Remote Working
“Teamado can make remote working far more of a success for all involved …”
How can Teamado help with remote working?
With an increasing number of businesses making working from home a permanent fixture in their working weeks and some brands even making the bold move to scrap their flashy office rentals altogether, businesses need a way to manage this effectively.
Businesses have had to adapt to life working from home in a relatively short space of time but for many, it has been surprising how easily and quickly professionals have been able to adjust to a new routine and stay just as productive from the comfort of your own homes.
Despite the struggles that remote working can present, here are just some of the ways that Teamado can make remote working far more of a success for all involved…
Communication
Without the right tools, working from home can lead to a complete lack of communication. It’s easy to get absorbed in a day’s work without speaking to a single member of your team but this can lead to things being lost in translation and leave colleagues feeling isolated.
A quick daily review enables managers and senior staff to make sure they’re getting regular touchpoints with their entire team, allowing you to maintain some level of normality and benefit from positive working relationships.
By asking each employee a quick set of questions each morning, you can gauge everyone’s feelings and reach out to those who might need some support or simply a quick chat! No one is left feeling detached no matter where they choose to work, whether you’re lucky enough to have a home office, prefer heading to a coffee shop or are even guilty of flopping on the sofa to get things done.
Reliable software
While a daily check-in is important, Zoom or video calls can end up taking large chunks out of your day with things bound to go wrong. Whether its connection issues, microphones cutting out, or people accidentally leaving themselves on mute; all these small problems can be a major setback to your teams overall productivity.
Teamado doesn’t require you to look your best or even get dressed (though we do recommend this), you can simply answer the relevant questions and get on with your day in minutes. There’s no organisation involved to try and find a time that suits all – each team member can check-in when it suits their schedule, saving the time and effort involved in booking in a call.
Working relationships
The benefits to the levels of communication that can be maintained when working from home with Teamado can make a huge difference to your working relationships too. It’s surprising how much a daily check-in or a quick call can help members of the team to form valuable connections, feel part of a unit and maintain a sense of security.
Employee wellbeing
Relationships and connections in the office may not feel like a priority, but a happy and secure mind can help members of the team to be far more productive and focused day-to-day. Each morning, you can use Teamado Card’s to check in on your team both in terms of current projects but most importantly their feelings.
Simple questions like ‘What’s your mood today?’ and ‘Is anything blocking you today?’ allow members of the team to say what’s on their mind and relieve any stress through the gift of sharing. See that someone is feeling ‘tired’ or ‘flustered’? Other employees can initiate a conversation, empathise with their struggles and offer potential solutions to help take some of the weight off.
Once Teamado Card’s become part of your daily routine, your team won’t have to think twice and can use the platform as a way to check-in on both themselves and others. Acknowledging each other’s feelings helps to ensure psychological safety and protect each employee’s wellbeing, something that can easily be neglected when remote working.
Stay in sync
Remote working is preferred by many who can skip their morning commute and roll out of bed and get straight to it, but it does come with its challenges. One of these is staying in sync with the rest of your teams.
For large companies with a wide range of teams working internationally, it can be impossible to keep track of everyone’s progress due to varying timezones. Teamado eliminates this problem by gathering all status updates and everyone’s challenges in one user-friendly space, facilitating communication without managers having to juggle multiple pieces of software.
Optimise your team’s remote working with Teamado today!
Teamado understand the need to test a piece of software before you take the plunge and adapt it into your daily routine. So, you can try our daily review and check-ins with your team completely free for 14 days to see if it works for your business.
Get started today or get in touch to find out more about stepping up your remote working productivity levels and improving your employee wellbeing all-round.
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