Transition to Remote Working - Characteristics & Challenges

Remote working has become a new norm today with companies opting to allow the employees to exercise their duties from their home during the pandemic time.

This has been a new experience for many who are accustomed to the daily routine of meeting the colleagues in the work-desk and having to discuss matters that are important and relevant to the office.

Enter the Corona and the new trend of allowing the employees to work from home for safety began and it went on to long term and some organizations decided to forego their physical addresses for permanent remote office setup.

Benefits people saw from this setup include

All being for the short time, challenges did crop up with the remote workers and with the long term announcement of remote working - people are facing certain difficulties with the changing trend and they are

As the time flies and vaccination drives announced by the Governments to curb the virus growth, remote working is here to stay and more organizations ready to adopt it fully or partially in the administrative setup.

What are the factors that take to transition towards the remote working

• Request input from employees.
• Provide clear policy guidance.
• Transparent and frequent communication.
• Employee check-in.
• Organize virtual social activities.
• Provide support for physical and mental health.
• Work-life balance.
• Share best practices of remote working.
• Help keep you productive.
• Focus on keeping employees involved.
• Setting clear expectations.
• Provide technology.
• Provide or subsidize internet service.
• Provide home office furniture.
• Allow flexibility in schedules.
• Support working parents.
• Help manage workloads.
• Promote physical well-being.
• Ensure the safety of employees on site

As an organization, managing the work in remote way will be a real task and some of the challenges that may cause hindrance in the way to achieving the goals include

• Dealing with distractions
• Keep Morale High
• Adequate Spaces
• Find creative spaces
• Effectively manage the time in the projects
• Refine Skills
• Work on the communication methods and skill
• Tracking progress

Remote Workers are the backbone for implementing the projects and way to help keep the focus with balance include

• Create a dedicated workplace
• Keep a regular work schedule
• Schedule breaks in between the work time
• E-Socialize with colleagues if possible via available remote tools / mobile communication
• Keep your immune system strong
• Exercise regularly
• Get some fresh air to breath in
• Set limits for work hours
• Distract and redirect
• Invest on me time for relief
• Eating and keep hydrated at regular intervals.

The right combination of skills and tactics will help the remote workers to achieve the goals in time and organizations also will gain from the changed work environment incrementally.

Let the world be healed from this pandemic and get back to normalcy with growth mindset.