Leading A Remote Team Is Easier Than You Think
Traditional business managers tend to be quite conservative in their approach to working arrangements. Most don’t want to rock the boat. For decades, companies have operated a system in which they rent out premises and get employees to travel to their jobs physically. The majority of firms have done very well on the back of this method.
Technology, though, is leading to substantial change. When most company bosses think about it, many of their employees don’t have to be physically present in the office - at least not every day. Much of what they do is typing at a computer. Even managers are beginning to find that they can carry out their functions without being physically proximate to workers.
Working from home, as the following infographic shows, is a growing trend. We’ve seen a 103 percent increase in the practice since 2005, with many predicting that it will take off during the 2020s. People, it turns out, really dislike their daily commute and would much prefer to avoid having to travel to the office, just to sit at a computer and a desk.
Managing a remote team, however, brings a host of new challenges. It is challenging to have the same level of personal approach to leadership when you only ever interact with someone through a computer screen. The good news is that there is a range of strategies that leaders can use outlined in the chart below. If you are interested in remote teams, be sure to check it out.
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