No matter the reason, working remotely can be very different from working in the office. Take stock of your remote work situation to ensure your team is prioritizing productivity as well as supporting work-life balance.

1. How to Manage Inefficiency with
Remote Workers
"Successfully working from home is a skill, just like
programming, designing or writing. It takes time
and commitment to develop that skill, and the
traditional office culture doesn’t give us any reason
to do that."
- Alex Turnbull

2. Here are a few top tips on tackling inefficiency in a
remote team—without affecting work-life balance.

3. Stay connected

4. • Healthy social interactions may boost
employee engagement, helping staff
members to work more productively
and effectively.

5. • Have regular video calls with your
staff, on both a one-to-one and a
group basis.
• Encourage webcam use during calls.

6. Allow an adjustment period

7. • Employees may be struggling to find
a routine that works for them.
• You may find that your team just
needs time to adapt, and their usual
rate of efficiency will return once they
are settled in.

8. • Instead of chasing up your team
members for updates on work
projects, ask them how they are
finding their new remote work set-
up and offer solutions to any
challenges.

9. Use digital collaboration tools

10. • Project management and instant
messaging tools can be a lifeline
during remote working periods.
• These tools bring opportunities to
correct inefficiency and may even
improve overall business
performance.

11. Welcome feedback

12. • Creating an open feedback culture is
an important part of running a
healthy business—especially when
some or all of your team members
work remotely.

13. • Create a channel for your remote team
to share feedback on how processes
could be improved.
• Allocate a time slot for giving and
receiving feedback on a weekly or
monthly basis.

14. Increase flexibility

15. • Remote employees work 1.4 more
days every month than people who
work in an office.
• Consider giving your staff a little
more flexibility with their working
hours.

16. • Consider allowing employees to work
the hours suitable for them to boost
their work-life balance.
• Implementing flexitime options can
give your team flexibility with their
start and finish times, while ensuring
they still work enough hours overall.

17. Time management tips

18. • Video conferences and emails in
excess will stymie employee
productivity.
• Communicate as efficiently as
possible.

19. • Allocate an hour a week to catch up
with your team and give them the
freedom to manage their own time.
• Try sending your employees tips on
how to manage their time effectively,
sharing links to articles or free
software they can utilize.

20. Automate tasks

21. • Look for opportunities to automate
the most monotonous tasks.
• Consider allowing employees to
request holidays through a
scheduling tool or use accounting
software to take care of invoices
automatically.

22. Find opportunities to
improve

23. • Ask yourself (and your team!):
• Could you communicate with
your team better?
• Are there tools available to help
you collaborate or automate
menial tasks?
• Is there a need for flexibility?
A lack of time management?

24. All employees, office-based or remote,
appreciate guidance and flexibility.

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