught in all those slick ‘even an idiot like you can be a manager’ books, and in every training course on the subject. And yet, a surprising number of projects go awry because expectations weren’t set effectively. Here are some thoughts on getting your remote team all on the same page.
It’s easy to observe your employees in person. Yet it can be difficult to know whether your remote employee is becoming overworked. The signs can be easy to miss when communication happens remotely. Here’s our guide to avoiding that.
Fact: happy staff is more productive. It’s not that we’re monsters who only care about deadlines and deliverables, it’s just that the positive side effects of happiness are a gift we’d be foolish to turn down. So here’s our quick guide on how to measure happiness – and reap the rewards!
Many of us struggle and stumble after we’ve built our team of remote workers. We have a difficult time managing them. But it doesn’t need to be like that. These 3 tips will help!
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