5 Tips to Manage Remote Employees

     1. Look For the Right People

Let's face it- not everybody can be a distant worker. All love the flexibility of working remotely. But, as remote employees, only some people have the attitude and discipline to make themselves productive.

Looking for persons who can work independently when hiring a remote employee. Managing a self-starter is always easier, more so if he works remotely.

Healthy remote employees have a good drive and mindset to do their job well. You don't want people who need a boost to complete the job all the time. If you have to micro-manage your remote employees it's going to be a nightmare. A successful remote employee won't wait to ask you for feedback or delegate tasks. He or she can update you proactively on the status and schedule, instead.

Only recruit workers who interact well because that is the secret to a productive remote team. The more remote employees understand and communicate with you, the easier it is for them to follow the instructions.

     2. Clearly Define Work for Your Remote Staff

Explain what you want and what you want to from your remote workers.

This sets specific goals and deadlines for remote workers. They'll know how you'll assess their success and what they need to do to meet the targets. There is no better way to manage remote staff than using well-defined and measurable targets.

     3. Track Progress of Your Remote Workers

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Make sure you keep track of your remote employees' progress regularly. You stay on top of the status of a project, then eliminate nasty surprises by reviewing the work daily. Provide daily input to the remote staff to ensure they are going in the right direction.

      4. Frequently interact

If you have several remote workers, it is hard to keep all employees on the same page.

You can't walk up to a remote worker to fix problems. The remote team, therefore, needs to interact regularly. With regular contact, you can detect problems early on and handle them better.

It should be easily accessible to anyone in your remote team via email, chat, phone, or remote work management tool. It's just a good idea to:

Timing weekly meetings with remote staff.

Using a chat device to discuss real-time issues.

Using screen sharing to illustrate tasks if & when needed.

5. Measuring Performance And Comparing The Output

To get the most out of your remote staff it is necessary to measure their performance at least once a month. Analyze how much time a member of staff has spent on each task.

The data can be used to evaluate the productivity of distant employees within the team. You will also see if the remote workers are as successful as those working in the office.

Also, you should monitor the output quality from your remote staff. If the team first produces quality production, you'll save time and money spent later on fixing it.