COVID-19 has affected the way businesses manage their workforce.
People are consciously practicing social distancing and moving into virtual workspaces to ensure that business operations continue uninterrupted. While we all hope that this pandemic passes us by quickly, it is essential to consider that remote working is here to stay.
Here are a few tips to effectively manage your remote workforce:
1. Keep an eye out for signs of stress in your employees.
To gain insight into employees’ challenges and concerns, use both direct conversations and indirect observations. Use every opportunity to show employees that you appreciate and care about them.
2. Equip employees
Ensure that employees have the technology they require to succeed, which may include more than just a mobile phone and a laptop. Even if you lack a comprehensive set of technology and collaborative tools, you can equip employees to function effectively when they are remote.
3. Promote dialogue
Managers can facilitate two-way conversations that focus on a realistic picture of the positive and negative outcomes of the current COVID-19 outbreak.
4. Trust in your employees
As a manager, the best thing you can do right now is suspended your disbelief and have complete faith in your employees to do the right thing — which they will do if employers provide a supportive environment.
5. Reinforce organizational values
Many companies have spent the last few years developing a set of values that express how much they value their employees and how important it is for them to have great lives and experiences. Make it a point to instill these values in your employees.
6. Increase recognition
Effective recognition not only motivates the recipient but also sends a clear message to other employees about which behaviors they should emulate. Work on improving your monitoring techniques and relationships with direct reports, given the lack of visibility in a remote environment.
Find the Right Solution
Whatever the future holds, these solutions will inspire you and help you overcome at least some of the challenges your remote workforce is currently facing. You, too, can strengthen that sense of togetherness, even from a distance, with the right solution in place.
So, if you are looking for the right technology to create the solutions you need to ensure successful remote management faster, contact Cegura Technologies.
