Keeping the team’s productivity is one of the main concerns in working from home set up. We acknowledged that WFH is a dream come true for many, but not for all. At its best, it allows you to be with your family while elevating your career. Enabling you to fulfill your passion at work and yet allows you to experience every important celebration at home. But more than the grand and big moments, for others, it is the simplest joys in life that ignite their commitment to do great in the WFH setup – that extra time to rest as you won’t need to travel, and more time means you’ll have another minute to enjoy your coffee, and just be in the moment.
It is an opportunity that has opened other opportunities for our consultants. A chance to learn a new hobby, witness your child’s growth and development, or explore new skills in the comfort of your own home during the additional time you’ll save from commuting to and from your workplace.
However, we know that this opportunity and privilege also come with challenges we must overcome. With team members being miles away, it takes extra attention to keep the communication clear. We also consider the system to support the employees’ needs. Here’s how we ensure our offshore team members’ productivity is still on top of the game.
We encourage them to have their workstation. Just like working in the office, it would be helpful to have a designated workstation to separate the workplace from the place to rest and sleep. Specified workstations also keep distractions away, which results in better productivity. We equip them for working from home. We make sure that our team members have the proper project management tools from efficient tech and productivity tools.
We establish daily check-ins. We check on them daily to make sure that our team members are doing great. We ensure they have the support and encouragement they need for the day or check if anyone needs help handling their tasks or is going through difficulties.
We give regular and honest feedback. Providing unbiased reviews lets them know the areas that need improvement and how their daily outputs impact the business. Our commitment is to constantly remind them that their work is essential as it also contributes to business growth.
We cultivate company culture. Even in remote teams, building the vibe is possible, and to do this, here are some activities you can do: schedule conference calls, give virtual shout-outs, and organize virtual hangouts.
We provide emotional support. Knowing that we are in difficult times with the pandemic, being kind and understanding to our remote team could be the support they need. Since most work alone, we always check and dedicate efforts and programs to bridge the gaps that WFH setup brings.
At Unified, we acknowledged the challenges of this modern-day work setup, but we have embraced every aspect of it more than seeing these as barriers and roadblocks to productivity. Doing so allows us to be more innovative, agile, and adaptive to change. Now, confident more than ever, let’s show you how we make productivity at 100%—partner with us, partner with the trailblazer in WFH setup.
