9 Essential Tips for Managing a Remote Team | TeamGantt
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While there are tons of resources to help you optimize your own productivity when working from home, not much has been written for managers trying to adjust to this change. I suggest asking your team to update their progress on tasks every Friday so you can see if any work is running behind and address it first thing Monday morning. The easiest way to enter into an asynchronous mindset is to ask this question: ‘How would I deliver this message, present this work, or move this project forward right now if no one else on my team (or in my company) is awake?’” “Many remote leaders are frustrated that they can’t convene a team into a room to discuss or give instructions, and they sometimes miss bumping into colleagues at the office. “For a practical example, here’s a post from the Hotjar blog on how we give feedback and build strong relationships with one another: Employee Feedback: 5 Examples and Why Its SO Important.” “Every Thursday morning or afternoon (rotating every week to accommodate people in different time zones), we get together for lightning talks, demos, and/or interviews. But were careful to avoid core strategic topics which typically are discussed in Slack, Async, or a Zoom call that can make sure to incorporate all the relevant teammates for that decision.” “Whether we work together in an office or are distributed across different countries, we all enjoy having shared rituals.
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