May 2020 Newsletter

Use this opportunity to build trust among your team. It's unrealistic for someone to work steadily for 8.5 hours; we don’t expect it in the office, and it isn’t reasonable from the home office. Encourage your employees to build in breaks, and to maintain both a consistent working schedule and work-life balance. Agree on a task list up front, and manage by results. Establish a clear definition of objectives and performance indicators, and ensure monitoring of those indicators along with ongoing training for teleworking employees. TIPS FOR TELEWORKING Discuss and agree upon clear work and communication expectations. Consider “virtual water cooler chat”: pose a question or comment to your group for team members to respond to once or twice a day for the simple purpose of maintaining a sense of connection. Teleworking can get lonely! Plan consistent check-ins, but do not micro-manage. Use shared calendars, instant messenger, email out-of-office messages, etc. Utilizing Skype via the virtual desktop is a great tool for this. TIPS TO MANAGE TELEWORKING