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One important part of the success equation is to hire the right remote employees. This is followed by their management to ensure that you get what you need, which can be a difficult process in itself! How would you ensure that every member of a remote team understands their responsibilities? Are they putting in their maximum efforts on the assigned task? What can you do to manage a remote team effectively?

In this article, we discuss some simple yet highly effective tips for managing remote teams. 

Transparency is the first major key to smooth operations! As a leader, you need to begin by setting up an example. So, share all your company's objectives and visions with the remote team and get everybody involved. With that, put forward very clear expectations and make sure that everybody resonates with them.

To establish trust get to know your employees. This can be a simple as adding a “how are you today?” or “I hope you had a lovely weekend?” or even asking about something they had mentioned. Being human with your employees goes a long way. Remember to share something about yourself too! 

Some companies use time trackers when monitoring full-time but remote workers. A time-tracker is an extremely important tool in your arsenal. It comes very handily when you want to review the performance, keep the remote team on track, increase productivity, and to set objectives.

But first, make sure that you have properly introduced this important component of technology to your team. Essentially, your team should understand how this tool will improve their time-management too. So, at the end of the day, it is a win-win situation.. 

Time-trackers also allow both remote employees and managers to spot weak areas and unproductive activities. Once these small issues are spotted, steps can be taken to resolve them to increase productivity.

It's not easy managing remote teams with employees spread throughout the globe! Not knowing what everybody is doing with their time can easily turn your entire work into a big chaos. Try have a project management system. Create better procedures, set clear rules, and communicate effectively with the team. 

For starters, make sure that all data is properly categorized and is always accessible by every team member. With that, set very clear deadlines and ensure that every team member knows what to do next. This way, you will save yourself a lot of headaches and your team from any frustrations!

This is difficult enough in a brick and mortar office! But it is do-able. This can be done by getting to know your employees and asking them to interact with each other too. While working with you, your remote employees should feel respected, valued, and motivated at all times. A few words of praise and encouragement can go a long way!

We hope you found these pointers helpful! We know how important the happiness of a team is and we want that for your company too! If you feel that your business needs accounting, bookkeeping or other financial help to get it healthy and on track, get in touch with our firm so that we can assist in making your business a happy talking point.

Sending happy and prosperous thoughts, 

The Talo Team