COVID-19 has scattered teams that used to spend workdays in one office. Zoom, email, Slack and other e-communications now replace the face-to-face meeting or deskside chat. This new work experience has created an equally new potential for problems with workflow and expectations, even as a growing number of companies claim they may never maintain offices the same way they did before COVID-19.
How can you make sure your teams are working like they should? How can their productivity be measured? How can employees feel confident that you know they are working and getting their job done? You can’t manage by walking around – and you can’t hold regular in-person meetings, at least not for the foreseeable future.
Fourlane has worked remotely since we opened our doors more than 11 years ago. We’ve worked through just about every remote management issue that many other companies are just now beginning to deal with, and while that, alone, doesn’t make us unique, one tenet our staff understands is the commitment they must make to our business to ensure we keep our doors open.
The issue isn’t trusting remote employees to do their work. The issue is empowering staff with the tools, technology and management they need to validate their work and trust in themselves.