Supporting remote workers
>>Great companies and leaders have always focused on the human side of their teams. In most industries people are the key differentiator and in the evolving world of remote working it’s even more critical to support people where they are, as often they’re at the end of a camera or phone, not across the office from you.<<
In the article ‘How to Focus on the Person Behind the Employee’, published while I was working at my previous employer G-P, I outlined five key practices that helped me better manage the people in my global team in a time of turbulence and uncertainty.
Help employees find a better work-life balance
Develop a positive employee experience
Find Purpose and Connection
Lead with empathy
Ensure effective communication
There is nothing ground-breaking in this advice, but often we forget that as leaders and colleagues being very conscious and deliberate in focusing on the person behind the role provides positive benefits to the individual, team and organisation. This is even more critical when working remote or in distributed teams.