Solutions: Expectations, Employee Appreciation, and Team Norms

Clearly outline work expectations

A necessary step to take when you remotely manage a team is to establish shared expectations with your group.

These expectations cover everything, including project scheduling, adjustments to production timeline charts, and virtual work hours.

Setting expectations is most effective through a conference call and should be reinforced through one-to-one conversations. In this way, every member clearly understands what is expected of them in the project.

When setting expectations, managers must also consider how their team would respond and comply with them.

Therefore, you, as a manager, must think inclusively. If you’re struggling to maintain the same performance levels now that you’re working remotely, chances are your team members are, ...