Many leaders have crossed the first hurdles of moving their teams remote: ensuring colleagues have set up their tech tools, defined their processes, and permanently logged in to their videoconference accounts.
But this is just the first step toward creating an effective work environment for remote employees. The next critical question we must ask is: How do you motivate people who work from home?
This question is important now because, during crises such as Covid-19, people often tend to focus more on tactical work — answering the right number of tickets or following the approved project plan — rather than adapting to solve the bigger, newer problems the business may be facing.
But some teams rise above the rest in times of turmoil, regardless of the challenges. They win market share. They earn life-long customer love. They keep their productivity high, or higher. In other words, they adapt. Though the academic research on remote productivity is mixed, with some saying it declines while others promise it increases, our research suggests that your success will depend on how you do it.
Read our full article in the Harvard Business Review to learn how to keep your team motivated, remotely
