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Setting Expectations For Remote Team

Managing Remote Teams

• COMMUNICATION

• Being in different cities—or even countries—can make communication difficult. Make sure employees know what\'s expected.

• Should they tell you when they complete a task? Respond to email in a set amount of time? Be on weekly calls? Having a plan makes communication much easier.

• ACCOUNTABILITY

• Does everyone know their responsibilities and accountabilities? If not. your team could be Operating inefficiently.

• Communicate with team members clearly about their obligations and how you\'ll be measuring their success.

• PRODUCTIVITY

• Setting expectations about productivity gets your team on the same page. Using the right tools keeps it that way.

• Productivity metrics show you What\'s getting done.

• Accurate time tracking lets you measure efficiency.

• Freedom Of work style is crucial for remote teams, Encourage it.

• AVAILABILITY

• TO promote communication and effective teamwork. consider requiring your remote team to work at least a specific hours.

• Finding convenient times for worldwide teams IS hard. but even a couple hours Of overlap can give a big boost to productivity.

• TEAMWORK

• Just like in-house groups. remote workers should be expected to work as rt of a team. Let your workers know that their physical distance from the earn doesn\'t mean they\'re alone or that they can\'t ask for help.

• Teamwork is good for everyone in the group. remote or not. Develop a team bond and encourage personal connections. Everyone on the team Will benefit from it.