How to Manage Remote Teams Effectively? | 4 Tips for Managing Virtual Teams

How to Manage Remote Teams Effectively? | 4 Tips for Managing Virtual Teams | Remote Work 2020

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In 2020, almost every company in the world has implemented telework and remote team management. But how do you effectively manage remote teams?

Working from home is not the same as working in the office. So first, stop managing your remote employees as if they were working in-office. Instead, use these four effective leadership tips for managing work from home.

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00:00 How to effectively manage remote teams
00:49 1. Focus on your long-term goals
02:16 2. Communicate your expectations clearly
04:06 3. Establish ground rules for meetings
05:13 4. Make time for company culture

Well-known companies like Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, and Slack are considering permanent remote work arrangements after successful transitions. Given the potential to reduce costs by keeping team members remote, such plans make financial sense.

You need to personalize your management approach even more than usual as your employees navigate parenting from home, caring for loved ones, home internet issues and the challenges of learning to live in a pandemic. This is one of the challenges of managing remote teams.

Getting used to the new routines of remote work doesn’t mean communication has to stop. In fact, it’s time to step up that communication, especially when it comes to setting remote work expectations. This is essential to effectively leading remote teams.

Another set of essential expectations is how you will conduct meetings in a virtual space while managing virtual teams. Without guidelines in place, you risk exposing yourself and your team to disruptions and unproductive conversations.

Just because you’re not in the office doesn’t mean you can let your company culture fade away. If you can, consider sending your employees snacks or small bites in the mail instead of offering them free treats in the break room. The possibilities are endless, just make sure they align with your existing cultural practices. That way, you don’t have to break company culture to manage remote teams.

With these strategies, you can make the most of an uncertain situation and start practicing virtual team building exercises. Focus on the long term, keep everyone up to date on meeting expectations and guidelines, and find ways to inject company culture into your new routines, and you’ll set yourself up for successful remote leadership. Be sure to practice these remote team management strategies consistently.

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Rhett Power originally published this article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rhettpower/2020/07/26/how-to-lead-your-business-while-working-from-home/#1906dba47cae

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