Effective Leadership For Remote Work

‍Be Flexible

While many offices allow their employees to work from home once or twice a month, now that we’re doing it full-time things are a little different. It’s important for leaders to be flexible with their employees, as everyone’s home situation is unique. Some employees may be parents and with many kids being in a remote learning situation right now, they may have their child at home with them. Juggling getting your work done while also taking care of a potentially small child is never easy, and it can be easy to get distracted. Outside of having kids at home, working from home and not getting that social interaction from the office, or not having the boundary between your work and home, can cause burnout. It’s important for leaders to be aware of this, and encourage their employees to take mental health days or let them know that it’s okay if they potentially fall behind.

Provide Tech Support

Working from home brings loads of technical difficulties. Some employees may not have great Internet, while others may not have webcams on their computers. It’s important that tech support is provided when possible due to employees not having the access to everything they need like they usually would in an office. This falls in line with flexibility, and understand that everyone’s situation is different. It’s important to work with your employees to ensure they have everything they need to do theory work efficiently and effectively.

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