A remote workforce is a kind of workforce that doesn’t require workers to perform their duties in a traditional office. Workers can live thousands of miles away from the company that employed them. This type of workforce is gradually replacing the traditional workforce, though it requires good management to get good results
Remote management is necessary for companies using a remote workforce since neither the employer nor managers can monitor workers physically. Failure to manage a remote workforce will eventually cause the quality of workers’ services to reduce. Here are the tips managers require to manage a remote workforce:
1. Setting Guidelines and Expectations
Managers should set some guidelines and expectations for all remote workers. Without a clear expectation from managers, workers may not know exactly what is required of them and may end up not meeting up with the manager’s expectations.
2. Giving workers feedbacks
Feedback from managers can help remote workers identify areas where they need to improve. Although workers can also assess themselves, they may not discover all the areas that require improvement, which is why feedback is necessary.
3. Getting Modern Tools for Workers
Modern tools and software can help workers work efficiently within the shortest time possible. While managers may not have to help workers set up a physical office space, they should assist workers to get some of the latest tools that will increase productivity.
The remote workforce has a lot of advantages. Some of them include:
1. Remote Workforce saves cost
Companies that use a remote workforce don’t necessarily need to build or rent big office space. Such companies can even decide not to have any physical office and yet have a strong online presence. A remote workforce will not only save the cost of renting or purchasing a building, but also the costs associated with office maintenance.
2. It allows workers to enjoy balanced work life
Remote workers enjoy the flexibility that allows them to have a balanced work life. Unlike the traditional workforce, remote workers won’t have to neglect their personal life just to keep up with work life.
While this flexibility help workers maintain a balance in their life, we recommend that workers discipline themselves so that the flexibility doesn’t eventually become counterproductive.
3. Remote workforce is hard to disrupt
If situations warrant restrictions of movement in public, the traditional workforce will have to stop operations. In contrast, remote workers can work from anywhere at any time, making their work difficult to disrupt by the outbreak of disease or restriction of movements in public places.
4. Companies can source talents living far away
Companies using a remote workforce can now hire workers from any part of the world since workers don’t need to be physically present in offices. This type of settings favors both employers and employees. For instance, companies established in an area with a limited number of potential workers can still get enough workers by hiring workers in other locations.
The remote workforce has some disadvantages and they are as follows:
1. Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
Companies that utilize a remote workforce use a lot of cloud-based resources. Since all workers work from various locations, a few of them may not be careful enough to protect the companies’ private information.
For instance, some workers may use public Wi-Fi at a local restaurant to work occasionally since they believe they have the freedom to work anywhere. If such occurs and hackers successfully obtain some sensitive information about the company, the entire company may face cyberattacks.
2. Workers will face regular distractions
Distractions are bound to come when workers work from remote locations, especially from homes. Workers who are not well disciplined may not be able to stay away from such distractions. And of course, a distracted worker can’t work fast and efficiently.
3. It is not suitable for some businesses
Unlike the traditional workforce model, the remote workforce isn’t suitable for businesses that require the physical presence of workers. For instance, the remote workforce isn’t suitable for construction workers as they can’t perform their duties outside the construction site.
4. It promotes poor relationships among workers
Remote workers within the same organization hardly have face-to-face interactions and collaborations. In some cases, workers may not even know one another, especially if the company doesn’t organize virtual meetings.
Poor worker-to-worker relationships will definitely affect teamwork when the need for teamwork arises. And of course, the lack of teamwork among workers can ruin a company.
5. It can reduce Workers’ loyalty
Remote workers can easily become disloyal to the company that hired them, especially if the workforce is not well-managed. Since a remote workforce doesn’t require workers to show up at the office at any time, some workers can decide to use the company’s time to do other things. Their interest in the company that hired them may even diminish.
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