Retaining the best talent

Managing remote employees

According to predictions by IDC, 72.3% of the total U.S. workforce will be considered remote. In times when co-workers are geographically dispersed across the globe and work in different time zones, it’s hard for managers to keep everything under control, let alone work with each employee individually.

Ironically, while lack of information and timeliness have been among the most widespread issues that remote workers have been dealing with, managers don’t always recognize the problem; 71% of managers believe they are well informed about company-wide news, while only 40% of employees think so — which shows a clear disconnect between the managers and their employees.

With the managers always on the go and traveling as well, lack of communication and clarity becomes an inherent problem despite all the technological tools that are meant to facilitate human interaction. So facilitating communication between team members, ensuring clarity and timeliness of shared information despite the logistical obstacles are major responsibilities of a manager today.