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Tips To Encourage Teamwork Remotely
by shawnnutley | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog, entrepreneurship, Leadership, Shawn Nutley
Influential leaders enhance employees’ productivity by getting them to collaborate rather
than making demands. Workers are more communicative and creative when they are not
micromanaged. If encouraging teamwork is difficult in an office setting, what about
remotely? Remote working is one of the transformations that has been instigated by the
pandemic. Therefore, there is an increased need for leaders to cultivate a culture of
teamwork outside the office setting.
Here are ways to encourage teamwork remotely.
Create A Reliable Communication Channel
Thanks to technological advancement, it has made it easier for intuitive, lightning-fast, and
stacked communication among remote teams.
Today, multiple communication apps allow remote workers to share ideas in a group
channel. Leaders can use these apps to track documents or send reminders to remote
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employees.
Additionally, there are multiple apps to improve workflow. Apps like Trello allow leaders to
create a project, add project members, set deadlines, and monitor the progress from the
initiation to the completion stage.
Create A Digital Water Cooler
Every organization should have space to discuss non-official things such as trendy clothing,
movies, sports, the newest restaurant in town, and politics. Casual communication helps
workers to connect. Holding informal communication among remote teams can be quite
daunting.
Leaders should create a platform where workers can share recent recipes, current shows
on Netflix, and sports outcomes at the end of the week. Managers should put a video
conferencing with no other purpose than hanging out.
Promote Accountability
Remote working is fueled by trust. It’s difficult for leaders to supervise remote employees
since they cannot see each other. For that reason, leaders must cultivate a culture of trust
to encourage remote teams to work to the best of their ability while no one is watching
them.
Leaders can enhance trust by ensuring that each member knows their responsibilities and
understands what they should contribute to meet company goals.
Give Feedback
Giving feedback comes naturally while in a conventional office setting. But with remote
teams, leaders have to be intentional about it. Managers should prioritize giving feedback
both formally and informally. Feedback can be supported by post-project commentary,
performance reviews, and peer surveys. Besides, leaders should normalize appreciating
their team and giving credit where due. Employees tend to be intrinsically motivated when
their hard work is recognized.
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