How To Build A Strong Remote Team And Manage It?
Building and managing a remote team is harder than you think it is. It isn’t
as feasible as people working in a dedicated office. Getting used to working
remotely and fostering relationships within a virtual company has become the
new normal. \r\r Especially amid the COVID-19 situation, it has given rise
to the remote working culture even when the companies have devoted offices and
infrastructure. \r\r No matter if you have gone from an offline setup to an
online space, or planning to kickstart your business via working from home;
you have reached the right place. In this blog, we are going to cover how
efficiently you can build a strong remote team and manage it simultaneously.
How To Hire The Right Sets Of Remote Employees
First thing’s first, to manage a remote team, you need to hire the right set
of people to work efficiently in a remote working environment. To build a
strong remote team, you must streamline your hiring process. \r\r When
working remotely, there are certain qualities that your ideal candidate should
possess, those are- \r\r > Top-notch collaborative and responsive skills
\r\r > Effective communication and time management skills \r\r > Ability to
work individually and in a team \r\r > Relevant skills and zeal to learn
over any fancy degree \r\r > Empathy towards other team members \r\r >
Responsible and Go-getter attitude \r\r > Strong sense of accountability
\r\r > Self-disciplined \r\r If your company wants to expand its footprints
through digitizing its business , external help is also something to rely on
when it comes to building and managing a remote team. \r\r Hiring remote [
website and app developers ](
development) , UI/UX designers to take care of the technological side of
your business is also taken up by remote companies. \r
How To Manage Your Remote Team
After hiring, comes the tricky part, managing and organizing! Let’s look
at a few ways to do that effectively.
Online Stand-Ups Once A Week Makes Everyone Lively
Connecting virtually even once a week forms the crux of keeping your
team members bonded together. Starting the week with a pep talk can help the
remote workers and employees inflict a doze of motivation and encourage them
to work harder for the upcoming days. Also, an online meet up helps
establish weekly goals and a concrete strategy on how to go about achieving
the same. Having a schedule for your workday to manage it well and
streamlining the flow for assigning & managing tasks accordingly. This
also presents an opportunity for the employees to resolve their questions and
queries around their work responsibilities and deliverables planned for the
entire week with the team members and the managers. What’s in it for
you? Builds trust via making each remote employee feel heard
Keeping the management and the employees on the same page
Transparency and clarity on the expectations from each of the team members
Increases efficiency in completing the job on a timely basis.
2. Make Technology Your Best Friend When Working Remotely
You cannot oversee the potential of the web and mobile application
services that have come to our rescue in these
unpreceded times. Relying on online tools for video conferencing and even
project management has made the whole remote working far simpler and more
agile. Meeting someone nowadays is just a link away via Google Meet,
Zoom, or Microsoft Teams. The flexibility to schedule a quick meet, chat, and
share files related to your work, has ditched the conventional styles of
communicating through emails which have become a tradition of the past now.
Similarly, project management mobile and desktop versions of Slack,
Trello, Asana, etc have proved to be exceptional for taking care of all the
workflow in the team. You can easily allot tasks, keep a track of deadlines
attached with each task, keep a tap on its progress, import and export files,
as well as create notes as and where required. Make sure to leverage either of
these tools to make the most out of your day-to-day remote working and
communication barrier-free. What’s in it for you? Helps
give an easy overview of how remote employees day looks likeHassle-
free allotment of work by the management All these apps can be easily
installed on mobile devices for smooth accessibility Eliminating the
chances to miss important deadlines and reminders Project Management
Apps work like a to-do list which can be easily struck off when a task is
completed.
3. Keep The Channels Of Communications Open At All Times
The key to a nurturing remote working relationship starts with effective
and transparent communication. The channels of communication should be always
open, especially when your employees are working from home and are trapped in
a virtual setup. It makes them feel they are not working under a rock
and makes them easily approach you without any hesitation. A trustworthy
remote working culture is determined by the kind of approachability you hold
and maintain for the remote workers. An effective way is always to arrange a
face-to-face meeting over video calls instead of phone calls. What’s
in it for you? Better understanding and coordination of the
management and its people Human touch instead of getting a feeling of
disconnect from the management Efficient decision making and planning
to get work done fast.
4. Avoid Micromanaging Otherwise There Won’t Be Left To Manage Much
It’s a bitter truth but indeed a fact. Micromanaging does no good to you
as an organization as well as to your remote workers. You need to trust your
employees with their duties and responsibilities instead of watching their
every move. Micromanaging can do more harm than good. The key to
operating a remote business efficiently is to let your team perform and
execute tasks in the best possible way they can. Scrutiny is however required
when you look at the result and it’s not quite what you thought it to be or
can be better. That is when you should ideally come up with suggestions or
modifications for your team to implement the same. This benefits your
employees to develop confidence with the work they do, otherwise, they might
end up feeling you don’t have faith in their capabilities and trust them with
the project at hand. What’s in it for you? You don’t turn
your employees anxious and they can always deliver their best Helps
you focus on the bigger picture (the outcome) Boosts employee morale
which reflects in their attitudes
5. Celebrate The Small Wins Of Individuals And Team Members
Remote working employees deserve to be appreciated and recognized for the
milestones they achieve even in a virtual set-up. Organizing rewards and
recognition over a video call to take time out for appreciating the dedicated
faces who outshined inflicts a positive work environment too. You can conduct
these types of sessions either monthly, quarterly, or even yearly. When
you choose to award the employees who deserve all the spotlight on them, it
makes other remote workers equally competent and performs better than what
they did. Working at home with a remote team can be monotonous and may feel
like being captured in a void, this on the other hand helps to put some energy
into the team. What’s in it for you? Positive remote
culture is maintained Personal development is taken care of the
employees A boost to increase the overall productivity of the company Self-motivated and hardworking personnel.
Wrapping It Up
Managing and developing a remote team needs to be strengthened with
determination, perseverance, and patience. Ultimately, it all comes down to
how well you take care of the people you work with. The team grows
stronger automatically when they are delighted to be associated with you. The
hefty paychecks may make them happy, but a healthy remote culture will make
them stay. Looking for a reliable and loyal remote team of technocrats?
Don’t hesitate to reach out to us! At Quokka Labs, we treat your
projects like ours and would be more than happy to take ownership and
responsibility on your behalf. You won’t regret trusting a company that
got recognized as one of the Top Web & Mobile App Development Companies in
India by Clutch and Good firms.
