Working From Home
You Can’t Check In Too Often With Your Remote Employees
Communicate frequently to discourage disengagement and a loss of productivity.
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Working in an office, there’s a rhythm of once-a-week meetings and periodic check-ins, supplemented by casual elevator updates (“Hey, I just talked to Julie …”). But now that your staff is spread out on couches and in kitchens, you need a new communication strategy. Top management experts shared their tips.
“Short and frequent is the pattern that works,” says Timothy Clark, chief executive officer of LeaderFactor, a training and consulting organization. “Employee engagement is dynamic and delicate. If you don’t communicate frequently, people disengage and lose productivity.”