Building a Company With a Remote Workforce
Remote work is becoming popular in almost all industries and countries around the world. Flexibility and freedom to work from home, coffee shop, or any other place is the main perk that remote workforce likes the most. Many businesses are still concerned about allowing their employees to work remotely. They think that they will lose “control”, that the employees will not complete their tasks and cost the business.
When the opposite occurs. People who work remotely, on their own schedule in the preferred environment, tend to be more productive and happy with their jobs, as opposed to their colleagues that are bound to the office life.
So, how do you go about managing a remote team?
Remote work is definitively popular among employees, but how do the managers and business owners tackle managing and scaling their businesses? Manager’s job is to create a productive, harmonious workplace and make sure that all the employees are on top of their tasks and goals.
- Make a list of employees and their roles and responsibilities
- Encourage employees to take ownership of their tasks and commitments
- Clearly define KPIs
- Set clear expectations
- Make a list of employees and their roles and responsibilities
- Monitor and participate in the communication channels to prevent conflict
Yes, going out of the usual work frame and office life has its own downsides and justified concerns, but there are numerous benefits of remote work for both workers and employers:
- Increased productivity - people working from home usually get more stuff done without distractions
- A large talent pool that’s not geographically limited
- Pre-trained and experienced employees - these people already have a necessary skill set for the job
- Profitability - reduced costs (office space, equipment, internet, and electrical bills)
- Employee retention - happier employees would stay longer with the company
Yes, going out of the usual work frame and office life has its own downsides and justified concerns, but there are numerous benefits of remote work for both workers and employers:
- Increased productivity - people working from home usually get more stuff done without distractions
- A large talent pool that’s not geographically limited
- Pre-trained and experienced employees - these people already have a necessary skill set for the job
- Profitability - reduced costs (office space, equipment, internet, and electrical bills)
- Employee retention - happier employees would stay longer with the company
Experts solutions for different remote work problems
With the current global crisis situation, remote work has become the only solution so the businesses can still keep running. We have talked with the experts, from the remote work environment.
In episode 58 of the How We Solve podcast we talked to Nadine Artemis about how she rebuilt her business after a tragedy that hit her.
On episode 30 of How We Solve we have Jeroen Corthout, co-founder of Salesflare and we talked about sales automation and how to free your time.
On episode 21 of HWS podcast we talked to Robby Blanchard, founder of Commission Hero. Robby shares advice for new online business owners. He has a two step guide on how to prepare for the influx of customers.
On episode 20 of HWS podcast we talked to Rachel Jacobs, founder of Ecommerce Partnerships agency. She shared 5 most important plans every business needs to have in place during challenging times.
Useful tools for remote teams
- TimeDoctor
- HubStaff
- EOS system
- Slack
- Bitrix24
- 1Password
- GitLab
- Twist
- Speedtest
- ToDoist
- Asana
- Trello
- Basecamp
- ClickUp
- TimeDoctor
- HubStaff
- EOS system
- Slack
- Bitrix24
- 1Password
- GitLab
- Twist
- Speedtest
- ToDoist
- Asana
- Trello
- Basecamp
- ClickUp
