The pandemic has caused many companies to adopt the remote working modality. How to manage remote employees during a health emergency? Follow these steps to strengthen your leadership and remote team management skills.

The Covid-19 crisis has brought new challenges for organizations. One of the most important is managing a team remotely, which in turn provides an opportunity to develop new skills in all members of a company and achieve unforeseen goals.

What challenges do managers face in this context?

1. Lack of face-to-face supervision

Trust is the foundation of every relationship. For this reason, the manager must rely on his collaborators and understand that physical distance does not imply a decrease in production if the appropriate measures are taken when managing remote teams. Leadership in times of uncertainty must strengthen communication, as remote workers can feel helpless. It will also be essential to quickly ensure that every team member is properly equipped so that they can carry out their tasks.

2. Access to information

If we take into account that even in the office it is often difficult for us to find the information that a remote team has, we must be aware that through a remote environment this task can become even more complicated. In addition, effectively managing remote teams involves communication between remote workers, which in non-face-to-face times may be limited.

3. Social distancing

Telecommuting eliminates the informal interaction present in the office. Some remote employees could be demotivated by this new situation, to the point that they feel less belonging to the company or consider leaving it.


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