2. The current situations has changed to an extent
that it is now mandatory for everyone to stay
isolated and work remotely.
It is not that easy to make all employees work
remotely.
It involves the exact setup, policies, required
tools/platforms, rules to be followed by all the
resources of the organization.
3. USING A REMOTE WORK MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE WOULD MAKE THIS INITIATIVE REMOTE
WORK MUCH MORE EASIER AND MEANINGFUL.
4. 1. IDENTIFY COMMON REMOTE WORKING CHALLENGES
2. SET THE RULES AND POLICIES FOR REMOTE WORKING
3. MAKE USE OF APPROPRIATE TOOLS TO TRACK THE
EMPLOYEES
4. ALLOCATE SPECIFIC TIME FOR TEAM INTERACTION
5. DO REGULAR FOLLOW UP
TIPS TO MANAGE REMOTE EMPLOYEES EFFECTIVELY
5. 6. STICK TO COMPANY PROCESS AND GUIDELINES
7. SUPPORT WITH FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS
8. VIRTUALLY CONNECT THROUGH VIDEO CHAT
9. ANALYZE THE EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY
10. PERFORM OVERALL BUSINESS REVIEW AND
SUPPORT EMPLOYEES.
TIPS TO MANAGE REMOTE EMPLOYEES EFFECTIVELY
6. Lack of direct interactions with
Employees : Arrange proper virtual
meetings to avoid this challenge.
Distractions from surrounding : Set
the rules and policies for this type of
distraction.
Lack of proper communication : Use
perfect project management tool to
solve this issue
Some of the common challenges
identified are:
1. IDENTIFY
COMMON REMOTE
WORKING
CHALLENGES
7. Set the productivity standard for
all the employees.
Set the working hours so that all
the resources need to log in or log
out at that particular time.
Set individualized standard time to
complete the assigned task or
work.
Set the target for a each team.
2. SET THE RULES
AND POLICIES FOR
REMOTE WORKING
8. Use a perfect remote monitoring tool
Add all employees to the employee
monitoring tool and provide them
with login credentials.
It should have features like project
management, task management,
attendance management,
productivity tracking with
automated features like URL & App
tracking, automated screenshot
capturing, etc.
3. MAKE USE OF
APPROPRIATE
TOOLS TO TRACK
THE EMPLOYEES
9. Introduce casual workplace
activities to enhance the
teamwork.
This provides stress release for
all the employees.
Contact all remote workers and
make them engaged with some
remote activities.
This energizes their skill and
ability to do the remote work
more effectively.
4. ALLOCATE
SPECIFIC TIME FOR
TEAM INTERACTION
10. The effective way is to have one
on one call, this makes them
more interactive and helps to
improve their productivity.
Managers can schedule this one-
on-one call, either weekly or
monthly and you can get an
overall status of the ongoing
remote work.
5. DO REGULAR
FOLLOW UP
11. Employees need to stick to
the guidelines and policies of
the organization.
Identify the challenges and
set the comfortable and
productive type of guidelines
to keep the employees
engaged with remote work.
6. STICK TO
COMPANY
PROCESS AND
GUIDELINES
12. Provide a flexible and
comfortable environment to
stay productive in your
business.
You can make use of the
productivity tracking software
to track the defined productive
hours like 8 hours of
productive time.
7. SUPPORT WITH
FLEXIBLE WORKING
HOURS
13. Have a virtual meeting with
all employees via video chat
like skype meeting, zoom, etc.
You can have a chat over the
topic beyond your business to
make personal connections
quickly.
8. VIRTUALLY
CONNECT
THROUGH VIDEO
CHAT
14. The productivity of your
employees needs to be gauged in
a timely manner.
Use a special employee
monitoring tool with features
like the automated screenshot,
URL tracking, Apps tracking to
analyze real-time productivity.
9. ANALYZE THE
EMPLOYEE
PRODUCTIVITY
15. Periodic business reviews based
on employee productivity and
business achievement will help
you stay ahead.
Pass the constructive feedback
to the employees and help them
achieve their individual KPI
toachieving overall business
goals.
10. PERFORM
OVERALL BUSINESS
REVIEW AND
SUPPORT
EMPLOYEES.
16. CONCLUSION
IT IS OBVIOUS THAT YOU NEED TO SUPPORT YOUR EMPLOYEES TO WORK
REMOTELY WITH THE COMFORTABLE PLATFORM AND RULES OF THE
ORGANIZATION. YOU HAVE TO PLAN THE SCENARIOS THAT INCLUDE A REMOTE
WORKING ENVIRONMENT COPING WITH THE CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THE
ORGANIZATION TO RUN THE BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY.
ALWAYS CHOOSE THE PERFECT REMOTE TRACKING SOFTWARE TO
MONITOR THE EMPLOYEE WORKING REMOTELY.
17. DESKLOG IS AN AUTOMATED EMPLOYEE MONITORING
SOFTWARE WHICH HELPS TO
ENHANCE YOUR TEAM'S PRODUCTIVITY
Features: Automated Time Tracking
Automated Screenshots
App/URL Tracking
Audit Daily Routine
Document Title Tracking etc.