There's no denying the pandemic changed our lives in many different areas. One of those would definitely be work, specifically where we work. As we move forward many employers and employees are embracing permanent work from home status. If you fit into this category, I recently read an article shared on the QuickBooks Blog that discusses a few ways to effectively manage remote workers.
Set Weekly Goals
Short-term achievable goals are a great way to keep everyone motivated and oriented. "Setting weekly goals helps employees know what they’ve accomplished, where they’ve exceeded and how they need to step up. Establish metrics they can live by and make sure those results are readily accessible."
Make meetings short and informative
Think about work-life when you were in the office; meetings didn't typically last for hours. There were more quick yet informative conversations that happened more often. Meetings are necessary but keep them short and sweet to allow participants to fully digest the details being relayed. Depending on the work, these types of meetings will need to be help weekly, or at least bi-weekly. With that you'll be able to avoid a huge data dump that can leave employees feeling overwhelmed.
Rely on managers to manage
Your team managers are in their positions to do just that. Manage a smaller group of employees and take a bit of the weight off of your shoulders. If you're anything like me, it's difficult to not want to do everything yourself but if you can allow your managers to do their part which is in the best interest of the company as a whole.
Allocate your costs
The article mentions you shouldn't expect to save money by sending your employees to work from home. Rather the funds previously used for rent and other costs are to be used for hardware or paper-saving systems for your workers.
With these points in mind, there's also a ton of technology platforms available to make working at home even easier! Check out the full article linked above for even more info. And as always, we'd love to hear your first-hand experience! Let us know how the transition to working at home has gone so far for you and your team.
