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How to Successfully Run a Remote Team
The document discusses the rise of remote work, highlighting that 28% of U.S. workers telecommuted in 2016 and noting an increase in productivity perceptions among remote workers. It emphasizes the importance of communication, trust, and engagement in managing remote teams effectively, recommending tools like Weekdone for tracking progress. The document concludes with insights on treating remote employees well to enhance productivity and teamwork.
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The telecommuting workforce in the US has risen 28% over 20 years, with specific telecommuting rates displayed: 32% in 2006 and 37% in 2015.
Higher annual salaries correlate with telecommuting; 52% of those earning over $75,000 telecommute compared to 26% earning less.
24% of employees feel more productive remotely; public perception has grown about remote productivity from 47% (1995) to 58% (2015).
Key challenges include communication, engagement, and trust issues in remote work environments.
Managers must clearly communicate mission, purpose, and expectations to foster trust among remote employees.
Quoting Peter Drucker on the importance of collective thinking ('we' vs 'I') for effective leadership.
Emphasizes the necessity of an internal communication system to keep remote team members updated.
Weekdone improves remote team management by simplifying task tracking and productivity focus, as shared by users Richard Beeson and Jon Lay.
Engagement among remote workers boosts productivity; engaged employees are 38% more likely to be highly productive.
Stephen R. Covey's quote on treating employees well, reflecting the importance of employee experience in productivity.
Reiterates the utility of Weekdone for effective remote team management with references for further reading.
Provides suggestions for additional content on high-performance teams and effective business leadership.
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- 1. How to successfullyrun a remote team by Weekdone weekly progress reports
- 2. The amount ofUS workers who’ve telecommuted has increased 28% in 20 years Remote work is getting more popular each year. 1996 2016
- 3. 1995 2006 20082015 32 30 37 The % of people who telecommute 9
- 4. People who havehigher annual salary, telecommute more. People with income over People with income under $75 000 52% 26%
- 5. 24 % ofemployees claim they are more productive when working remotely 1995 2015 47% 58% The majority of Americans believe that those who work remotely are just as productive as those who toil away in a traditional office. 58 % of those polled believe this in 2015 47 % back in 1995
- 6. The challenges ofremote work: Problems with communication Problems with engagement Problems with trust
- 7. Trust Remote employees requiremanagers who trust them. People trust the clear and mistrust or distrust the ambiguous. So be clear about your: mission, purpose, expectations, daily activities.
- 8. The leaders whowork most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I.' And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say 'I.' They don't think 'I.' They think 'we'; they think 'team.' - Peter Drucker, author of Managing for the Future
- 9. Communication Make sure remoteworkers are not left out. Use a internal communication system, that makes sure both you and every member of the team knows what’s going on.
- 10. The best thingabout Weekdone is that it has allowed us to go remote. Before the status reports, we were using Google Docs to keep up with each other. That was just painful. - Richard Beeson, AgoraPulse 9-16 Oct 16-23 Oct 23-30 Oct last week this week HAPPINESS 3.5 TEAM SPIRIT 4.5 ENERGY LE... 2.5 OOMPF LE... 4 9-16 Oct 16-23 Oct 23-30 Oct last week this week PROBLEMS 1 OVERDUE 16 9-16 Oct 16-23 Oct last week this week23-30 Oct COMPLETI... 25% WEEKSCORE 63 Use Weekdone weekly progress reports to manage your remote teams
- 11. Weekdone has beenthe perfect tool for our remote team to keep track of daily and weekly plans and stay focused on getting the right things done, rather than just creating the appearance of being busy. - Jon Lay, Founder of Hanno
- 12. Engagement Make sure yourremote workers have a chance to engage with their co-workers (and you!). The more engaged employees are, the higher the productivity! Highly engaged employees are 38% more likely to have above-average productivity.
- 13. Always treat youremployees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers. –Stephen R. Covey
- 14. Use Weekdone weeklyprogress reports to manage your remote teams Reference: http://www.gallup.com/poll/184649/telecommuting-work-climbs.aspx https://remote.co/new-remote-work-stats-show-rise-in-telecommuting/ https://remote.co/how-to-be-a-successful-remote-workplace/ https://blog.weekdone.com google.com/+weekdonefb.me/weekdone linkedin.com/ company/weekdone @weekdone
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