This document discusses the biggest challenges of remote work and provides solutions to overcome them. The three main challenges are communication, employee morale and trust, and employee productivity. To address communication, it recommends using collaboration tools like Slack and video conferencing and establishing clear expectations. For morale, it suggests video chats, shared activities, and clearly communicating responsibilities. To improve productivity, the document advises setting office hours, tracking tools, support through one-on-ones, and recognition.

1. THE BIGGEST BOTTLENECKS TO
A REMOTE SETUP
AND
OVERCOMING THEM

2. The past few weeks have been a tough
test for our work structure and
processes.

3. With the threat of
COVID-19 showing no
signs of dying out

4. Offices are abandoned, companies
are encouraging employees to work
from home

5. And it’s difficult to
manage without being in the same
office are now being run remotely.

6. Are we ready to shape it for the better, is
the question that remains.
Are we ready to make our work
processes more efficient?
Do we trust that we can work without it
being enforced?

7. Here are how you can counter the common
challenges that you face working with or
managing remote teams.

8. CHALLENGE 1:
COMMUNICATION
Effective communication is one of
the biggest challenges for
distributed teams

9. SOLUTION: PEOPLE,
EXPECTATIONS AND TOOLS
People are central to communication.
Working from remote locations needs good
communication skills. Take a few minutes to
make sure your team is on the page with the
tasks to be done.

10. Use of tools like Slack or Twist for
collaborations, Zoom for video calls, Trello or
Jira for project management.

11. CHALLENGE 2: EMPLOYEE
MORALE AND TRUST
Another challenge that remote-first
companies face is to maintain the
morale of the remote workers.

12. As a team new to a remote setting, make sure
you clearly convey your problem statement to
remote workers.
SOLUTION: PROBLEM STATEMENT,
COLLABORATION AND TEAM BONDING

13. Encourage teams to bond together by video chats
and shared activities. It will help to develop a better
relationship among the remote employees and
boost employee morale.

14. CHALLENGE 3: EMPLOYEE
PRODUCTIVITY
When employees work from their
home or a remote location, their
productivity may be low.

15. As we saw earlier, tools are very
important for the success of a remote
work. Tracking tools are definitely one
of them.
SOLUTIONS: TOOLS FOR TRACKING,
PROCESSES AND RECOGNITION

16. Have clear office hours if needed.
Support your employees with regular
one-on-ones to understand their issues.
There might be plenty.

17. Do you have any challenges or tips and tricks in mind
to share with us? Feel free to leave a comment or
drop a mail at team@crewscale.com.
We’d love to know your insights and thoughts!