To help us manage the global coronavirus pandemic, we surveyed our customers and asked them how they use technology to keep their remote teams productive. Based on the responses, I have compiled a list of 10 remote control tips that I hope will help you support your staff during the COVID 19 crisis.

Tip 1- Awareness of Roles & Responsibility     

Informing everyone about company policies and procedures relating to the outbreak of the coronavirus is indeed the best way to ensure that business runs smoothly during a pandemic. In fact, informing everyone of all decisions relating to top management decisions is one of the most important steps to keep everyone informed of decisions taken in a coronavirus crisis. Ensure that you share the entire company policy and approach to coronovirus outbreaks with your entire workforce so that everyone is able to keep up to date with top-down management decisions. When some are even further apart than others, it is important to ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities to their distant colleagues.

Tip 2 – Time Management    

Many managers worry about the productivity of their teams because they work remotely. Remote working and working from home are not the same, however, and not everyone remains productive. According to a recent survey, 77% of remote workers say they are more productive when working at home, but 23% say they would rather work at work, according to the survey.    

According to a recent study by the University of California, Berkeley, remote workers work on average more hours than construction site workers and are more productive.    

It’s a good idea to track your time with a productivity or time management app, because it ensures that your team members get recognition for the work they’ve done, and helps monitor whether they’re overworking or in danger of burning out. Productivity and project management tools keep all your files in one place, make it easy for everyone to keep abreast of the status of ongoing tasks, and help you identify issues that slow the team down before allocating additional resources when needed.

Tip 3 – Internal Communication   

One of the primary tasks of our company is to develop new internal communication strategies to support our employees, and this time we have designed a new communication strategy for our remote team members. Don’t use an app to connect with your employees; empower them to better manage their own time and coordinate with the rest of their team.   

Redefining internal communication in such a short space of time is not easy; we switched our business to 100% remote work in less than 48 hours. Remember that when you work remotely with your employees, you need to make sure that you can reach them at any time and pass on the information they need immediately. You can’t afford to spend 2.5 hours a day searching for the information you need, as you usually do.    

Workers who work from home may also fear that they will have problems in the future if they do not receive all the information.    

It is important to develop an effective internal and external communication plan to inform your distributed teams and customers about how to respond to the crisis. Communicate with your team about what is happening and do not panic, but communicate with them.

Tip 4 – Setup the Goals & Expectation    

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have released a plan to respond to it, but now they have a business continuity plan for the time of the outbreak.    

This guide suggests that even in mild cases, it is generally best for workers to stay at home to stop the spread of the virus. This is a fantastic tool to help workers displaced by the coronavirus, given the scary pandemic in the world and the unusual remote work that attempts to achieve minimal disruption.    

The good news about this crisis is that many companies are already allowing their employees to work from a variety of remote locations. As a result, many of their employees struggle to find the best way to work remotely. Working from home can be incredibly rewarding and productive as long as expectations are clearly defined.

COVID-19 is not the biggest outbreak yet that could change the way we work and drive an increasingly remote workforce. Employees rely on their superiors to check in with them and show curiosity to help them solve and create problems. While coming together helps advance the team culture, it may seem challenging at first to advance it remotely, but there are a number of ways to keep everyone connected and move forward.