To boost productivity in a remote team with trust issues, focus on setting clear goals and encouraging open communication. Regular check-ins and feedback sessions can help address concerns and build transparency. Use collaborative tools to ensure everyone understands their role and sees progress. Celebrate small wins to create a sense of accomplishment, gradually building trust within the team.

This case is been noticed in most remote work setup. Where trust is the major factor not only in work but also an importat key to build relation amongst employees. Its always better all team members understand their respective work and not interfare in others tasks while knowing they have a lot of pending work. "Help" should be meant as only "Help", and asking help on every task on daily basis creates miscommunication between other members too. Help must be asked only when its a priority and not always just because others have less work. Moreover, feedbacks are important for everyone as it clears multiple doubts, concerns, hence it builds transparency.

You can’t.. you have to deal with the trust issue first. Trust is achieved through: Credibility - being good at what you do Reliability - doing what you say you are going to do Intimacy - how much you make it about the other person Divided by your own personal ego.

To boost productivity despite trust issues in a remote team, I focus on setting clear expectations, fostering open communication, promoting accountability, and encouraging small collaborative wins to gradually rebuild trust.