How to Effectively Manage Remote Workers

If you’ve decided to join the growing number of business owners and managers who are allowing their employees to telecommute on at least a part-time basis, it’s vital that you give some serious consideration to how best to manage those workers when they’re not in an office down the hallway. Although it’s definitely necessary to make sure that your remote workers are spending their time in productive, business-related activities, it’s also important not to micro-manage. As you send your employees off to work outside the office, follow these tips to make certain that you continue to be an effective manager for your remote workers:

Let your employees know that you trust them. Tell your workers that the reason they’re being given this opportunity to work outside of the office in the first place is because you trust them to be productive and do the best job possible no matter where they’re physically located. When your employees know you have faith in them, they’re more likely to live up to your expectations.

Include your telecommuting employees in regular meetings. Whether your workers come into the office for meetings or attend meetings remotely via the Internet, it’s important to make your remote workers feel that they’re still part of the team.

Consider using remote monitoring software on your telecommuters’ computers to measure their productivity. Just be sure that you’re honest about your use of the software with your employees, and choose remote monitoring software that focuses on measuring how much time your workers are engaged in productive activity rather than simply using “spyware” to view which websites they’re visiting.

Recognize a job well done when you write your employee evaluation. It goes without saying that any good manager should take the time to recognize workers’ accomplishments on a regular basis. But it’s particularly important to include details of that performance when it comes time to complete an employee evaluation. Remember that it really is an impressive accomplishment for a worker to be an excellent employee when he or she is working remotely – it shows maturity, discipline and loyalty to the employer, not to mention a true desire to do the best job possible.

In order to be an effective manager to your remote workers, it really just requires the same management skill set you use for your in-office employees. But because your telecommuters are away from the office and working more or less “on their own,” it’s crucial that you take a little extra time to include them meetings, decision-making discussions and interactions that other “regular” employees engage in day to day. Making your remote workers feel that they’re still part of the team, while at the same time giving them credit for being independent workers, will foster their loyalty to the company and continued high levels of productivity.

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