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7 Things Work-From-Home Employees Wish Their Managers Knew
Remote work isn’t a trend. It may be new to you, your organization, or members of your team, but to treat it as something to be endured is a mistake.
I was a remote employee, and a remote manager, for a decade. I survived reorganizations, mergers, and was promoted while managing a remote team. Trust and technology are the first things that come to mind, but it goes so much deeper than that. Since WFH is here to stay, it’s time to understand how to best manage a remote team.
1. Implement systems
It’s not the time to wing it. There’s enough uncertainty in the world without ambiguity around team protocol and expectations. Adopt a project management system, like Asana, a communication channel, like Slack, and set up a recurring weekly webinar in Zoom.
Then, keep it consistent. Don’t move meetings, don’t let deadlines slide, set hard stops on calls, use templates and guidelines to standardize processes, and please, for everyone’s sake, limit emails.
2. Articulate the vision
Make sure you, as the manager, know your marching orders from above, how they connect to the broader organizational strategies, and create a team plan to implement them.
